Long Service Awards

The following Awards are available:-

  • 10 year badge
  • 15 year badge
  • 20 year badge
  • 25 year badge (available to 25 year Medal holders only)
  • Long Service Medal, on blue ribbon, for 25 years of service (a certificate is also available separately, at an extra charge)
  • Silver bars, worn on the ribbon of the Medal, each one signifying a further 5 years of service (i.e. 30, 35, 40 & 45)
  • A fifth bar, in gold, worn with the above Medal on a maroon ribbon, signifying 50 years of service (silver bars should not be worn as well)
  • 50 year Medal as a complete set i.e. maroon ribbon, medal and bar ready made up (a complimentary certificate is also issued)
  • 55 year Pin
  • Gold Bar with Diamond inset, signifying 60 years of service
  • 65 year Pin
  • 70 year Pin (the Pins are in sterling silver gilt).

Application forms can be downloaded from here

These badges, medals and bars are awarded for active service given to the amateur theatre. The Awards are intended for those who, week after week, attend rehearsals or spend many hours on backstage or administrative work, and whose services are essential/indispensable to putting on shows.

‘Occasional’ service, e.g. just for a show week itself, does not qualify and generalised descriptions of duties such as backstage, f.o.h., programmes, tickets, committee, officer or helper are insufficient.

The grant of Life Membership of a Society is NOT a qualification for a NODA Award, nor is any status which can be achieved by merely paying a subscription - such as ‘Patron’, ‘Associate’ or ‘Hon. Member’. Receipt of any remuneration - but not refund of actual accountable expenses - disqualifies, and for this purpose remuneration includes gifts above a nominal value. Payment for services to the amateur theatre other than to the sponsoring societies, however, does not preclude the person from being given an Award.

Any activity before the age of eleven does NOT qualify for consideration for NODA Long Service Awards. However a Youth Award and Certificate are available; please see separate form.

These application forms must be checked against official records and authorised by the appropriate NODA official - please therefore allow at least six weeks before the presentation date.

THE LATEST PRICES FOR BADGES, MEDALS, CERTIFICATES & BARS ARE REGULARLY DETAILED IN NODA NATIONAL NEWS

The correct remittance must accompany each Application Form, made payable to ‘NODA Ltd’. If an Award is not subsequently granted the remittance will be refunded.

RE-REGISTERED AWARDS: If a badge, medal or bar is no longer required by its holder, a transfer to another eligible person is permissible but the exchange should be registered with NODA as if a new Award was being issued, and a Registration Fee of £1 is payable. Complete the form but write ‘Award already held’ where appropriate.

THE NODA COMMENDATION AWARD : Those who do not qualify for one of the above-named Awards may be entitled to wear the NODA COMMENDATION AWARD, especially if they are in receipt of remuneration or do not serve amateur theatre on a weekly basis.

Further details and a special Application Form may be downloaded from here

For further information please telephone NODA Ltd on 0870 770 2480 between 9.00am and 5.00pm Monday to Friday.