Key Worker Award
Awarded to a key worker who has gone above and beyond their call of duty to help others.
Winners have been selected by a panel of judges and awards will be given in each category, across each local 大象传媒 radio station. Make a Difference Award ceremonies are taking place across England from September 2022.
We have listed below our finalists and winners, find out more about them by tuning into your local 大象传媒 radio station.
Follow the latest on the awards on social media using the hashtag #MakeaDifferenceAwards.
Hear a selection of stories from 2022 award finalists
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Berkshire
Winner:
Laura Mackie
Finalists:
- Karen Kendall
- Avril Bath
- Sharon Fielder
Bristol
Winner:
Rosie Fish
Judge Jaye Jacobs (Actor) comment:
"Being asked to pick the best key worker is a little bit like being asked to choose your favourite child. Clearly everyone is very, very deserving but when I heard you were supporting families, especially children and going that extra mile my heart broke into about a thousand pieces so congratulations and thank you very much."
Finalists:
- Edd Grinham
- Kayleigh Blom
- Pooja Poddar
Cambridgeshire
Winner:
Sophie Daynes
Finalists:
- Sue Blythe
- Corinne Mackey
- Tim Locke
Cornwall
Winner:
Joy Miles
CWR (Coventry & Warwickshire)
Winner:
Melanie Griffin
Finalists:
- Alaine Holland
- Jennifer Savage
- Lin Guntrip
Cumbria
Winner:
Karen Edmondson
Finalists:
- Chris Rollings
- Teresa McGuiness
- Julie Saxton
Derby
Winner:
Paul Gothard
Devon
Winner:
Dr Somnath Bagchi
Essex
Winner:
Alan Browne
Gloucestershire
Winner:
Mary Wilson
Finalists:
- Dr Anne Hampton
- Sam Postans
Guernsey & Jersey
Winner:
Tom Lewis (Guernsey)
Hereford & Worcester
Winner:
Charli-Ann Stenner
Humberside
Winner:
Nicky West
Kent
Winner:
Lucy Mummery and Sarah Gotke
Lancashire
Winner:
Brenda Entwistle
Judge's comment:
"Brenda has been the lollipop lady at her local school for over 50 years. She is an important part of her community, checking on the welfare of children and parents alike."
Finalists:
- Canon Tony McBride
- Celia Sykes
- Philip Copeland
Leeds
Winner:
Darrell Xavier
Finalists:
- Heather Taylor
- Eleanor Mclaughlan
- Joanne Dye
Leicester
Winner:
Bernie Walker
Finalists:
- Sarah Kersey
- Lyni Sargent
- Tony Fowler
Lincolnshire
Winner:
Sean Band
Finalists:
- Angela Chapman
- Nigel Wass
- Emma Taylor
London
Winner:
Estelle Le Galliot
Finalists:
- Larisa Corda
- Susan Jarrett
- Simone Wright
Manchester
Winner:
Karen Roberts
Judge's comment:
"Karen, the Teaching Assistant has gone above beyond her role.
She is winner for all Teaching Assistants that are sometimes taken for granted."
Finalists:
- Amanda Connors
- Paula St-John
- Helen Rothwell
Merseyside
Winner:
Karen Hall
Finalists:
- Anthony Grice – Fika coffee shop
- Paula Davies
- Nikki O’Sullivan
Newcastle
Winner:
Donna Swan
Finalists:
- Noel Chambers
- Ratan Singh
Norfolk
Winner:
Donna Loose
Finalists:
- Naji Malak
- Faith Branigan
- Julie Heakin
Northampton
Winner:
Ali Everitt
Finalists:
Mark Currell Angela Wilson Katie Thomson Dale & Linda McKeown (Good Neighbour)
Nottingham
Winner:
Elaine Allitt
Finalists:
- Louise Jones
- Lin Amos
Oxford
Winner:
Mrs Miles
Sheffield
Winner:
Vic Reeves
Shropshire
Winner:
Jacob Perry
Solent
Winner:
Liz Gunn
Somerset
Winner:
Liz Gunn
Finalists:
- James Denslow
- Jo Simons
- Claire Bradshaw
Stoke
Winner:
Stephanie Myatt
Finalists:
- Helen Snashall
- Rachel Marshall
- Esme Kelsall
Suffolk
Winner:
Pip Davis
Judge's comment:
“I chose the winner because of her vital role in the GP Practice and her complete commitment to patients and staff alike.
It is clear she goes well beyond her key worker role helping people in need and supporting her colleagues in difficult times.
With Primary Care being under such pressure the work of people like her is vital to help those in most need of support."
Finalists:
- Amanda Bloomfield
- Clare Wigg
- Henry Cooper
Surrey & Sussex
Winner:
Louise Millar
Tees
Winner:
Simone Shaw
Three Counties Radio (Beds, Herts and Bucks)
Winner:
Caitlin Burke
Wiltshire
Winner:
Karen Whitehouse
Finalists:
- Jade Painter
- Chris Carroll
- Alzheimer's Support West Wiltshire Home Support Team
WM (Birmingham & Black Country)
Winner:
Melanie Griffin
Finalists:
- Joanne Bowes
- Nigel Oram
- Dawn Caddy
York
Winner:
Steve Hayes Morgan
Finalists:
- Brenna Hebrink
- Jenny Louth
- Jo Green