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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.

Click on the local 大象传媒 radio station nearest to you for more information

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