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Make a Difference Awards Winners 2022

The awards are a chance to say “Thank You” and show recognition and appreciation for people who love to make life better for others.

In 2022, nominations came in from all across England and winners were selected from a panel of judges.

Awards were given in each category, across each local 大象传媒 radio station with ceremonies of celebration taking place across England from September 2022.

We've listed the award winners below and have more information on categories unique to 2022, along with some of the stories shared by local 大象传媒 radio teams.

Berkshire

Volunteer: Annie Hodgson
Community Group: Remap Berkshire MakeAbility
Fundraiser: Ed Smith
Carer: Caroline Saunders
Great Neighbour: Briony Palmer-Reid
Key Worker: Laura Mackie
Environmental Award: Freely Fruity
The Together Award: Sarah O'Neill and Rachel Walker

Bristol

Volunteer: Chris Wood
Community Group: Fun 4 Families UK CIC
Fundraiser: Luna Stevens
Carer: Mark Francis
Great Neighbour: Mary Partridge
Key Worker: Rosie Fish
Environmental Award: Wendy Baverstock
The Together Award: Lucy and Richard Smith

Cambridgeshire

Volunteer: Akeel Khalil
Community Group: Cambs Youth Panel
Fundraiser: Marco Sementa
Carer: Frances Dickinson
Great Neighbour: Peter Menczer
Key Worker: Sophie Daynes
Environmental Award: Rebecca Heaps
The Together Award: Becky Adams

Cornwall

Volunteer: Tom Isaacs
Community Group: Women Network
Fundraiser: Paul Rollason
Carer: Sheila Ritchie
Great Neighbour: Spot the Rex (Oli and Isaac)
Key Worker: Joy Miles
Environmental Award: Adam Collins
The Together Award: Freyja King and Herbie Glasson

CWR (Coventry & Warwickshire)

Volunteer: Sioux Watkins
Community Group: Wellness Junction
Fundraiser: Will Green
Carer: Sharron Stringer
Great Neighbour: Terry Osborne
Key Worker: Melanie Griffin
Environmental Award: Michelle McManus
The Together Award: Howard Richards

Cumbria

Volunteer: Laura Payne
Community Group: Friends of Carlisle Victorian and Turkish Baths
Fundraiser: Oliver Voysey
Carer: Shaun Moore
Great Neighbour: Audrey Johnston
Key Worker: Karen Edmondson
Environmental Award: Wild Ennerdale
The Together Award: Toby Ryland

Derby

Volunteer: Lesia Miroshnichenko
Community Group: FatBall
Fundraiser: David Bamforth
Carer: Maggie Harper
Great Neighbour: Amit Patel
Key Worker: Paul Gothard
Environmental Award: Daniel Turner
The Together Award: Andrea Crawford

Devon

Volunteer: Jade Sutton
Community Group: Great Parks Community Centre Association
Fundraiser: Niquita Potter
Carer: Duncan Casburn
Great Neighbour: Kate and Jason Lejeune
Key Worker: Dr Somnath Bagchi
Environmental Award: Audrey Compton
The Together Award: Susannah Baker

Essex

Volunteer: Pesh Kapasiawala
Community Group: Kool Carers
Fundraiser: Lee Clark
Carer: Angela Read
Great Neighbour: Steph Cox
Key Worker: Alan Browne
Environmental Award: Warley Place Volunteer Team
The Together Award: Paul Nicholls

Gloucestershire

Volunteer: Louise Davies
Community Group: Cirencester Signpost
Fundraiser: Sam Sykes
Carer: Adam Murphy
Great Neighbour: Rosealeen Lane
Key Worker: Mary Wilson
Environmental Award: Rebecca Henwood
The Together Award: #FeedCheltenham

Guernsey & Jersey

Volunteer: Ceira Walsh (Jersey)
Community Group: Family Nursing and Home Care (Jersey)
Fundraiser: Ernie's Angels (Guernsey)
Carer: Jacqui Le Gros (Jersey)
Great Neighbour: Helena and Miguela Paiva (Jersey)
Key Worker: Tom Lewis (Guernsey)
Environmental Award: Lou Carson (Jersey)
The Together Award: Magda Chmielewska (Jersey)

Hereford & Worcester

Volunteer: Hannah Walton
Community Group: Pershore Community Larder
Fundraiser: Luke Simons
Carer: Wayne Richards
Great Neighbour: Colin Taylor
Key Worker: Charli-Ann Stenner
Environmental Award: Newtown Green Project
The Together Award: Daniel Hoskins

Humberside

Volunteer: Laura Collinson
Community Group: The Grimsby Food Kitchen (Cath and Ken Homewood)
Fundraiser: Sophie Uffindall
Carer: Brenda Penn
Great Neighbour: Sarah Sellar
Key Worker: Nicky West
Environmental Award: James Elliot
The Together Award: Jacqueline Gunn, Talking About Loss

Kent

Volunteer: Tracy Charlick
Community Group: Dominic and Rachel Meehan and team
Fundraiser: Lesley Andrews
Carer: Hannah Garrod
Great Neighbour: Raju Patel
Key Worker: Lucy Mummery and Sarah Gotke
Environmental Award: Marden Wildlife (Ray Morris)
The Together Award: Nicola Carey-Shine

Lancashire

Volunteer: Rebecca Ramsay
Community Group: Pendle Food For All
Fundraiser: Sarah Bernasconi-Parsons
Carer: Christine Mills
Great Neighbour: Tony Bentham
Key Worker: Brenda Entwistle
Environmental Award: Muhammad Abdulrashid
The Together Award: Blackburn Central High School

Leeds

Volunteer: Jan Archbold
Community Group: The West Yorkshire ADHD Group
Fundraiser: Paul Ellis
Carer: DISC Graduates
Great Neighbour: The Paddock Community Garden
Key Worker: Darrell Xavier
Environmental Award: Peter Lau
The Together Award: Alex Walmsley

Leicester

Volunteer: Pat Crane
Community Group: Newbold Verdon Christian Community Choir
Fundraiser: Robbie Fletcher
Carer: Pritesh Nathwani
Great Neighbour: Ben Goodwin
Key Worker: Bernie Walker
Environmental Award: W.I.L.E Wombles in Litter Education
The Together Award: Neetu Squire

Lincolnshire

Volunteer: Laura Chester
Community Group: The Bearded Fishermen
Fundraiser: Charlotte Owen
Carer: Daphne Sutton-Palmer
Great Neighbour: Sincil Bank Litter Pick and River Care Group
Key Worker: Sean Band
Environmental Award: Charles Boardman
The Together Award: LPFT Children's Mental Health Support Team

London

Volunteer: Avtar Kaur Saggu and Bhavinder Kaur Chana
Community Group: The Lewisham Sports Consortium
Fundraiser: Leon Aarts
Carer: Sanyu Musoke
Great Neighbour: Billie Jean Holmes
Key Worker: Estelle Le Galliot
Environmental Award: Furnishing Futures (Emily Wheeler)
The Together Award: White Eagle Appeal

Manchester

Volunteer: Dorretta Maynard
Community Group: Rethink Rebuild Society
Fundraiser: Paul Ellis
Carer: Meeta Bidgood
Great Neighbour: Jane Cooper
Key Worker: Karen Roberts
Environmental Award: Abraham Moss Warriors
The Together Award: Made By Mortals

Merseyside

Volunteer: Sue Chambers
Community Group: The Wonky Garden
Fundraiser: Danny De Brabander - Team DDB.
Carer: Karen Atkinson
Great Neighbour: Jackie and John Neville
Key Worker: Karen Hall
Environmental Award: Friends of Maghull and District CIC
The Together Award: Stan Limbert and Roy Foden

Newcastle

Volunteer: Barbara Martin
Community Group: East Durham Veterans Trust (Andy Camiss)
Fundraiser: Chris Goodall
Carer: Dawn Quigley
Great Neighbour: Steve Walsh
Key Worker: Donna Swan
Environmental Award: Vijay Kritzinger
The Together Award: Pennywell Honton Shin Karate Club (Adam Foster)

Norfolk

Volunteer: Sherry Partridge
Community Group: The Wells Community Hospital Trust
Fundraiser: Simon Feneron
Carer: Helen Hawes
Great Neighbour: Mark Humphrey
Key Worker: Donna Loose
Environmental Award: Thetford River Group
The Together Award: Transforming Local Communities

Northampton

Volunteer: Mandy Brooker
Community Group: Byfield Good Neighbours
Fundraiser: Niamh's Next Step
Carer: Sophie Howe
Great Neighbour: Dale and Linda Mckeown
Key Worker: Ali Everitt
Environmental Award: Tim and Ute Graham
The Together Award: Northamptonshire Walks

Nottingham

Volunteer: Bella Zygmunt
Community Group: The Wolfpack Project
Fundraiser: Joshua Partridge
Carer: Pat Davis
Great Neighbour: Holly Younger
Key Worker: Elaine Allitt
Environmental Award: Leah Lee
The Together Award: Charmaine Daley

Oxford

Volunteer: John Hall
Community Group: Headway
Fundraiser: Paul and Siobhan Masters
Carer: Chay Davies
Great Neighbour: Liz Taylor
Key Worker: Mrs Miles
Environmental Award: Joe Rajapaksha
The Together Award: Magdalena kwiecinska

Sheffield

Volunteer: Nora Lloyd
Community Group: Parson Cross Forum
Fundraiser: Sarah Bond
Carer: Carol Harston
Great Neighbour: David and Catherine Hirst
Key Worker: Vic Reeves
Environmental Award: Michael Bunting
The Together Award: Kenzi

Shropshire

Volunteer: Colin Davies
Community Group: Sutton HIll Community Trust
Fundraiser: Rowlands Family
Carer: David Riffel
Great Neighbour: Jackie and Martyn Weller
Key Worker: Jacob Perry
Environmental Award: Hollinswood Primary School Eco Committee
The Together Award: Shropshire Supports Refugees

Solent

Volunteer: Karol Swiacki
Community Group: Rugby 4 Refugees
Fundraiser: Fraser Burnet
Carer: Shannon Walker
Great Neighbour: Ian Hawtin
Key Worker: Jordan Janaway
Environmental Award: Frank Roberts
The Together Award: The MAKE Team in Fratton

Somerset

Volunteer: Carole Pearse
Community Group: The Heart of the Village Project, Stoke St Gregory
Fundraiser: Maggie Hague
Carer: Jen Freeman
Great Neighbour: Maria Gregg
Key Worker: Liz Gunn
Environmental Award: Tim Walker
The Together Award: Sun Sander-Jackson

Stoke

Volunteer: Laura Carter
Community Group: ChitChat 4U
Fundraiser: Collection for Ukrainian Refugees
Carer: Kareem Kara
Great Neighbour: Pete Wilkinson
Key Worker: Stephanie Myatt
Environmental Award: Chris Parr Stoke 2000
The Together Award: Stafford Welcomes Refugees

Suffolk

Volunteer: Roma Manteiga-Nicholson
Community Group: Aspire Black Suffolk
Fundraiser: James Manning
Carer: Christine Runnacles
Great Neighbour: Sally Larke and John Sherman
Key Worker: Pip Davis
Environmental Award: Tools with a Mission
The Together Award: BME Suffolk Support Group

Surrey & Sussex

Volunteer: Penny Kirk
Community Group: KStJB Volunteers Group
Fundraiser: Shirley Price
Carer: Jason Brown
Great Neighbour: Sue Goodall
Key Worker: Louise Millar
Environmental Award: The Growth Team - Surrey Choices
The Together Award: The Include Choir

Tees

Volunteer: Lynn Kearney
Community Group: DS43 Community Defibrillators
Fundraiser: George Williamson
Carer: Anne Hall
Great Neighbour: Kenny and Jane Welsh, and Andy Andrews
Key Worker: Simone Shaw
Environmental Award: Community Champions Middlesbrough (Jackie Young)
The Together Award: Stephanie Addison

Three Counties Radio (Beds, Herts and Bucks)

Volunteer: Luke Newman
Community Group: Claire and Emily Roe
Fundraiser: Luton All Women's Centre
Carer: Ewa Maziarz
Great Neighbour: Gilly Baggott and Cherry Newton
Key Worker: Caitlin Burke
Environmental Award: Matt Hayes
The Together Award: Andy Cooke and James Rosborough

Wiltshire

Volunteer: Sylvester Okoli
Community Group: The Footlights
Fundraiser: Robin-Mark Schols
Carer: Lee Pearson
Great Neighbour: Paul Gibbons
Key Worker: Karen Whitehouse
Environmental Award: River Warriors
The Together Award: STEP Swindon

WM (Birmingham & Black Country)

Volunteer: Sharon Weaver
Community Group: Ladies Fighting Breast Cancer
Fundraiser: Dave Heeley
Carer: Kiran Sahota
Great Neighbour: Trevor McIntosh
Key Worker: Melanie Griffin
Environmental Award: Pam Beale
The Together Award: Rev Alex French

York

Volunteer: John McGall
Community Group: York Menfulness
Fundraiser: Amelia Bradbury
Carer: Christine Burnett
Great Neighbour: Carolyn Blain and Kylie Davis
Key Worker: Steve Hayes Morgan
Environmental Award: Woodmeadow Trust
The Together Award: Ryan Swain

Key Worker Award

Awarded to a key worker who has gone above and beyond their call of duty to help others.
Environmental Award

Awarded to an individual or group of people who help to make where we live more environmentally friendly.