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Environmental Award

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

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 in 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:

Freely Fruity

Finalists:

  • Sammy Natembeya
  • Dr Susan Millington
  • West Berkshire Community Hospital Gardening Team

Bristol

Winner:

Wendy Baverstock

Judge Giuseppe Dell'Anno (The Great British Bake Off Winner 2021) comment:

"Not only has Wendy fought against a lot of logistical and technical challenges to avoid wasting food - but she redistributed it to the weakest part of the society. Helping vulnerable people to stay afloat and in my book that is nothing short of heroic."

Finalists:

  • Kelly Sheldrick
  • V Team Bath
  • Dougal Matthews

Cambridgeshire

Winner:

Rebecca Heaps

Finalists:

  • Guy Bradford
  • Peter and Robin Thom
  • Ruth Marley

Cornwall

Winner:

Adam Collins

CWR (Coventry & Warwickshire)

Winner:

Michelle McManus

Finalists:

  • John Ison
  • Jac Danielle
  • Big Clean Up

Cumbria

Winner:

Wild Ennerdale

Finalists:

  • Fiona Hanlon
  • Lindsay Buck
  • Celestina Mahovic

Derby

Winner:

Daniel Turner

Devon

Winner:

Audrey Compton

Essex

Winner:

Warley Place Volunteer Team

Gloucestershire

Winner:

Rebecca Henwood

Finalists:

  • Maria Clutterbuck
  • Heather Kent
  • Jayne Tovey

Guernsey & Jersey

Winner:

Lou Carson (Jersey)

Hereford & Worcester

Winner:

Newtown Green Project

Humberside

Winner:

James Elliot

Kent

Winner:

Marden Wildlife (Ray Morris)

Lancashire

Winner:

Muhammad Abdulrashid

Judge's comment:

"10-year-old Muhammad spends his spare time educating drivers on the dangers of engine idling, litter picking and ensuring his neighbourhood is clean and tidy."

Finalists:

  • Carnforth Wombles
  • Carter's Charity Primary School Eco Warriors
  • David Hindle

Leeds

Winner:

Peter Lau

Finalists:

  • Steve and Debbie Ives
  • Stephen Bennett
  • Litter Free Leeds

Leicester

Winner:

Wombles in Litter Education

Finalists:

  • Paddy Williams
  • Harborough Woodland Volunteers
  • Leicestershire Litter Wombles

Lincolnshire

Winner:

Charles Boardman

Finalists:

  • Wombles of Louth
  • Lianne Havell
  • Sincil Community Land Trust

London

Winner:

Furnishing Futures (Emily Wheeler, founder)

Finalists:

  • Eailing Repair Cafe (Mary Horesh)
  • Wildlife Gardeners (Gideon Corby and Esther Adelman)
  • Litter Picking Friends of South Norwood

Manchester

Winner:

Abraham Moss Warriors

Judge's comment:

"The key thing is bringing in more people, teaching them to respect the environment."

Finalists:

  • Hattersley Community Big Garden Project
  • Chris and Vicki Kennedy
  • Milla McClellan

Merseyside

Winner:

Friends of Maghull and District CIC

Finalists:

  • Richie the Ranger
  • Friends of Norris Green Park
  • St Helens mind – A place to grow

Newcastle

Winner:

Vijay Kritzinger

Finalists:

  • Rayer Waddell
  • Jane Hardy
  • Angie Bowman

Norfolk

Winner:

Thetford River Group

Finalists:

  • Kira and Ethan
  • Norfolk Beach Cleans

Northampton

Winner:

Tim and Ute Graham

Nottingham

Winner:

Leah Lee

Finalists:

  • Amy and Ella Meek
  • Nigel 'Smokie' Bass
  • Aleesha Gadhia

Oxford

Winner:

Joe Rajapaksha

Sheffield

Winner:

Michael Bunting

Shropshire

Winner:

Hollinswood Primary School Eco Committee

Solent

Winner:

Tim Walker

Somerset

Winner:

Tim Walker

Finalists:

  • Langport Litter Pickers
  • Yeovil Country Park Volunteers
  • The Local Patntry Rowbarton

Stoke

Winner:

Chris Parr Stoke 2000

Finalists:

  • Sophie Duffy
  • SiNCH
  • Crewe Clean Team

Suffolk

Winner:

Tools with a Mission

Judge's comment:

"It has been really difficult to choose between the finalists, every one of them an inspiration, each doing fantastic work, not only in their own communities but their work makes a positive impact on us all nationally and globally.

Finalists:

  • Still Good Food Jason
  • Alexander, Rubbish Walks
  • June Nathan, Woodpecker Hill Woods Volunteers

Surrey & Sussex

Winner:

The Growth Team - Surrey Choices

Tees

Winner:

Jackie Young – Community Champions Middlesbrough

Three Counties Radio (Beds, Herts and Bucks)

Winner:

Matt Hayes

Wiltshire

Winner:

River Warriors

Finalists:

  • Mel Jacob
  • Lola Tayler
  • Trevor and Healther Carlton

WM (Birmingham & Black Country)

Winner:

Pam Beale

Finalists:

  • Little Environmental Group
  • Nick Burton
  • Walsall Wombles

York

Winner:

Woodmeadow Trust

Finalists:

  • Foil for Snappy
  • Foss Fairy Trail
  • Keep Scarborough Tidy (Mick Couzens)