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Make a Difference Awards Winners 2023

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

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 2023.

We've listed the award winners below along with some of the stories shared by local 大象传媒 radio teams.

Berkshire

Volunteer Award: Lin Smeaton
Community Group Award: SHOC Slough Homeless Our Concern
Fundraiser Award: Nikki and Ethan Treharne
Carer Award: Tamsin Hudson
Great Neighbour Award: The Mad Duck Cafe
Bravery Award: Georgia Carmichael
Green Award: Martin Woolner
Together Award: Raabia Akhter Shehzad

Bristol

Volunteer Award: Hayley Jennings
Community Group Award: Barton Hill Rugby Football Club Charity Café
Fundraiser Award: Ben Saunders Foundation
Carer Award: Linda Pillinger
Great Neighbour Award: Katie Chun
Bravery Award: Eve Lauder
Green Award: Laura Murgatroyd
Together Award: Charlie Hartley-Hodge

Cambridgeshire

The Volunteer Award: Kimberly Lavery
The Community Group Award: Fenland Families and Baby Bank
The Fundraiser Award: Craig McMurrough
The Carer Award: Julie Bennett
The Great Neighbour Award: Mahesh Hettiarachchi
The Bravery Award: Tony De Matteis
The Green Award: Reg Bingham
The Together Award: Zoe Harvey

Cornwall

Volunteer Award: Hayley Gilbert
Community Group Award: Cornwall & Devon Sending Love to Ukraine
Fundraiser Award: Ayla Carter
Carer Award: Anya McPherson
Great Neighbour Award: Mike Finch
Bravery Award: Beth Matthews
Bravery Award: Chris Parry
Green Award: Clean Ocean Sailing
Together Award: Bude Pride

CWR (Coventry & Warwickshire)

Volunteer Award: Dawid Kozlowski
Community Group Award: Urban Goodies CIC
Fundraiser Award: Freddie's Wish
Carer Award: Adam Evans
Great Neighbour Award: The Pride of Willenhall
Bravery Award: Naomi Rees-Issitt
Green Award: The Bicycle Bus
Together Award: Coffee Tots

Cumbria

Volunteer Award: Nina Bale
Community Group Award: Penrith Methodist Church Lunch Club
Fundraiser Award: Daina Mason
Great Neighbour Award: Debbie Clode
Green Award: The Rebuild Site
Together Award: Phumla Malgas

Derby

Volunteer Award: Kim Vickers
Community Group Award: Derbyshire Stroke Centre
Fundraiser Award: Molly Preston-Davies
Carer Award: Mohammed Amrez
Great Neighbour Award: Sandra Ursell
Bravery Award: Kori Stovell
Bravery Award: Margaret Adcock
Green Award: Lucy Giuliano
Together Award: Naushad Ali

Devon

Volunteer Award: Mary Khan
Community Group Award: Shoalstone Pool
Fundraiser Award: Effy French
Carer Award: Vivienne and David Baker
Great Neighbour Award: Martin and Kath Davey
Bravery Award: FearLess
Green Award: Lisette Johnston
Together Award: Richard ‘Griggy’ Grigg

Essex

Volunteer Award: Carly Burd
Community Group Award: Safe Steps
Fundraiser Award: Stanley Jackson
Carer Award: Karen Hardeker
Great Neighbour Award: Veronica Riches
Green Award: Georgie Gibbins
Together Award: Corrina Hayzelden

Gloucestershire

Volunteer Award: Bob Allen
Community Group Award: Home-Start Cotswolds
Fundraiser Award: Bikers' Nite
Carer Award: Deborah Ryding
Great Neighbour Award: Audrey Webber
Green Award: Jack Adams
Together Award: The Long

Guernsey & Jersey

The Jersey Association Lifeboat Crew
Young Lives vs Cancer Guernsey Volunteers

Hereford & Worcester

Volunteer Award: Roger Gurney
Community Group Award: Worcester Street Cafe
Fundraiser Award: Colin Barrett
Carer Award: Vicky Tramontana
Great Neighbour Award: Allison Spink
Bravery Award: Sophie Walker
Green Award: Worcester Community Garden
Together Award: Stephanie Phillips

Humberside

Volunteer Award: Adrian Ellis
Community Group Award: Hull Sisters
Fundraiser Award: Jax Batty
Carer Award: Annette Hancock
Great Neighbour Award: Caz White
Bravery Award: Reggie Aslin
Green Award: Hull Library of Stuff
Together Award: Jan Boyd

Kent

Volunteer Award: Emma Thomas
Community Group Award: Dover Smart Project
Fundraiser Award: Jonjo Heuerman
Carer Award: Michael Giles
Great Neighbour Award: Rachel Pearson
Bravery Award: Ryan Harland
Green Award: Dorothy Chapple
Together Award: Sarah Drage

Lancashire

Volunteer Award: Madison Marsden
Community Group Award: Talkin' Tables
Fundraiser Award: Ann Coles
Carer Award: Gabriella and Jasmine Tuicicia
Great Neighbour Award: Dilawar Hussain
Bravery Award: ISAR Lancashire
Green Award: Active Cycles
Together Award: Gannow Community Centre

Leeds

Volunteer Award: Lisa James
Community Group Award: The Moonlight Trust
Fundraiser Award: Ali Waterworth
Carer Award: Brenda Whitworth
Great Neighbour Award: Annie McCabe
Bravery Award: Emily Land
Green Award: Standedge Nature Reserve Team
Together Award: Surraya Bibi

Leicester

Volunteer Award: Katie Wray
Community Group Award: Go-Getta CIC
Fundraiser Award: Charlie Walker
Fundraiser Award: Jason Kirby
Carer Award: Amanda MacDonald
Great Neighbour Award: Catherine Shenton
Bravery Award: Phillip Grimwood and Matt Jones
Green Award: UOcean Leicester
Together Award: Jenni Johnson

Lincolnshire

Volunteer Award: Bob Wells
Community Group Award: Grandma's Pudding Company
Fundraiser Award: Summer Willets
Carer Award: Sharon Gaffney
Great Neighbour Award: Heidi & Luke Dixon
Bravery Award: Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Urban Search and Rescue Team
Green Award: The Portland Street Project
Together Award: The Starring Lincoln

London

Volunteer Award: Titlola Idris-Debayo
Community Group Award: Caribbean Social Forum
Fundraiser Award: Alexander Wayne
Carer Award: Carl Kirby-Turner
Great Neighbour Award: Michael Dyer
Bravery Award: Tilisha Goupall
Green Award: Dabba Drop
Together Award: Swiss

Manchester

Volunteer Award: Gemma Aitchison
Community Group Award: Autisk
Fundraiser Award: Angie Dawn Wild
Carer Award: Shirley Halliwell
Great Neighbour Award: Diane and Christine Willet
Bravery Award: Kelly Brown
Green Award: Barny Beswick
Together Award: Together We Grow

Merseyside

Volunteer Award: Christine Bentham
Community Group Award: Weapons Down Gloves Up
Fundraiser Award: Elaine Kinsella
Carer Award: Gillian Argent
Great Neighbour Award: Helen Saunders
Bravery Award: Tori White
Green Award: Friends of Walton Hall Park CIC
Together Award: Michelle O’Dwyer

Newcastle

Volunteer Award: Terry Clough
Community Group Award: Sunderland Community Soup Kitchen
Fundraiser Award: Charlie Graver
Carer Award: Laura Davidson and Stephen Browne
Great Neighbour Award: Jim Tuart
Bravery Award: Michael Ashby
Green Award: Katie Scott
Together Award: Terry Archbold & Cheryl Adamson

Norfolk

Volunteer Award: Laura Middleton-Hughes
Community Group Award: Feathers Futures
Fundraiser Award: Patterson Barr
Carer Award: Maureen Sinclair-Cooper
Great Neighbour Award: Michael Garrod
Bravery Award: Scott Stones
Green Award: King's Lynn Academy Community Ambassador Program
Together Award: Film East

Northampton

Volunteer Award: Rita Cronin
Community Group Award: Service 6
Fundraiser Award: Lindsey Carman
Carer Award: Mary Brown
Great Neighbour Award: Sharon Harding
Bravery Award: Margot Jones-Billington
Green Award: Nicola Elliott
Together Award: Off The Streets NN

Nottingham

Volunteer Award: Charlie Banton-Wilson
Community Group Award: Sharing The Love Community Group
Fundraiser Award: Zoe Cooke
Carer Award: Lynn Kiddy
Great Neighbour Award: Linda Knight
Bravery Award: Kori Stovell
Green Award: The Muddy Fork
Together Award: Empowerment for Heya

Oxford

Volunteer Award: Advaith Prabhu
Community Group Award: Wynter's Wish Charity
Fundraiser Award: Finn Hagger
Carer Award: Dean Collins
Great Neighbour Award: Rachael & Lucy Monks
Bravery Award: Christopher Rook
Green Award: Three Parishes Community Fridge
Together Award: Dan Crowther

Sheffield

Volunteer Award: Jenny Newman
Community Group Award: Reach Up Youth
Fundraiser Award: James Clarke
Carer Award: Christine Lunn
Great Neighbour Award: Tracey and Paul Cottrell
Bravery Award: Joan and Mick Lally
Green Award: Martin Clark
Together Award: Rotherham Deaf Connections

Shropshire

Winners details coming soon !

Solent

Volunteer Award: Billie Harris
Community Group Award: Read Easy, Southampton
Fundraiser Award: Harley Salter
Carer Award: Joy Ford
Great Neighbour Award: Angela Tuck
Bravery Award: Will Sears
Green Award: Mary Deboos
Together Award: The Isle of Wight Story Festival

Somerset

Volunteer Award: Matt Sainsbury
Community Group Award: The Good Heart
Fundraiser Award: Neil & Nicky Halford
Carer Award: Lesley Gates
Great Neighbour Award: Mary Braddock
Bravery Award: Finley Larcombe
Green Award: Terri Pitts
Together Award: Natalie Dyson

Stoke

Volunteer Award: Leah Harris
Community Group Award: The Portland Inn Project
Fundraiser Award: Alfie Simcox
Carer Award: Katy Bostock
Great Neighbour Award: Nic Colley
Bravery Award: Newcastle Walking Cricket Group
Green Award: Moorlands Climate Action
Together Award: Stoke on Trent Pride

Suffolk

Volunteer Award: Lorna Stygall
Community Group Award: The Sunflower Community Care Farm
Fundraiser Award: Ashton Fulcher
Carer Award: Amanda Williams
Great Neighbour Award: Tricia Connolly
Bravery Award: Lenny Pitt & Thomas Hinton
Green Award: Bury St Edmunds Rickshaw
Together Award: Woodworks Art Cafe

Surrey & Sussex

Volunteer Award: Jean Rigden
Community Group Award: Billy & Beyond
Fundraiser Award: Patricia Parker OBE
Carer Award: Annette Roberts
Great Neighbour Award: Despo Stevens
Bravery Award: Seahaven Community First Responders
Green Award: Manhood Wildlife and Heritage Group
Together Award: The Kennedy Club, St. George's College

Tees

Volunteer Award: Mary Frankland
Community Group Award: Women's Street Watch Middlesbrough
Fundraiser Award: Gracie Leckenby-Blades
Carer Award: David Simmons
Great Neighbour Award: Ed Hamilton-Trewhitt
Bravery Award: Wendy Clarke
Green Award: Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary
Together Award: Hannah Hawkins

Three Counties Radio (Beds, Herts and Bucks)

Volunteer Award: Anne Gibbons
Community Group Award: Bucks Community and Military First Responders
Fundraiser Award: Angela Hougham
Carer Award: Joshua Lynch
Great Neighbour Award: Ali Aklakul Islam
Bravery Award: Beverley Everitt
Green Award: Isabel Hospice
Together Award: Michelle Tohill

Wiltshire

Volunteer Award: Paul Simmons
Community Group Award: Dave & Ewe
Fundraiser Award: Sally Orange
Carer Award: Jo & Dave Owen
Great Neighbour Award: Ben Thornbury
Bravery Award: Carmela Chillery-Watson
Green Award: Jane Roberton
Together Award: Swindon Bats

WM (Birmingham & Black Country)

Volunteer Award: Sabiha Aziz
Community Group Award: Brushstrokes Sandwell
Fundraiser Award: Lil Cox
Carer Award: Christine Denning
Great Neighbour Award: Madeleine Holland
Bravery Award: River Rhodes
Green Award: Sew Marvellous
Together Award: Jessica Logan

York

Volunteer Award: Alan Banks
Community Group Award: The Living Room Starbeck
Fundraiser Award: Steve Woolley
Carer Award: Ella Barnes
Great Neighbour Award: Carl Clayton
Bravery Award: Laura Beattie
Green Award: Helen and Christopher Neave
Together Award: Jess Ward - Inspire Youth Yorkshire

The Together Award

Awarded to an individual or group of people who inspire diverse communities to come together. They do this by creating real change and breaking down barriers, bringing people from different walks of life together for a common cause.