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Making a Positive Difference
Year after year, we receive hundreds of fantastic nominations showcasing the wonderful work people are doing in their communities and rewarding them for their kindness and generosity. Over £25,000 of prize money has been awarded to almost 100 community heroes since 2011 when the awards began.
Voting for the 2024 Love Where You Live Awards is now open!
The finalists are:
Best Garden:
- Robert Cocliff
- John Hawes
- Stamford Bridge in Bloom
Young Achiever:
- Mia Boggett
- Clay Gibson
- Shabaan Saleem
Arts and Culture:
- Normanton Youth Dance
- Pontefract Reads
- Lynsey Tomlinson
Working with Young People:
- Airedale Boys Brigade
- Crofton Young People’s Association
- Xuberdance
Working with Older People:
- Crofton Darby and Joan
- Friends of Millgarth
- Meet and Eats Diner
Community Champion of the Year:
- Mike Dixon
- Oliver Hajba
- Colin Hardwicke
- Anne Waring
Digital in the Community:
- Ossett Through the Ages (OTTA)
- Pontefract Community Page
- Stanley Residents
Community Group:
- The Crafty Creatives – Cancer Support
- Ferrybridge Community Centre
- Friends of Moverley Flatts
- Normanton Knightingale Cheerleaders
- Smawthorne Welfare Action Team
- Soup4EM
- Wrenthorpe Environmental Society (WRENS)
The Love Where You Live Awards is sponsored by our grounds maintenance provider, Tivoli who donate the prize money for third, second and first place.
Thank you to everyone who voted for me, I feel very proud of myself. I love volunteering at St George's and have learnt lots of new skills and made many new friends. Well done to everybody who was nominated for these awards. We are all winners.
- Billy Hall - Winner of Young Achiever Award 2023
A great deal of hard work goes on across the district to make our communities better places to live and local people are at the heart of this.
For more information, please contact the Communications Team by email or phone OneCALL on 0345 8 507 507.