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BBC News
29-03-2025
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Last chance to nominate for BBC WM Make a Difference Awards
It is the last chance to nominate people and organisations for this year's BBC Radio WM Make a Difference awards recognise ordinary people doing extraordinary things in their include The Volunteer Award, the Green Award and the Community Group Award, given to those who have changed the lives of others in their categories for 2025 are the Active Award, for those who have used sport as a way of improving the lives of others in their community and the Young Hero Award, for someone under 16 who has made a positive impact. This year, judges include Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds and Strictly Come Dancing's Lauren Oakley. Last year, Ben Newman, aka Spudman, won the community award for his work promoting and supporting the community of Tamworth. This year the TikTok star will be back as a judge. Former BBC Radio WM presenter Richie Anderson, now on Radio 2, will return as a judge this year along with BBC Midlands Today legend Nick Owen. The full list of categories this year is:The Volunteer Award, is awarded to an individual who makes a notable difference to their community by giving their time voluntarily to help Young Hero Award, will be awarded to someone under 16 who has made a positive impact in their community or achieved something Great Neighbour Award, is awarded to an individual who helps to make the neighbourhood a better place to live or work in, either on a regular basis or through a single act of Active Award, awarded to an individual or group of people who have used physical activity or sport as a way of improving the lives of those in their Animal Award, is awarded to either a remarkable animal that improves people's lives or an individual or group of people who improve the welfare of Green Award, which is awarded to an individual or group of people who improve or conserve their local Fundraiser Award, is awarded to an individual or group of people who have gone the extra mile to raise funds for a good Community Group Award is awarded to a group of people who have helped to change the lives of others within their details of how to nominate someone, go to the Make a Difference webpage, where you can also see full terms and our privacy are open now and close on 31 March at 17:00 winners will be announced at our Make a Difference Awards ceremony at the Birmingham Hippodrome in September. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
25-02-2025
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West Midlands Make a Difference Awards nominations open
Nominations have opened for the 2025 BBC local radio Make a Difference Awards, which celebrate people who are doing good things for others and shine a light of some of the ways they have made a can nominate their unsung heroes via the website and all BBC local radio stations will hold award ceremonies later this those recognised last year was Tipton binman Steve Whitehouse, who saved three people from a winner was jacket potato seller Ben Newman – better known as social media sensation Spudman – who has brought thousands of people to Tamworth. The 2024 winners included foster carers Marva and Lionel Warmington from Birmingham who had helped more than 150 children - Mrs Warmington described how about 30 years ago she thought "there was a better way to care".Mr Whitehouse, who risked his life to save others after he spotted a fire, said: "I just did what I had to do, I was there at the right time."Organisations that received awards included the Coventry and Warwickshire Charity Christmas Tree Collection, Shropshire Cat Rescue, Wellington Cycle Hub, and the Keep Tenbury Clean and Green Community Group. There are two new categories this year, the Young Hero Award for a person under 16 for their positive impact or an exceptional achievement and the Active Award for those who have used sport to improve categories include the Volunteer award for someone who gives time to help others, the Great Neighbour Award for those who make neighbourhoods Animal award is for an animal that has improved lives or people who improve animal welfare, and the Green award is for those who help their final two categories are the Fundraiser award for those supporting good causes and the Community Group Award for people who have helped change lives of others in their community. Make a Difference was set up during the Covid pandemic to recognise the everyday, unsung heroes who go the extra mile for close on 31 March and winners will be announced in September. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
24-02-2025
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Nominate Your Local Heroes for the 2025 Make a Difference Awards
BBC teams across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are calling on audiences to nominate their local heroes for the Make a Difference Awards. For the first time, the awards will span the entire UK, with BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Radio Ulster/Foyle and BBC Radio nan Gaidheal all joining the search for community heroes. All stations will be part of this annual celebration of kindness, alongside all 39 local BBC radio stations in England. There are also two new categories introduced this year: The Young Hero Award, which will honour an individual under the age of 16 who has made a significant positive impact in their community, and The Active Award, which will recognise individuals or groups who have used physical activity or sport to improve the lives of those in their community. Nominations are open now Monday 24th February with Kevin Duala from BBC Radio Merseyside kicking the proceedings off live on The One Show. Morning Live will once again support the Community Group Award. Listeners can nominate their local heroes in eight categories (see below). Since the awards began in 2022, thousands of listeners have nominated people from where they live who go that extra mile for their communities. The aim is to shine a light on these every day, unsung heroes. Nominations close at 5pm on Monday 31st March. Winners will be announced at Make a Difference Awards events hosted by local and national BBC radio stations across the country in September. Rhodri Talfan Davies, BBC Director of Nations, said: 'For the first time, BBC Make a Difference will celebrate the achievements of community heroes right across the UK - inspirational individuals and teams who go the extra mile to strengthen our villages, towns and cities. It's a wonderful celebration of the human spirit and I can't wait to hear the remarkable stories of those nominated.' For a full list of categories, see below - and details of how to nominate someone - go to where you can also see full Terms and our Privacy Notice. Nominations are open now and close at 5pm on Monday 31st March. Make A Difference – Categories 2025 The Volunteer Award: awarded to an individual who makes a notable difference to their community by giving their time voluntarily to help others. The Young Hero Award: awarded to someone under 16 who has made a positive impact in their community or achieved something exceptional. The Great Neighbour Award: awarded to an individual who helps to make the neighbourhood a better place to live or work in, either on a regular basis or through a single act of kindness. The Active Award: awarded to an individual or group of people who have used physical activity or sport as a way of improving the lives of those in their community. The Animal Award: awarded to either a remarkable animal that improves people's lives, or an individual or group of people who improve the welfare of animals. The Green Award: awarded to an individual or group of people who improve or conserve their local environment. The Fundraiser Award: awarded to an individual or group of people who have gone the extra mile to raise funds for a good cause. The Community Group Award: awarded to a group of people who have helped to change the lives of others within their community. Supported by the BBC daytime show Morning Live. HM3
