Make a Difference Awards

The Make a Difference Awards are back with another year to celebrate people who are going above and beyond to make a difference where you live.

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

Categories:  

• Volunteer Award – Awarded to an individual who makes a real difference to the community by giving up their time voluntarily to help out a charity or good cause.
• Community Group Award – Awarded to a group of people who have helped to genuinely change the lives of others within the community.
• Fundraiser Award – Awarded to an individual or group of people who have gone the extra mile to raise funds for a charity or good cause.
• Carer Award – Awarded to someone who improves the life of an individual or group of people by caring for them on a regular basis.
• Great Neighbour Award – Awarded to an individual or group of people who help to make the neighbourhood or local community a better place to live or work, either on a regular basis or through a single act of kindness.
• Bravery Award – Awarded to an individual or group of people who has shown outstanding courage, defiance and duty in the face of perceived danger, fear or difficulty.
• The Green Award – Awarded to an individual or group of people who help to make where we live more environmentally friendly and better for nature.
• The Together Award – Awarded to an individual or group of people who create real change by breaking down barriers and bringing together people from different walks of life for a common cause.

Make nomination

Nominations close: 5 March 2023, 11pm

Winners will be selected by a panel of judges and awards will be given in each category, across each local BBC radio station.

Make a Difference Award ceremonies are taking place across England from September 2023.