Heart of the Community winners given gongs for commitment and kindness at Northampton ceremony
The awards, held at the Guildhall on Monday night, celebrated community spirit and recognised neighbourhood achievement in this town - giving thanks to the heroes next door who work hard to help others.
The winners included The Lewis Foundation, Graham Croucher, Inderjit Jutla, James Richardson, Jane Langer, John Griff, Nick Stephens, Paul Scully-Sloan, Peter Lindfield and Teresa McCarthy, who were each nominated for striving to help make their communities better places to live, work and visit.
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Hide AdThis year, the judges decided to give an additional ‘rising star’ award to Thomas Wareing, who at just ten years old, is the youngest person ever nominated.
The panel of independent judges consisted of the Mayor and Mayoress, the Deputy Mayor and Mayoress, Father Oliver Coss, Rector of All Saints Church, and representatives from NN Live Community Radio and the Chronicle & Echo.
The winners were congratulated by the Mayor of Northampton, Councillor Gareth Eales at the ceremony where they were joined by friends, family and nominators to receive their certificates.