Community Heroes Awards
Platform’s annual Community Heroes Awards recognise those unsung heroes who make a real difference, whether as an individual or as part of a community group.
There are a range of awards up for grabs including, Going the Extra Mile, Young Person, Communities Together, Customer Involvement, Positive Change and Community Partnership.
Celebrate our Community Heroes for 2024
We have some fantastic winners for 2024, watch the video below and join us to celebrate their achievements.
Meet our Community Heroes Awards Sponsors
Our Community Heroes Awards are only possible due to the generous support of our sponsors.
You can find out more about these community organisations and the individual award(s) they have sponsored using the link below.
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Nominate someone for our 2025 awards
Do you know someone, or an organisation who makes a real difference to their community? If you do make your nomination now and give them the recognition they deserve.
There are six award categories that you can nominate your local hero for, as follows:
- Community Partnership Award – An organisation who work in partnership with Platform to support our customers locally.
- Going the Extra Mile Award – Someone who goes above and beyond to help others.
- Young Person Award - A young person (up to 18) who is making a difference, whether through volunteering, fundraising, caring or acting as a positive voice.
- Communities Together Award – An individual or group of people who bring local communities together and make everyone feel included.
- Positive Change Award - Someone who has overcome personal challenges to make a positive difference in their own life, for others or the environment.
- Customer Involvement Award - Someone in a registered role with Platform helping to improve services.
Whilst we would prefer your local hero to be a Platform customer, we will consider nominations for a Platform volunteer, who is not a customer or for groups which include Platform customers, as long as what they benefit people in our communities.
You will need to check that the person you would like to nominate is happy for you to go ahead, as we will want to share their story.
We’ll let you know and also contact the person or group. We’ll ask them to share their story and take an associated image for publicity.
A panel of judges will initially choose a shortlist. Final winners for each of the Award categories listed will be selected from the initial shortlist.
All Award winners will receive a trophy and voucher.