NOMINATIONS are now open of the BBC Radio Berkshire Make A Difference Awards 2024.
The awards celebrate Berkshire residents who make their communities better places to live and give thanks for their work helping others.
Awards are given in 8 categories: Volunteer, Community, Fundraising, Carer, Great neighbour, Bravery, The Green Award, and The Animal Award.
Last year’s wards celebrated 8 community heroes at Reading Town Hall in one of 38 ceremonies set to take place across the UK.
It followed more than 10,000 nominations from Berkshire residents.
The Volunteer Award, which celebrates someone who gives up their own time to help good causes, went to Lin Smeaton for her work with Britwell Recycled Teenagers.
The Community Group Award, which celebrates a group who have helped to genuinely change the lives of others within the community, was given to Slough Homeless Our Community (SHOC).
The Fundraiser Award, which recognizes an individual or group who has raised funds for a charity or good cause, was given to Nikki Treharne, who raised funds for Brain Tumour Research following the death of her son Ethan in 2021.
The Carer Award, which recognises someone who improves the life of an individual or group of people by caring for them on a regular basis, was given to Tamsin Hudson.
The Great Neighbour Award, which recognises an individual or group of people who help to make the neighbourhood or local community a better place to live or work, was given to the Mad Duck Cafe in Purley-on-Thames
The Bravery Award, which recognises an individual or group of people who has shown outstanding courage, defiance and duty in the face of perceived danger, fear or difficulty, was given to Georgia Carmichael.
Martin Woolner was given the Green Award, which recognises an individual or group of people who help to make where we live more environmentally friendly and better for nature.
Raabia Akhter Shehzad was given the Together Award, which recognises an individual or group of people who inspire diverse communities to come together by creating real change, breaking down barriers, and bringing people from different walks of life together.
Nominations for the 2024 awards are now open and close at 11pm on Sunday, March 10.
The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony in September.
Full details of how to nominate are available via: bbc.co.uk
Nominations can be made via: bbc.co.uk/makeadifference
