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Community Heroes Crowned

The Community Heroes Awards winners were announced last week in a celebration evening for all they do for their communities.

On the 11th of July, nominees across all the categories in the new Community Heroes Awards gathered at Bromsgrove Rugby club to have the winners crowned.

The event was well attended by community groups, along with representatives from West Mercia Police, the Safer Bromsgrove Group, and Bromsgrove District Council’s Community Safety team.

Head of Community and Housing Services, Judith Willis, said: “Reducing anti-social behaviour and the impacts it can have on our community is a really important mission of those who gathered at the awards evening. It was a real privilege to be able to see the people behind the excellent initiatives that the Community Heroes Awards celebrated and be able to give them the recognition they deserve.”

The awards were debuted this year to celebrate those in the community who were going above and beyond to combat anti-social behaviour and the negative impacts it can have. There were four categories: Youth Award, Communities Award, Business Award, and Extra Mile Award.

Cabinet Member for Environmental Services and Community Safety, Cllr. Peter Whittaker, said: “I want to extend a massive congratulations to all those who were nominated for awards and an additional well done to those who were crowned winners. Everyone showed incredible devotion to the cause of reducing anti-social behaviour.”

The team received over 80 nominations across the four categories in the Bromsgrove area.

Judith added: “I was delighted by the number of nominations that were submitted in response to the creation of these awards. I extend my thanks to everyone who submitted a nomination to recognise someone in their community and the hard work they are putting in every day.”

Winners included Mark Eastwood and Mark Goddard in the Business category. The Youth Category award was presented to Kay Parker from Woodrush Youth & Community Centre, whilst Reach Out Bromsgrove and Kayleigh Fitzgerald were also commended for their achievements. Community Heroes in the Community category was Catshill Community Club, along with The Respect Mentors and Louise Smith from BDHT being recognised for all they have done in the community. The Extra Mile Community Hero Award was presented to Kirsty Pascoe for her work on the Bromsgrove Schools’ Police Panel, with an additional Special Recognition award being extended to the Bromsgrove Street Pastors.

You can read the full details about the winners and their achievements and learn more about the awards here: https://www.bromsgrove.gov.uk/communityheroawards

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