Community awards
Community organisations and individual volunteers make a huge contribution to lives across North Yorkshire, helping us deliver critical services and providing social networks to reduce isolation and help people live independently for longer.
They help to deliver a wide range of critical services, from organising luncheon clubs and helping in schools, running cultural and social events, walking dogs and going shopping for elderly neighbours, helping out at cub scout and brownie guide groups, managing animal shelters and community libraries, and so much more.
Community awards 2024
The 2024 North Yorkshire Community Awards were presented on 25 October 2024.
We received a total of 65 nominations for groups and individuals from across North Yorkshire. The winners and runners up were:
Best Community Project
Winner: Grow Scarborough
Runners Up: e50K volunteers, Active Filey
Best Community Group
Winner: Samaritans of Harrogate and District Volunteers
Runners Up: Closer communities - Dads Behaving Madly, Next Steps Mental Health Resource Centre Volunteers
Lifetime Achievement in Volunteering
Winner: Alma Hodgson
Runners Up: Joan Nicholson, Margaret Merlane
You can read our press release dedicated groups and individuals honoured at awards ceremony to find out more information on the 2024 winners.
If you have any queries about the awards, please email communityawards@northyorks.gov.uk.