Langdale area wildfire
You can find the latest information about the wildfire in the Langdale area near Scarborough and Whitby on our Langdale area wildfire page.
The 2025 North Yorkshire Community Awards scheme has now closed.
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.
Nominations for the 2025 Community Awards closed on Sunday 3 August 2025.
The winner of each category will be awarded £1,000 for the relevant project, group or nominated relevant local charity in the case of awards to individual volunteers. Two runners up in each category will receive £250.
There are three categories for the 2025 North Yorkshire Community Awards:
The eligibility criteria for the awards is set out in our terms and conditions.
View the terms and conditions for the community awards here.
Finalists will be invited to an awards ceremony at the North Yorkshire Wider Partnership Conference at the Pavilions of Harrogate, North Yorkshire Showground on the morning of Friday 21 November 2025.
If you have any queries about the awards, please email communityawards@northyorks.gov.uk.