Celebrating Community Champions
Here to discover the names and stories of the volunteers who do the most for the local environment? You have come to the right place!
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What to expect
Your host for the evening will be Mr Joe Mahon, returning for yet another year of the Live Here Love Here Community Awards. The much-loved presenter will introduce the winners in the following awards categories:
- Civic Pride Award - An individual or group who strive to improve their surroundings.
- Health and Wellbeing - This award recognises the wide-reaching benefits of environmental volunteering for those who take part and the community who benefit from their work.
- BIG Transformation - This award recognises a significant transformation to an open/public space which showcases environmental stewardship and community engagement.
- Connecting Communities - A group or individual who is pivotal in connecting people across geographical, generational or cultural boundaries for a common goal.
- Hidden Gem - An award for a person/group in the community who quietly ‘gets on with it’ or a project you've discovered that deserves some recognition.
- Biodiversity Champion - An individual/group who have turned a grey space into a thriving home for nature.
- Adopt A Spot Award (Sponsored by DAERA) - An individual or group who take action on the blight of litter through the Adopt A Spot programme.
- Spirit of Live Here Love Here (Sponsored by Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful) - A special award for an individual or group who encompasses the ‘Spirit of Live Here Love Here’.
Viewers on the night will be treated to exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the winners, and a special guest appearance from Jim Lawless, the highly respected inspirational speaker and author.
Sponsors
We thank our event sponsors for making the Live Here Love Here 2022 Community Awards possible.