Awardees

Tackling loneliness by supporting lonely and isolated people to develop friendships and join activities.

Providing immediate, accessible mental health support and counselling for Basildon Borough.

Providing wigs to children suffering hair loss through cancer treatment.

Providing links between ethnic communities and statutory and voluntary organisations, including promotion of advice and education programmes.

Breaking down barriers to develop mutual understanding and respect between deaf and hearing communities.

Changing lives for young people in Essex, increasing self esteem, employability, and life skills.

Providing services and activities for those living on the Longhill Housing Estate.

Supporting young people by providing free and confidential counselling, sexual health and LGBTQ services.

The group aims to enable disabled people to enjoy and use the canal.

Providing meals on wheels and organising social and recreational activities for the community of Larne.

Providing specialised therapy for all people, ages, ethnicity and faiths dealing with trauma crossing all boundaries.

Creatively empowering young men in crisis to overcome disadvantage and achieve their full potential.

Providing emergency medical aid in response to “999” calls from remote areas.

Providing an inspirational space for leisure, sport & well being.

Providing palliative and end-of-life care for people with progressive, incurable, life-shortening illness in Dudley.

Supporting local people by offering friendship and information to carers and their cared for with Alzheimer’s/dementia.

Providing the public in West Somerset with enjoyment and education in performing and visual arts.

Engaging in transforming community spaces by renovating gardens and homes in Guildford through Ready 4 Action

Volunteers running a local Bristol icon, The Matthew of Bristol, the ship that put North America on the map.

Promoting wellbeing and reducing loneliness and isolation in Calderdale.

Conducting local people and visitors on free daily walking tours around Bath to enhance their appreciation of the city by describing and explaining its historic attractions.

Providing food, friendship, fundamental skills and support to communities in Northamptonshire.

Supporting refugee and asylum-seeking health professionals in their quest to practice in the NHS.

Researching and raising awareness of local people who served the country during wartime.

Providing a safe and enjoyable summer holiday to children who would not otherwise get one.