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Community Heroes Awards

Platform’s annual Community Heroes Awards celebrate the power of people – those who create real change, whether individually or as part of a group.

Awards include Going the Extra Mile, Young Person, Customer Involvement, Community Partnership – plus two new categories for 2026: Green Impact and Celebrating Diversity.

2025 Award Winners How to nominate a Community Hero Meet our sponsors Nomination Form

Celebrating the Power of People in Our Communities

Every day across our communities, remarkable people are doing incredible things from helping neighbours and running activities, to supporting the environment, or creating more inclusive spaces.

What they all have in common is that they represent the power of people.

The Platform Community Heroes Awards celebrate the customers, volunteers, groups and partners who go above and beyond to support others. Whether as individuals or as part of a team, these everyday heroes show us the power of people – and how much stronger our communities can be when we work together.

Congratulations to our Community Heroes for 2025

We were excited to announce the winners of our Community Heroes Awards 2025 on Tuesday 1 July, and it was a difficult job to decide the winners from all the outstanding entries we received.

Watch the film here, and join us as we celebrate some amazing people and the difference they’ve made.

The Community Heroes Awards categories

There are six award categories including:

Community Partnership Award – An organisation who works in partnership with Platform to support our customers locally.
Customer Involvement Award – Someone in a registered role with Platform helping to improve services.
Going the Extra Mile Award – Someone who goes above and beyond to help others.
Young Person Award – A young person (up to 25) who is making a difference, whether through volunteering, fundraising, caring, or acting as a positive voice.

This year, we’re proud to introduce two new categories for 2026:

Green Impact Award – celebrating those protecting the environment and promoting sustainable living.
Celebrating Diversity Award – honouring people who make their communities more inclusive and welcoming for everyone.

Find out more about the individual awards and meet the 2025 winners.

Community Partnership Award Tina’s dedicated leadership has transformed the CAFLO Centre into a vital community hub.

Going the Extra Mile Award Recognised for her tireless volunteering and dedication, Brenda has definitely gone the Extra Mile!

Customer Involvement Award Mike has Recognised for his passionate advocacy for customer voices and dedication to improving Platform services

Isaac Winfield - Young Person Award 2025 Isaac Winfield, has been recognised for his outstanding efforts to tackle food insecurity.

Kara Mahon - Young Person Award 2025 The award was presented to Kara Mahon for her incredible journey of personal transformation and resilience.

Communities Together Award The Wintern Court Community Group won for their dedication to community wellbeing and safety

Positive Change Award John’s journey and the positive impact he’s made on his village and beyond makes him a truly deserving winner.

Positive Change Award Christine has helped improve customers mental health and wellbeing through the power of art

Meet our Community Heroes Awards Sponsors

Our Community Heroes Awards are only possible due to the generous support of our sponsors.

Learn more about the community organisations supporting this year’s awards and the categories they’ve sponsored.

See our sponsors here

Nominate someone for our 2026 awards

It only takes a few minutes to nominate someone using our quick and simple form.
You don’t need to write a long story, just tell us who they are, what they’ve done, and why it matters.

Nominations close on the 14 February 2026, so make your nomination now and get them recognised in our 2026 Community Heroes Awards!

Nominees must either live in Platform homes, or volunteer for Platform. The one exception to this is the Community Partnership Award, which is open to any individual or group making a difference for Platform communities.

You will need to check that the person you would like to nominate is happy for you to go ahead, as we will want to share their story.

We’ll let you know and also contact the person or group. We’ll ask them to share their story and take an associated image for publicity.

A panel of judges including a member of our Customer Voice Panel will initially choose a shortlist. Final winners for each of the Award categories listed will be selected from the initial shortlist.

All Award winners will receive a trophy and voucher, plus everyone nominated will receive a certificate in recognition of their contributions.

View all FAQs

Community Heroes Awards Nomination Form

Nominee

Please tell us the name of the person or group that you're nominating. (Don't forget that they need to be aware and agree to you nominating them for an award.)

What category do they deserve credit for?

Customer Involvement Award

Going the Extra Mile Award

Green Impact Award

Celebrating Diversity Award

Young Person Award

Community Partnership Award

Why do you think they deserve recognition?

Please tell us everything the nominee has done that you know about.

Who benefits from what they do?

Nominee Email

Nominee Telephone

Nominee Area

Which area do they live in?

Nominee Area

If 'other' please tell us where

Nominee Town

What is the name of the village, town or city where they live?

Platform Customer

Is the person you are nominating a Platform customer?

Yes

Not sure

Name

Relationship

How do you know the person you’re nominating?

Telephone

Confirm

I confirm that the person or group that I am nominating are happy to be nominated and have agreed that I can share their contact details.

Yes

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