Surrey & Sussex Heroes Recognised at the 14th ‘Make A Difference Awards’

Suzanne and I enjoyed an inspiring evening full of uplifting stories about community heroes in Surrey and Sussex at the 14^th Make a Difference Awards held at Lingfield Park Racecourse. The BBC event saw awards in eight categories with judges including Sally Gunnell and Ray Mears. These awards began in Sussex and Surrey in 2011, and are now run across BBC Local.

I was honoured to be giving out the award in the Volunteer category and there were four very worthy finalists. The winner was 85 year old Terri Collins who co-founded the Elmbridge Community Link and later The Counselling Partnership, for which she undertook a skydive to raise money on her 85^th birthday! But in truth everyone present was a winner and have collectively done so much to enhance their local communities and help their neighbours. 

Photos kindly forwarded by Emily Coady-Stemp