BBC Radio Berkshire Make a Difference Awards 2025 launched!
For the fourth year, BBC Radio Berkshire wants to celebrate and say thank you to people living in our villages and towns who make where we live a better place.
Every day we hear stories of people doing incredible things for each other and their communities. Now it’s time to recognise them for all their hard work.
Whether it’s caring for someone in need, being a brilliant neighbour, or inspiring children in the classroom, if you know someone who is really making a difference to your life or where you live, then you can nominate them for an Award.
The Categories
Volunteer Award - awarded to an individual who makes a notable difference to their community by giving their time voluntarily to help others.
The Young Hero Award (new!) - awarded to someone under 16 who has made a positive impact in their community or achieved something exceptional.
Great Neighbour Award - awarded to an individual who helps to make the neighbourhood a better place to live or work in, either on a regular basis or through a single act of kindness.
The Active Award (new!) - awarded to an individual or group of people who have used physical activity or sport as a way of improving the lives of those in their community.
The Animal Award - awarded to either a remarkable animal that improves people’s lives, or an individual or group of people who improve the welfare of animals.
The Green Award - awarded to an individual or group of people who improve or conserve their local environment.
Fundraiser Award - awarded to an individual or group of people who have gone the extra mile to raise funds for a good cause.
Community Group Award - awarded to a group of people who have helped to change the lives of others within their community.
Nominations are now open and will close on 31st March 2025 at 5:00pm.
The winners will be announced at our Make a Difference awards ceremony in September.
You can nominate someone you know here http://www.bbc.co.uk/makeadifference, where you can also see full Terms and our Privacy Notice.
Please note that you can’t nominate yourself and you can’t nominate any of the winners or shortlisted nominees from last year’s awards in the same category.
We've also put together a great guide to how to nominate
Follow the latest on the awards on social media using the hashtag #BBCMakeADifference.
