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We asked and you listened! With your help we have received 93 nominations for community heroes from across the Wakefield district, in our tenth annual Love Where You Live Awards, this is 69% more than last year’s total.

This year WDH is celebrating 10 years of its annual Love Where You Live awards which recognises young achievers and community heroes in the Wakefield district who make a positive difference to their communities.

Gabby saw off the competition to take the prize for Young Achiever in our first ever digital Love Where You Live Awards event.

Terry was the winner of the Best Garden Award at this year’s first ever all digital Love Where You Live Awards event.

The Well Project fought off the competition to be named as this year’s Community Group winners at our first ever digital Love Where You Live Awards.

After narrowly missing out on first place in this category last year, Incredible Edible gave it another shot in 2020. This year they were crowned our Digital in the Community winners, in our first ever digital Love Where You Live Awards.

Rachel List was this year’s Arts and Culture Award winner at our first ever digital Love Where You Live Awards.

The Addy in Knottingley won two awards at our Love Where You Live Awards 2020. They took home the award for Working with Young People and their Wild Tots and Friends intergenerational sessions scooped the award for Working with Older People.

Paul Green was named your Community Champion 2020 in our first ever digital Love Where You Live Awards.

Tenants, residents and community groups were among the winners at WDH’s first ever digital Love Where You Live Awards grand final. The event, which is sponsored by Sodexo, was held online on WDH’s social media channels for the first time ever due to Coronavirus halting social gatherings. Whilst nominees weren’t able to get together in person, the awards made sure that the community heroes who make the Wakefield district a better place to live were celebrated.