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Wherry Community Hero Awards
Over 110 people attended Wherry Housing Association’s Community Hero Awards to celebrate their neighborhood heroes. The stars of the community were presented with awards and prizes at a sparkling ceremony at Wensum Valley Hotel, Taverham.
Wherry organised the event together with its landlord wide resident group - Way Ahead with Wherry (WAWW). The ceremony, which is now in its fifth year, gives residents who have made an outstanding commitment to the community a chance to shine.
The five winners from across Norfolk together with 40 nominees had all been nominated by their neighbours. The Community Heroes this year were:
• Pride of Place Awards; was won by Cordelia Lemmon from Taverham for all her work in encouraging and empowering residents to get involved in the community and make their voices heard.
• Wherry Good Friend Award; was won by Helen Davies from Sprowston for always going out of her way to help people in her community. Nothing is too much trouble for her and people can rely on her support. Neighbour Pat Howard, who nominated Helen, said: “She is a great friend for all in our close.”
Casey Sharpe, one of the winnders in the Young Personality category
• Young Personality Award had joint winners: Casey Sharpe from Aylsham (8) for looking after her dad who is suffering from a long term illness. She is always friendly and helpful and very much liked by everyone in the community.
Ryan Tolley (14) from Aylsham won for helping his family to keep things running smoothly at home and being a lifeline to his mum when she is unable to leave the house.
• Community Champion; was won by Pam Dewing from Acle. Pam lives in a sheltered housing scheme and received many nominations for being a recognised community champion. Her neighbours said: “Pam helps everyone no matter what, she is so lovely and does a lot for our community. Without our Pam we would be a bit lost sometimes, as she organises fun lunch clubs, event and much more.” Pam was also nominated for the Wherry Good Friend Award.
Pam Dewing Community Champion
Community Champion winner Pam Dewing said: “I really am speechless. To receive certificates and medals in two categories and to be judged Community Champion winner was entirely unexpected. I will enjoy spending the vouchers too!”
The panel of judges, which included residents from Way Ahead With Wherry and support received from Wherry Housing Association staff, awarded the winners with a special certificate and a personal gift during the emotional ceremony, which left everyone feeling inspired.
Peter McLaughlan, from Way Ahead With Wherry, said: “I was honoured to be involved with the organisation of the 2011 Community Hero Awards. It is so pleasing to hear about all the wonderful work that so many of the residents are involved with, being fantastic friends for our communities. We had many incredible applications which made the final decision a great difficulty but we know all 44 nominees are Hero’s in our communities and we look forward to hearing about more next year.”
Chris Franks and Peter McLaughlan who were the Masters of Ceremonies for the evening.
Mark Jones, managing director for Wherry Housing Association added: “Every year, I continue to be truly impressed by the many amazing residents we have across Wherry. The Community Hero Award is about recognising these stars, who work tirelessly for their neighbours and communities and thanking them for their fantastic efforts. The event was a huge success and I would like to say a big thank you to our friends from Norse, Foster Property Maintenance Ltd, CGM Landscapes and P C Decorating Services Ltd & Garden Landscape Services – without their support the event simply wouldn’t have been possible.”
Who will win next year?
We will be running the event again next year and it's never to early for you to start nominating. All nominations must be for Wherry Residents. If you know someone who has gone out of their way to improve your community then nominate them in one of the following categories:
Community Champion
Someone who has gone over and above the call of duty to make a difference in their community.
Young Personality
A young person, under 18 who has helped in their community
Wherry Good Friend
A friend or neighbour who is always there to help
Pride of Place
Someone who takes a real pride in their own home, garden or communal area.
To nominate all you need to do is complete the form below. Please make sure your tell us as much as you can. The more we know the better chance your nominee has of winning.
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