Your Heroes Awards 2026 - Help us to honour Your Heroes!

Your Heroes Awards

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Help us to honour Your Heroes!

The Your Heroes Awards celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026!

This annual, much-loved Staffordshire event celebrates the amazing, unsung heroes who make significant contributions to their communities within our county.

The awards celebrate the remarkable individuals and groups who make an outstanding difference across Staffordshire.

We emphasise the word Your to highlight that these awards belong to the community – because it is the people of Staffordshire who nominate, recognise and honour their own local heroes.

Your Heroes is sponsored by Lucideon, Drayton Beaumont, Sempar, Woolcool, PREM Management, Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce, The Potteries Educational Trust, KMF and Shepherd PR – and is organised at University of Staffordshire.

We are also immensely grateful for the support of businesses and organisations including Port Vale FC, Port Vale Foundation, Stoke City FC, Stoke City Foundation, World of Wedgwood, Ambassador Theatre Group, Stoke-on-Trent City Centre BID, Newcastle-under-Lyme BID, Cross Rhythms City Radio and Alton Towers.

The Your Heroes campaign recognises Children of Courage, Future Stars, Charity Champions, Volunteers, Community Groups, NHS Heroes, Inspirations in Education, Carers, Uniformed Heroes, Individuals and organisations demonstrating Civic Pride and Sporting Icons.

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“The Your Heroes Awards campaign is one of the most important events on the Civic calendar because it celebrates the people and organisations that are, quite genuinely, the glue which bind our communities together."

"We are proud to share the stories of these humbling, unassuming individuals and groups – and highlight what a remarkable, friendly and inspiring place we live in. I am grateful to the sponsors and supporting partners who make Your Heroes possible."

"Ain’t no party like a Your Heroes party!”

Martin Tideswell, Director of Commercial Strategy, University of Staffordshire

Callum Hamilton – Charity Champion or Volunteer of the Year nominee

Callum Hamilton has been nominated in the Charity Champion or Volunteer of the Year category of the Your Heroes Awards in recognition of his hard work with YMCA North Staffordshire’s Your Local Pantry project. Callum is the friendly…

01 Oct 2026

Headspace FC CIC – Community Group of the Year nomination

What began as a kickabout for a few friends has become a community group that uses football to support people with their physical and mental health. Primary school teacher Kenny Bartonshaw, from Blurton, set up Headspace FC with…

01 Oct 2026

Heli Gilham and Neen – Carer of the Year nomination

Heli Gilham and her partner were already adoptive parents when they become foster carers four years ago. They have since offered a long-term foster home to two children and have gone on to adopt a second child. The…

01 Oct 2026

Knot Events team – Community Group, Charity Champion or Volunteer and Civic Pride nomination

Just three years after it was launched by a group of Staffordshire businesswomen, Knot Events CIC has raised more than £200,000 for charities and is on track to raise more than £100,000 at its next large-scale event in…

Your Heroes Awards 2026 - Help us to honour Your Heroes!