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

Nat Campbell – Charity Champion or Volunteer of the Year nominee

Nat Campbell set up a not-for-profit café in the midst of her grief after the death of her beloved son and now it’s helping not just her but the people of Longton too. The University of Staffordshire alumna,…

08 Jul 2026

Stoke-on-Trent College’s Youth Social Action Team – Community Group of the Year nomination

From creating a community garden to fundraising, members of Stoke-on-Trent College’s Youth Social Action Team represent exactly what it means to be an active part of the local community. Their efforts to make a difference in Stoke-on-Trent have…

07 Jul 2026

Arlene and Phil Lambourne – Carer of the Year nomination

When Arlene and Phil Lambourne took in a nine-year-old girl for a few days they had no idea she would still be living with them five years later and that they would have trained to become foster carers.…

06 Jul 2026

Clare Clohesy – Inspiration in Education nominee

Clare Clohesy has been described as empathetic and authentic with a relentless drive to make a difference. Since joining Stoke-on-Trent College just over a year ago she has consistently delivered exceptional and sustained performance as a Community Engagement…

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