Community Awards

Celebrating the community champions of Northern Ireland! 

Nominations for the Live Here Love Here Community Awards 2025 are now open! 

Celebrate your local Community Champions, the unsung heroes who go over and above to take pride in your local area. 

We welcome nominations from community groups involved in volunteer environmental initiatives and with a history of participation in Live Here Love Here programmes. The group must be actively engaged in practical volunteer action within a Northern Ireland council area, however, groups located in the Causeway Coast and Glens or Derry City and Strabane council areas are not eligible for these awards. 

This year the award categories are Regional Champions Awards, the Bright Future Award, the Community Together Award, and the Lasting Contribution Award. Each award category will feature a winner and a runner-up who will be invited to a fabulous glamorous Award Ceremony in February hosted by local celebrity Joe Mahon. 

Find out more details about the criteria for each award on the linked nomination form below. 

The deadline for nominations is Sunday, 1st December. 

Please note that at least one member of the nominated group must be over 18 years old.