Previous winners
2023
Outstanding Young Person - Tara-Bella Halai
Supporting Vulnerable People - Erica Fontaine
Contribution to the Community - Jade Fardon
Bringing People Together - Courtfield 19
Extraordinary Achievement - Ajay Shah and Diven Halai
Pride in Harrow - Peter Davies
Health and Wellbeing - Dr Silvia Gerea
Team - Harrow Recreation Ground Users Association
Good Neighbour Justin Patel
Lifetime Achievement - Jennie Youle
Volunteer of the Year - Harrow Recreation Ground Users Association
2022
Supporting Vulnerable People
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Jackie O’Hanlon
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Tanya Dennis
Team Award
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Voluntary Action Harrow
Health and Wellbeing award
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Aurora Da Silva
Bringing People Together
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David Phelops
Lifetime achievement
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Gerry Devine
Clean, Safe and Green Communities
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Lee O’brien
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Simon Braidman
Extraordinary Achievement
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David Steele
Inspiring Young People
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Harrow and Wembley Sea Cadets
Outstanding Young Person
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Ariana Abawe
2021
Rachelle Goldberg
Jeff Rollason
Lopa Shah
Shilan Shah
Justin Blacklaws
The team at Ignite Youth
Vrisha Koshal
South Harrow Litter Pickers
People ConneX
Keith Troke
Harrow East Primary Care Network Volunteers
Emmanual Addae Amankwa
Karen Withers
Police Constable Adrian Peacock (3658NW Safer Schools South Harrow)
Soul Kitchen
Ebenezer Azigwe
Vicky Leach (Harrow Parent Forum)
Miriam Chinnick
Nurture with Nature Group
Sandra Calderbank (Belmont Community Association)
Harsha Seth (Nurture with Nature group)
Harrow Care Plus (Food Bag Volunteers)
Paul Skidmore (Save Sunday Music)
Sheena Henderson
EKTA In HARROW
Pinner High School staff and governors
Harrow Samaritans
Rahul Kotecha (Harrow Care Plus)
Kamakshi Jani
Anne Crosby
Adrian Parker
2020
Hear about the inspiring stories behind our local heroes on Facebook - in our dedicated 2020 Harrow’s Heroes album
2019
See the highlights in our 2019 Harrow’s Heroes album
2018
Volunteers of the year Award
Infant Feed Team Peer Supporters
Bringing People Together Award
Carole and Nigel Reid from Friends of Roxbourne Park
Outstanding Young Person Award
Jade Perry
Lifetime Achievement Award
Elizabeth Butterfield
Clean, Safe and Green Communities Award
Mayur Bhatt
Extraordinary Achievement Award
JOINT WINNERS:
Michela CoganMich O'Beirne
Supporting Vulnerable people Award
Harrow Care Plus
Team Award
Harrow Foodbank
Improving Lives Award
Citizens Advice Bureau
Health and Wellbeing Award
Infant Feeding Team Peer Supporters
2017
Supporting Vulnerable People
Harrow Housebound Library Service - for their outstanding dedication and service that they provide to the elderly and vulnerable residents in Harrow.
Lifetime Achievement Award
John Towell - for dedicating 30 years of volunteer work in Harrow to provide friendship and run the social club for adults with learning disabilities.
Health and Wellbeing Award
Mike Lepps, Harrow park run - for helping to encourage a healthy lifestyle in Harrow and fostering a community spirit for all ages through Harrow park run.
Outstanding Young Person Award - sponsored by Bank of Baroda
Sadia Binte Rahman for promoting Bengali Culture - for supporting and promoting Bengali culture within the local community especially among young people as well as representing Harrow nationally and internationally.
Bringing People Together Award - Sponsored by Pertemps
Ken Woods, for bringing together the steering group and working tirelessly for the Grange Farm Estate.
Improving Lives Award - Sponsored by Sopra Steria
Gerry Bloomfield for volunteer work in running computer classes to help people become confident in developing their IT skills.
Clean, Safe and Green Communities Award
Joan Telfer, Harrow Beekeepers - for her contribution to the local environment, and inspiring others through teaching courses on bee keeping to schools and the community.
Team Award - sponsored by Bugler Group
League of Jewish Women - Way Ahead Team - for their headwear services to help and support to women who have lost their hair through chemotherapy and doing this with care, kindness and understanding
Extraordinary Achievement Award
Jo Saunders, for making a significant contribution to making Harrow a special place to live through her pivotal role in the £6million transformation of Headstone Manor and Museum.
Volunteer of the Year Award
Charles Newman, Harrow Association of Disabled People. For going above and beyond to help others through his volunteer work with HAD
2016
Volunteer of the year Award - as chosen by Judges
Usha Shah
Supporting Vulnerable People Award
Brian Whitehead - for providing support for vulnerable people affected by emotional, physical and learning disabilities.
Improving Lives Award
James Keeler – for volunteering to help at Harrow Association of Disabled People.
Lifelong Volunteer Award
Don Sims – for more than 50 years service at the 8/19th Harrow (St Peters) scout group helping the development and growth of young people.
Outstanding Young Volunteer Award
Kushal Vekariya – Enhancing the quality of life of local citizens who are lonely and isolated.
Bringing People Together Award
Cynthia Wells – for volunteer work carried out to make a difference to Pinner Memorial Park.
Clean, Safe and Green Communities Award
Michael Sayer – for helping to improve Harrow Recreation Ground and inspiring young people to keep the park clean and safe.
Health and Wellbeing Award
Usha Shah – for raising awareness and increasing organ donor registrations, potentially saving many lives.
Team Volunteer Award
Post Opening Volunteers at Norwood - for volunteer work during unsociable and demanding hours enabling a smooth running of a busy office.
2015
Young Volunteer Award
Sarah Millwood
Pertemps Bringing People Together Award
Patricia Gates
Inspiring Volunteer Award
Sheila Jowers
Bank of Baroda Community Champion Award
June Skidmore
Lifelong Volunteer Award
Karen Harrison
Volunteer Team Award
Independent Visitors Volunteers
The Judges' Award
Chandulal Shah