Leeds Compassionate City Awards

The Leeds Compassionate City Awards recognise the outstanding individuals and organisations who make a difference to their communities.

Leeds Compassionate City Awards logo showing a colourful Leeds skyline and people

The awards celebrate the unsung heroes and showcase the best that Leeds has to offer, highlighting those who go above and beyond to help make Leeds a special place to live and work.

2024 awards

The awards ceremony was held at Leeds Civic Hall on Thursday 5 December 2024.

Award winners

There were 9 categories for a person, group or organisation. The winners and those highly commended were:

Jo Cox Award

Sponsored by Luminate Education Group external link

Winner

Horsforth Town of Sanctuary

Highly commended

Gosia Madej Szlachetko (Pudsey Community Project)
Hawa Dal Peace of Mind

Unsung Sporting Hero of the Year

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Winner

Alan Hunter

Community Sports Project of the Year

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Winner

Farsley Celtic Deaf FC

Highly commended

Recovery Runners Community

Community Organisation or Project of the Year

Sponsored by STM 360 external link

Winner

Getting Clean CIC

Highly commended

Armley Youth Space
Women Friendly Leeds

Health and Wellbeing Project of the Year

Sponsored by Munroe K external link

Winner

Hawa Bah

Highly commended

Coffee Pot Memory Cafe
Breastfeeding Peer Support Service

Diversity Project of the Year

Sponsored by Dawson Group external link  

Winner

Happy Tears Foundation

Highly commended

Yorkshire and Humber Maternity Stream of Sanctuary

Environmental Achievement of the Year

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Winner

Hyde Park Source

Highly commended

Seacroft Community Forest Garden

Unsung Hero of the Year

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Winner

Janet Wilcock

Highly commended

Alan Swift
Billie Gaitley

Fundraising Achievement of the Year

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Winner

Bev Yearwood

Highly commended

Andrew Hobson
James Tortice

Award highlights

Watch the highlights on YouTube:

2017 to 2023 awards

You can view videos and interviews of previous awards events since the launch in 2017, on our Leeds Compassionate City Awards YouTube playlist.