The Leeds Compassionate City Awards recognise the outstanding individuals and organisations who make a difference to their communities.
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 2024 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 recommended 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
Sponsored by
Leeds Rhinos Foundation external link
Community Sports Project of the Year
Sponsored by
Leeds United Football Club external link
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
Sponsored by
Munroe K external link
Winner
Hyde Park Source
Highly commended
Seacroft Community Forest Garden
Unsung Hero of the Year
Sponsored by
STM 360 external link
Winner
Janet Wilcock
Highly commended
Alan Swift
Billie Gaitley
Fundraising Achievement of the Year
Sponsored by
Park Lane Foundation external link
Winner
Bev Yearwood
Highly commended
Andrew Hobson
James Tortice
Previous awards
2023 awards
The 2023 awards ceremony was held at Leeds Civic Hall on Thursday 7 December 2023.
There were 9 categories for a person, group or organisation.
Watch the highlights on YouTube:
The 2023 award categories, winners and those highly recommended
Jo Cox Award
Sponsored by
Luminate Education Group external link
Winner
Guiding Light Leads - Yvonne Opebiyi
Highly commended
Leeds Development Education Centre)
The late Mohammed Farouk Butt of Hamara Healthy Living Centre
Unsung Sporting Hero of the Year
Sponsored by
Leeds Rhinos Foundation external link
Winner
Màire Pogson
Highly commended
David Wynick
Denham Hill
Community Sports Project of the Year
Sponsored by
Leeds United Football Club external link
Winner
Champions Community Sport and Health CIC
Highly commended
Harehills Park Bowling Club
Max Hussein - Umoja Leeds
Health and Wellbeing Project of the Year
Sponsored by
Munroe K external link
Winner
Rainbow Hearts and Feel Good
Highly commended
Alison Anthony
Lippy People
Diversity Project of the Year
Sponsored by
Park Lane Properties external link
Winner
Leeds City of Sanctuary
Highly commended
Leeds Development Education Centre
Leeds Domestic Violence Service
Environmental Achievement of the Year
Sponsored by
Munroe K external link
Winner
DAMASQ
Highly commended
Pudsey Community Project
The Tribe Youth Group ECO Club
2023 Year of Culture Project
Sponsored by
Dawson Group external link
Winner
Leeds Hospitals Charity – Leeds Bear Hunt
Highly commended
Space2 – Ahead of the Wave Show
Community Organisation or Project of the Year
Sponsored by
STM 360 external link
Winner
Leeds Warm Spaces
Highly commended
Bramley Care Bears
Friends of Cottingley Community Centre
Unsung Hero of the Year
Sponsored by
STM 360 external link
Winner
Hala Wadi
Highly commended
Chris Hollins
Harry Boynton
2017 to 2022 awards
You can view videos and interviews of previous awards events since the launch in 2017, on our
Leeds Compassionate City Awards YouTube playlist external link.
