The Glasgow Times

Community Champion Awards

in association with Vertu

Summary

The Glasgow Times Community Champion Awards in association with Vertu have been rewarding locals who make Glasgow a better place to live for almost 20 years. The awards go right to the heart of communities across the city, from the north east, south and north west, before bringing the area finalists together at the end of the year for an overall, city-wide celebration.

So far, more than 1,000 community champions have been recognised as finalists and winners. Our community champions are recognised across ten categories to ensure that local heroes of all types are identified. The range of categories, paired with our area-by-area approach, gives the awards a unique ability to reach and reward those whose efforts may otherwise go unnoticed.

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NOMINATIONS CLOSES

Sunday, September 14

EVENT DATE

Wednesday, December 3

EVENT LOCATION

Glasgow City Chambers

2025 Grand Final Winners

Champion School of the Year

  • St Benedict’s Primary Grand Final Winner
  • St Martin’s Primary School
  • Govan High School in collaboration with PEEK and Police Scotland

Arts Champion of the Year

  • Impact Arts
  • Glasgow Girls Club Grand Final Winner
  • Ross Collins and Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity

Little Champion of the Year

  • Callum Sweeney Grand Final Winner
  • Ella Hayes Grand Final Winner
  • Ismaeel Ishaque Grand Final Winner

Youth Community Champion of the Year

  • Autisfun Group
  • Kebba Sanneh Grand Final Winner
  • Rocky Welsh

Green Champion of the Year

  • Garngad Gardens
  • Lambhill Stables Grand Final Winner
  • Merry-go-round

Health and Wellbeing Champion of the Year

  • FARE Community Allotment 
  • Home-Start North – Maryhill Hub Volunteers Grand Final Winner
  • Nan McKay Hall Volunteers

Senior Champion of the Year

  • Maureen Morris
  • Wilma Mather Grand Final Winner
  • Peter McCarthy

Sporting Champion of the Year

  • Street League Glasgow
  • Drumchapel United Fortune Flyers Women’s Team Grand Final Winner
  • George McGowan

Champion Team of the Year

  • Glasgow Street Aid
  • Rape Crisis Centre (Glasgow and Clyde) Grand Final Winner
  • Friends of Crookston Castle

Community Champion of the Year

  • Natalie Dakhil Grand Final Winner
  • Derek Mcguire 
  • Alan Deans 

Editor’s Award

  • Friends of Crookston Castle Grand Final Winner

Lord Provost Special Recognition Award

  • Govan High School in collaboration with PEEK and Police Scotland Grand Final Winner

Glasgow 850 Celebration Award 

  • Nan McKay Hall Volunteers Grand Final Winner

Sponsors

The Glasgow Times would like to thank our 2024 sponsors for their support.

Sponsorship

Raise your profile nationally by sponsoring our awards.

Sponsorship of the awards is a unique opportunity to promote your brand and help us reward Glasgow’s local heroes. If you would like more information on the opportunities available, please contact Callum Cummine, Events Manager on 0141 302 6046 or callum.cummine@newsquest.co.uk