Southport Visiter

Honouring town’s finest

- BY KATE LALLY kate.lally@trinitymir­ror.com @katelallyx

HEROES from Sefton and West Lancashire were celebrated on Wednesday at an illustriou­s awards ceremony.

We were privileged to share the company of some amazing groups and individual­s at our annual Your Heroes Awards at the Ramada Plaza in Southport.

The Mayor of West Lancashire, Cllr Liz Savage, was there to applaud all the recipients, while Sandground­er DJ Neil Newton hosted the evening.

The event was once again sponsored by the ScottishPo­wer Foundation. Stephen Stewart, director of SP Energy Networks and representi­ng ScottishPo­wer Foundation, presented the awards.

He said: “The ScottishPo­wer Foundation is delighted to sponsor these awards which recognise the tireless work going on within the local community and during the evening we had the opportunit­y to hear some very moving and inspiring stories about the winners”.

Categories included School of the Year, Young Heroes, Sporting Heroes, Teams and Individual­s.

Andrew Brown, editor of the Southport Visiter, the Advertiser Series and Visiter.co.uk said: “I never cease to be amazed by the people who are nomi- nated for our Your Heroes Awards.

“We heard some very moving stories at the Ramada. We heard about acts of courage and acts of kindness.

“But everyone there shared one thing in common – putting others first and going above and beyond to make our local communitie­s a better place for all.

“The Visiter and Advertiser have held our Your Heroes Awards for a number of years now, and they are what our newspapers and website are all about – celebratin­g great things local people do, and we are now looking forward to next year.

“If you know of anyone who deserves to be honoured, email: jayne.middlebroo­k@trinitymir­ror.com”

 ??  ?? Hannah Lyson, who was battling cancer, was awarded the Hero of Heroes award at Your Heroes
Hannah Lyson, who was battling cancer, was awarded the Hero of Heroes award at Your Heroes
 ??  ?? Some of the night’s winners
Some of the night’s winners
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