Our Community Heroes!
This year we’ve been impressed by local community groups or resident leaders who show great desire for improving their local area and beyond. Our Community Heroes initiative was an opportunity to shine a light on those people making a real difference to show how much they mean to our community.
The four categories were:
Community Hero - someone who brings the neighbourhood together and makes a difference to the community.
Green Hero - Improving the green space around them, whether it's their garden or a communal area.
Young Hero - For anyone aged 18 and under who is making a positive impact in the community.
Resident Volunteer of the Year - Someone who goes above and beyond in their volunteering role.
Our ‘Green Hero’ award for 2022 went to Rob for his keen gardening and amazing work to improve the communal spaces where he lives and supporting other local residents to develop their garden patch. He has arranged an impressive flower bed using one of our recycled bathtubs and made a little haven in the cou
rtyard area of his block. In addition, Rob has supported our work with green spaces at Bearbrook Orchard and Hampden Gardens as well as Platinum Cycle Way.
Mark Frayne-Johnson, Housing Services Manager, and Kevin Price, Caretaker Manager (pictured) hand delivered Mr Jones’ certificate at the end of October to congratulate him. Iva Abbey, Community Engagement Officer added, “Working with Rob is an excellent example of how both residents and Fairhive succeed together to maintain and enhance our green spaces and communal areas for everyone’s enjoyment.”
Our ‘Young Heroes’ awards this year went to Olivia and Oscar who are part of local organisation, Aylesbury Wombles, who help to make the town a greener and cleaner place by litter picking. They work in sections all over villages, parks and busy roads across Aylesbury in aid of creating a nicer place to live. Pictured here are our two winners with their certificates while they were out with the Wombles.
Pauline from the group was awarded ‘Community Hero’ for helping to make decisions for driving the Wombles forward to be a bigger and better team. As well as going out litter picking and leading the picks, she paints wonderful rocks and pebbles for Bucks Rocks and places them around our town and beyond. Pauline also knits beautiful teddies and leave them around for people to find with positive messages, bringing a smile even on grey days!
Our 'Resident Volunteer of the Year' winner went to Elaine Anderson. She was nominated for her great enthusiasm and eagerness. Elaine always participates, asks challenging questions and looks to see how she can improve her knowledge and services to residents through her resident volunteering and getting involved in national groups. Well done!
Thank you to everyone who got involved and nominated.. A huge well done to all of our winners this year.