Nominations now open for this year's Pride of Gedling Awards

After an incredibly difficult 18 months, organisers want to highlight the heroes who have helped so many people.

The categories this year are as follows:

The Community Hero(es) Award: Recognising inspirational individuals or groups, from any walk of life, who have gone that extra mile to help others or to make life better in their community.The Dylan Barker (Young Person of the Year) Award: Celebrating young people, under the age of 21, who make an outstanding contribution to their communities.Business in the Community Award: Highlighting the role our local businesses play in supporting the community.Outstanding Community Project Award: This award is open to any project or group which helps our local communities and improves the lives of those who live in them.The Environmental Hero Award: In recognition of any individual, group, school, club, organisation or business in the borough that have made a positive impact on either; conservation, the environment or community space.The Inspirational Healthy Lifestyles Award: This award celebrates any individual, group, school, club, organisation or business in the borough that have made a positive impact on health and/or wellbeing in the borough.

Nominations are open until, Friday, October 15, to make a nomination for any of these awards, click here.

For more details on the awards, and to see some previous winners, click here.