
The Civic Community Awards ceremony took place at Porchester Hall on Tuesday 27th March.
The Awards recognise the efforts of Westminster’s community heroes - the people and organisations who dedicate themselves to helping others in the community.
Cllr Lee Rowley, who hosted the awards, said, “Tonight’s winners are leading the way in doing their bit for the local community, and to foster a strong sense of community in Westminster, it’s vital that we recognise the great work already going on.

"It’s particularly encouraging to see young people playing a prominent part in the winners list, in helping to tackle anti-social behaviour and youth violence in their communities.”
See below for a full list of winners, runners-up and commended nominees.
You can also find out more about the winners and why they won as well as seeing some of the photos from the night.
The full cost of these awards was covered by our main sponsors, Veolia. Winners and runners-up received Olympics tickets donated by the West End partnership. And use of Porchester Hall was kindly provided free-of-charge by GLL, who run Westminster’s sports and leisure facilities. Our thanks go to all our sponsors for their generosity and support.
| Outstanding contribution: Working with Young People | |
|---|---|
| Winner | Emily Marbach |
| Runner up | John Murphy |
| Commended | Isola Akay |
| Commended | Eartha Pond |
| Commended | Mike Smith |
| Inspirational Person of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Winner | Tarik Ellekhlifi |
| Runner up | Lance Kuhn |
| Commended | Krishan Murari |
| Commended | Kathy Bryan |
| Outstanding Contribution: Improving Westminster | |
|---|---|
| Winner | Elaine Arthur |
| Runner up | Romil Patel |
| Commended | Sheila Davies |
| Commended | Pet Society |
| Commended | Margaret Pollock |
| Commended | Elizabeth Virgo |
| Young Person of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Winner | Zak Antrobus |
| Runner up | Theo Calvin |
| Commended | Amina Ahmed |
| Commended | Milad Fermani |
| Commended | Teiba Mutar |
| Outstanding contribution: Working with Older People | |
|---|---|
| Winner | Jacqui Haynes |
| Runner up | Jane Buttigieg |
| Commended | Sheila Ambrose |
| Commended | Mary Payne |
| Commended | Aurea Tagiuang |
| Partnership of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Winner | Dehesa and Switchback |
| Runner up | SMart |
| Commended | Mozart Estate Office and the Safer Neighbourhood Team |
| Commended | CityWest Homes and Queens Park Rangers FC |
| Commended | Vital Regeneration and BNP Paribas |
In the meantime, if you know of any individual or organisation whose work in the community derserves special recognition, please let us know. It's too late for them to win a Civic Community Award 2012, but they could be a candidate for next year's awards!
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