{"id":54132,"date":"2025-03-14T15:00:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T15:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/?p=54132"},"modified":"2025-03-14T15:00:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T15:00:31","slug":"sheffield-honours-local-heroes-at-lord-mayor-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/03\/14\/sheffield-honours-local-heroes-at-lord-mayor-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield honours local heroes at Lord Mayor Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Sheffield\u2019s local heroes were honoured for their remarkable contributions to city life at the Lord Mayor Awards last night.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hosted by the Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Cllr Jayne Dunn, the ceremony showcased achievements across six categories: local sport, education, arts, the environment, a Local Community winner, and a Young Hero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cllr Jayne Dunn, Lord Mayor of Sheffield, said: \u201cThe Lord Mayor Awards has brought together our diverse communities ensuring we celebrate each other and the wonderful people in Sheffield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to all our worthy winners. We were thrilled to celebrate everyone, both our winners and runners-up, who have dedicated their time and efforts to putting Sheffield on the map and making this a brilliant place to live.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The awards, supported by E.ON Blackburn Meadows and local sponsors, were carefully judged by an independent panel featuring representatives from Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, and Voluntary Action Sheffield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Winners of Lord Mayors Awards 2025:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Outstanding Contribution to Local Community Winner &#8211; Firas Sharefy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outstanding Contribution to Environment &amp; Science \u2013 Sustainability Connects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outstanding Contribution to the promotion of Arts, Music &amp; Culture \u2013 Jerry Cheung DL<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outstanding Contribution to Local Sport &#8211; Yuri Matischen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outstanding Contribution to Education \u2013 Cheriene Bailey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Young Hero &#8211; Leah Walton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Sophia Reeve of Sustainability Connects, who won the Outstanding Contribution to Environment &amp; Science, said: \u201cI\u2019m so pleased to have won the award tonight. I didn\u2019t expect to win it, to be honest. I\u2019ve heard there has been some really strong other applicants. So, to have been nominated, and then to have won, is something we\u2019re really proud of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019d like to give a huge thank you to the Sheffield City Council\u2019s Women\u2019s Hub, and the Sustainability and Climate Change skilling session we delivered with them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheffield\u2019s local heroes were honoured for their remarkable contributions to city life at the Lord Mayor Awards last night. Hosted by the Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Cllr Jayne Dunn, the ceremony showcased achievements across six categories: local sport, education, arts, the environment, a Local Community winner, and a Young Hero. 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