WARRINGTON Borough Council is very proud to be sponsoring the Contribution to the Community Award.

People who play a part in making their local area a great place to live and work are valuable to us.

They are the backbone of their community and need to be recognised for the hard work that they do.

We are very proud of our home town and the generosity of the many people who give up their time to make their community a better place.

Many of them will say they don't do it for the awards, but we think it's important to celebrate our community champions as they are the heart and soul of what makes Warrington such a fantastic, close-knit town.

Raising awareness of these individuals for their valuable contributions is important to us and it's great that we get to publicly thank these people for everything that they do for the local area.

They are the stitches in the fabric of our community and are an inspiration to us all.

We must take this opportunity to say good luck to all that have entered and to say thank you to the many people who are out there doing great things every day and for their outstanding contribution to our town.

Clr Mike Hannon and Clr Kate Hannon, from Warrington Borough Council