Volunteers and community cohesion campaigners joined entrepreneurs and sporting talent at the 2018 Fusion Awards.
The ceremony held in the Concert Hall at King George’s Hall Blackburn (Saturday July 7) was attended by guests from across the North West.
And after England won their Quarter-final against Sweden on the same day, the evening turned into very much of a celebration of the World Cup too!
The 2018 ceremony was hosted by BBC Asian Network presenter Noreen Khan.
A campaigner and a dedicated volunteer was honoured with the Lifetime Community Achievement Award.
Clinton Smith (above) is Chair of the Preston Black History Group and has been involved on a voluntary basis with culture, diversity and equality projects for many years.
The Community Cohesion Award went to the Wirral Dean Centre of Merseyside.
MasterChef finalist Moonira Hinglotwala was named Woman of the Year whilst Manchester volunteer Manzoor Ali (below) won the Man of the Year accolade.
The Community Group of the Year Award went to Community Spirit (above) a team of volunteers who help to feed the homeless week in, week out in Blackburn. The group has no funding and has relied solely on donations for several years.
The Hollins, Let’s Be Foundation picked-up the BAE Systems Youth Leadership Award and Deputy chief Constable Sunita Gamblin won the Public Service Award.
The Achievement in Sport Award went to 16-year-old North West Schoolboy Amateur Boxing champ Zain Ahmed.
The Bolton Indians Sports Club won the Community Sports Award.
The UCLan Education Achievement Award 2018 went to Nelson and Colne College student Aleena Nadeem.
Fashion designer Bilal Patel was named The Entrepreneur of the Year.
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