Alderman & Civic Awards 2023: 38 Peterborough winners making strides to make city a better place to live

Thirty-eight exceptional award winners have been recognised at this years Alderman & Civic Awards presentation evening in Peterborough.

It's a night where the great and the good of Peterborough come together to be showered with applause for work that often goes under the radar.

Neil Boyce, for example, was recognised for his work as the Chair of Good Neighbours. The group was set up as a charity in 2020 to help those who are sick, elderly or disabled living in rural areas of the city. Volunteers operate in four wards of the city, serving 12 per cent of Peterborough’s population.

Another nod went to FC Peterborough’s Shahzad Hamid, after the community-based football team has gone from strength to strength since it's inception six years ago.

The club encourages people from all communities to break down racial barriers through it’s football. Since 2017, they have gone from having one men’s team to three men’s teams and six junior teams whose players come from all over the city. The first team are four leagues away from the football league.

Also, Stuart Francis, who was managing director of Hereward Radio and helped to employ 60 people under Mid Anglia Radio, was among those highlighted.

He ran the station’s Christmas appeal, which, over ten years, raised £1 million for disabled people. The cash helped to buy 14 mini buses and provided days out to the East of England Showground for 6,000 people.

The award winners are chosen by the Constitution and Ethics Committee, at Peterborough City Council, who draw up a shortlist of finalists from each award category.

The presentation evening took place on May 11, in the Reception Room at Peterborough Town Hall.

Here are the following 38 Peterborough award winners, including those with new Alderman status, given to a former councillor who has provided eminent services to the council: