HEY Charity Awards Finalists

We’re delighted to introduce the finalists for the very first HEY Charity Awards!

These inspiring individuals and organisations have been recognised for the outstanding impact they make across our communities, going above and beyond to drive positive change and make a real difference.

We received an incredible response, with so many heartfelt nominations. Choosing our finalists was both inspiring and incredibly challenging.

All finalists have been invited to join us at our inaugural HEY Charity Awards evening on 21 May 2026, and we can’t wait to celebrate their commitment, passion and dedication.

Arts & Culture Award:

– Artlink Hull | 87 Gallery

– The Godber Theatre Foundation

– Voices of Weighton

Children & Youth Award:

– CatZero – Children’s School Holiday Programme

– Explorers – Artlink Hull’s flagship creative learning programme 

– Freedom Road Creative Arts

Digital Inclusion Award:

– Hull Sisters

– Lets Tech Together

– The DASH Team at The Shores Centre

Education & Training Award:

– Downright Special

– The Warren

– Concrete Youth

Environmental Award:

– Doreen’s Hull CIO

– Molescroft Wildlife Network

– Oldroyds Corner CIC

Funder of the Year:

– A Shining Light

– Freddie Cole

– Amelia Ehlert & Katelyn Ellis

Health & Wellbeing Award:

– Hull and East Yorkshire MIND

– Men in Sheds Hull

– The Hinge Centre

Impact of the Year:

– House of Light

– Neighbourhood Network

– One Punch Hull

Inclusion Award:

– Aim Higher

– East Hull Community Farm

– Waste Not Want Not – Ashby Volunteer Team

Leader of the Year:

– Natasha Barley

– Chanelle Urquhart

– Sally Langton – Wilberfoss Amateur Theatre Society

Newcomer Award:

– Sarah Barlow (Together We Foster)

– Freedom Providers Project, Yorkshire in Business

– One Punch Hull

Partnership of the Year:

– Artlink Hull and Sight Support HEY – SocialEYES Creative Connections

– CatZero & Sewell Group

– Phoenix Families CIC and Hull Museums

Special Recognition Award:

– TO BE ANNOUNCED

Sports & Active Award:

– Mark Cooke

– Organisation Goole Youth Action

– Will Wilson

Team of the Year:

– The Community Advice Officer Team – Sight Support HEY

– City of Hull Street Angels

– Howden Fit Mums and Friends