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Digital Heroes Awards 2011

Winners 2011

Check out our 12 amazing Digital Heroes, chosen by you, who will each receive £5,000 towards their digital projects. Click on a region on the interactive map below to find out who the winners are.

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Yorkshire and Humberside

  • Dave Wooldridge Dave Wooldridge
    Dave is the manager of The Lighthouse.

  • Kim Johnston Kim Johnston
    Through her work at HEART (Headlingly Enterprise and Arts centre.

  • Paul Langton Paul Langton
    One in a Million (OIAM) is a Bradford-based charity.

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East Midlands

  • Michelle Overton Michelle Overton
    Michelle Overton is a project manager of Pozitude.co.uk.

  • Tracey Francis Tracey Francis
    Tracey works for the Trent Bridge Community Sports Trust.

  • Mags McGuire Mags McGuire
    Mags Maguire works on the Digital Activist Inclusion Network project.

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West Midlands

  • Jackie Potter Jackie Potter
    Jackie works as a Bereavement Service Practitioner at Guy’s Gift.

  • Ruth Edgcumbe Ruth Edgcumbe
    Ruth is the creative development leader of Brilliant Brains.

  • Graeme Croton Graeme Croton
    Graeme is the founder and a project leader of Project Aspie.

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East Anglia

  • Toby Peters Toby Peters
    Toby works as a weekend studio manager for FLACK Cambridge.

  • Steve Houghton Steve Houghton
    Steve and the team at Recycle-PC collect unwanted computers and IT equipment.

  • Andrew Deller Andrew Deller
    Andrew works for Lifecraft, which offers a range of services for adults who have experienced mental distress or ill health.

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Northern Ireland

  • Joe Bourke Joe Bourke
    Joe is a volunteer at the Cedar Foundation.

  • Shane Pearce Shane Pearce
    Shane Pearce is the voluntary Station Manager for Blast 106.

  • Bronagh Lawson Bronagh Lawson
    Bronagh is the founder of Creativechangeni.com.

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South East

  • Claire Floyd Claire Floyd
    Claire Floyd is a play team member of the Lifelites project at Naomi House.

  • Shelly Hall Shelly Hall
    LAPTTOP, a computer project for over 60s run by Rayleigh, Rochford and District Association for Voluntary Service (RRAVS).

  • Graham Dowdall Graham Dowdall
    Graham is working for Rhythmix.

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South West

  • Chris Dredger Chris Dredger
    Storybook Dads helps maintain the vital emotional bond between prisoners and their children.

  • Andy Weeds Andy Weeds
    The Open Blue Trust uses a double decker play bus to travel to isolated communities.

  • Jayne Hardy Jayne Hardy
    The Blurt Foundation has two ambitious aims: to tackle the stigma surrounding depression, and to make sufferers realise that they are not alone.

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Wales

  • D Murphy D Murphy
    Swansea Telly is a new TV channel which makes free videos about life in Swansea.

  • Rondine Molinaro Rondine Molinaro
    Rondine is developing Kaleidoscope in Newport.

  • Susan Adams Susan Adams
    Susan Adams is helping the community of Whitland in Carmarthenshire to get online.

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North West

  • Libby Bateman Libby Bateman
    Libby Bateman is a local community organiser in Cumbria.

  • Stephen Hewitt Stephen Hewitt
    Stephen works at the Oldham 101 Learning Centre.

  • Duncan Hodgson Duncan Hodgson
    Duncan volunteers for the Connected Project, working on AuntySocial.co.uk

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Scotland

  • Robbie Forsyth Robbie Forsyth
    Youth Football Scotland (YFS) is a not-for-profit social enterprise.

  • Lorraine Dilmi and team Lorraine Dilmi and team
    Support for Ordinary Living (SOL) was established in 1997.

  • Sandy Kerr Sandy Kerr
    Pass IT On is an Edinburgh-based charity.

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London

  • Nick Bason Nick Bason
    Walthamstow Scene is a website and social media network set up in November 2010.

  • Fiona Elvines Fiona Elvines
    Fiona Elvines has been working on building an online presence for Rape Crisis South London.

  • Devron Callender Devron Callender
    Devron Callender works for the charity Leonard Cheshire Disability.

  • Laura Thurlow Laura Thurlow
    Laura is a mentor for FutureYou.

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North East

  • Jean Raby Jean Raby
    Jean is a PA at Age UK Darlington.

  • Linda Blakelock Linda Blakelock
    Linda works as a Business Development Officer for NE1fm.

  • Christina Manners Christina Manners
    Christina has been working on voluntary basis for a Community Centre.

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