Lambeth Civic Awards 2025

Our winners announced!

The Lambeth Civic Awards ceremony was held on Tuesday 22 April at Lambeth Town Hall. This was an incredible celebration of a huge array of amazing individuals and organisations across Lambeth that give their time, work, and passion to help and improve the lives of others. 

From a total of over 480 nominations, there were 45 finalists and 9 award-winners along with two special awards, one for Outstanding Achievement to Lambeth and a Special Recognition Award which were announced on the night. In addition, the mayor highlighted and recognised the action of two local heroes who helped save the life of a long-standing staff member from Brixton Rec by performing CPR last month. 

The evening was hosted by Mr Cee and the ceremony included our guest speaker Levi Roots, a song performance from a local performer Esther Ole and a dance performance by dance group Empyrean LDC. This was a great opportunity to showcase the diverse talent we have right here in Lambeth. The Lambeth Civic Awards 2025 were an amazing opportunity to recognise and celebrate the immense contributions of our passionate voluntary sector, vibrant business community, and the incredible people of Lambeth and all they do for the community.  

Thank you to our sponsors Marston holdings, paybyphone, Wates, OpenView, APCOA Parking and Brixton Brewery for sponsoring this years event and making it a great night. 

You can listen to a few words of thanks from the Mayor of Lambeth, Councillor Jean-Paul Ennis on YouTube

The programme for the event is available online which provides more detail on each of the finalists and the work they do within Lambeth.

Lambeth Civic Awards Winners and Finalists 2025

Mayor’s Award for Young Citizen of the Year Award 

Winner: Omari Hunte (BIGKID Foundation)

Finalists:

• Anisa Hassan (Lambeth Peer Action Collective – LPAC) 
• Holy Boka (Young Creators UK – YCUK) 
• Irity Saucedo Añez (Nature Vibezzz) 
• Leah Hamdoun (Lambeth Youth Council) 

Volunteer of the Year Award 

Winner: Teresa Neville (Cruse Bereavement)

Finalists:

• Mark Chilvers (Boxing for Autism)
• Janine Roebuck (Coram Beanstalk) 
• Velma Williams (Disability Lambeth) 
• Quailyn (Village Life) 

Climate and Green Spaces Award 

Winner: Nicola Pastore (Rosendale Clean Air / Solve the School Run CIO)

Finalists:

• Eden Nature Garden (Organisation) 
• Art4Space – Make and Mend (Organisation) 
• Streatham Common Community Garden (Organisation) 
• Andrea Brown – (Get Rid of and Donate) 

Safer Lambeth Award 

Winner: BIGKID Foundation (Organisation)

Finalists:

• Mary Gibson (Lambeth Youth Justice) 
• Spiral Skills – Makin’ It (Organisation) 
• Pamela Mhlophe (Spires) 
• Gaia Centre (Organisation) 

Health and Wellbeing Award 

Winner: Cycle Sisters (Organisation)

Finalists:

• Thriving Stockwell (Organisation) 
• Carers4Carers (Organisation) 
• Knitwits (Organisation) 
• Peter Hilton (St. Anne’s Catholic and Primary School) 

Thriving Communities Award 

Winner: Beverley de Valmency (Black Prince Trust)

Finalists:

• Jessop Primary School Dads and Male Carers (Organisation) 
• Youthsayers (Organisation) 
• The Baytree Centre (Organisation) 
• Keeley Stephenson (Care Leaver Legacy) 

Social Enterprise Award 

Winner: Southside Rehabilitation Association (SRA)

Finalists:

• Hive Café (Organisation) 
• Young Creators UK - YCUK (Organisation) 
• Impact Brixton (Organisation) 
• upCYCLE LDN (Organisation)

Arts and Cultural Heritage Award 

Winner: Migrants in Action - MinA (Organisation)

Finalists:

• Photofusion (Organisation) 
• AkomaAsa Performing Arts Academy (Organisation) 
• Pegasus Opera Company (Organisation) 
• Fredi Nwaka (British film director, producer/former rapper) 

Empowering Young People Award 

Winner: Christoff Taylor (Young Creators UK – YCUK)

Finalists:

• New School BJJ Brixton (Organisation) 
• Sasha Gay Smith (I AM IN ME) 
• Claudia Lopez (St. Gabriel’s College) 
• Active Communities Network – ACN (Organisation) 

Outstanding Achievement to Lambeth Award

Ching Wah Wong (Clapham Park Project)

Special Recognition Award

Akeem Williams 

Community Hero Award 

Natasha Henry

Corey Meredith