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Make a Difference with ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Scotland

Make a Difference 2025

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Make a Difference Awards in Scotland aim to celebrate and recognise people who do incredible things for each other and their local communities. After difficult deliberations, entries from across Scotland were whittled down to 33 finalists across nine categories.

Led by Mornings presenter Kaye Adams and Afternoons presenter Michelle McManus, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Scotland narrowed their listeners’ entries to 29 and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio nan Gàidheal to four inspiring community heroes.

The awards ceremony took place on Sunday 28 September at ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scotland, Pacific Quay. Congratulations to this year's winners! You can hear more about the awards on Mornings with Kaye Adams on Monday 29 September.

Radio Scotland

  • Volunteer Award - Liza Quin
  • Community Award - Baby Loss Retreat
  • Fundraiser Award - Pauline Moriarty
  • Young Hero Award - Arianna Corrieri
  • Great Neighbour Award - Jane Finnie
  • Active Award - Jo Holland
  • Green Award - New Start Highland Gardens
  • Animal Award - Rannoch and Agnes Allan

Radio nan Gàidheal

  • Seonag Anderson

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Click here for a full list of this year's finalists and click here for more information about our award categories.

We have been across Scotland filming some of our finalists and you can see those videos below.

If you've been affected by any of the issues in our films, please visit ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Action Line.

The Active Award

Make A Difference Finalist - Jo Holland

Jo received a nomination for creating Parkinson's Beats, a drumming exercise program

The Animal Award

Make A Difference Finalists - Rannoch and Agnes Allan

Rannoch and Agnes Allan were nominated for their support at ‘Read to the Dog’ sessions.

The Fundraiser Award

Make A Difference Finalist - Colin Morrison

Colin was nominated for raising over £50,000 for local charities in Tobermory.

The Great Neighbour Award

Make A Difference Finalist - Kate Fromings

Kate Fromings has transformed her neighbourhood into a thriving community garden.

The Green Award

Make A Difference Finalist - New Start Highland Gardens

New Start Highland Gardens helps people facing crisis using horticulture and community.

The Volunteer Award

Make A Difference Finalist - Nazarii Lialiuk

Nazarii has helped launch Scotland’s first Ukrainian school.