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.

Join us in congratulating our amazing finalists!  The nominees are: 

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