{"id":4949,"date":"2026-09-01T11:49:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T10:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/?p=4949"},"modified":"2026-09-06T11:54:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T10:54:55","slug":"bbc-make-a-difference-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/2026\/09\/01\/bbc-make-a-difference-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Make a Difference Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have been nominated for the<strong>&nbsp;Environmental<\/strong> <strong>Award<\/strong>&nbsp;category at this year&#8217;s BBC Radio Northampton Make a Difference Awards. Here is Jonathan taliking about the group on BBC Radio Northampton:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/podlove-media\/Wellingborough-Eco-Group-BBC-MaDA.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The interview was aired on the Annabel Amos Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Northampton on <strong>Tuesday 1<\/strong><sup><strong>st<\/strong><\/sup><strong>&nbsp;September.<\/strong> It was played between 7am-9am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join us at the Award Ceremony<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join Annabel Amos and Graham McKechnie as they host this year\u2019s BBC Radio Northampton Make a Difference Awards. The awards are a chance to say, Thank You and celebrate all the people, community groups, and even animals who make life better for others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join us on Thu 10 September at Royal &amp; Derngate for a night of entertainment with special guests, Northampton Rock Choir and Preacher the Storyteller. And if that wasn\u2019t enough, tickets are free!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Let\u2019s celebrate Northamptonshire\u2019s Young Hero under the age of 16.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Who\u2019s been volunteering their time in Northamptonshire?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Community Group that has helped to change the lives of others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The people using exercise and physical activity to help others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Fundraiser that\u2019s gone the extra mile for a good cause.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Those looking after our local environment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Great Neighbour helping those in their community.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And how can we forget the animals that are making a difference to our lives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Come and celebrate Northamptonshire\u2019s unsung heroes and enjoy a night of laughter, music and uplifting stories. Doors will open at 6pm and the ceremony will begin at 7pm &#8211; Get your tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/royalandderngate.co.uk\/whats-on\/bbc-make-a-difference-awards\/\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have been nominated for the&nbsp;Environmental Award&nbsp;category at this year&#8217;s BBC Radio Northampton Make a Difference Awards. Here is Jonathan taliking about the group on BBC Radio Northampton: The interview was aired on the Annabel Amos Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Northampton on Tuesday 1st&nbsp;September. It was played between 7am-9am. Join us at the Award &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/2026\/09\/01\/bbc-make-a-difference-awards\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">BBC Make a Difference Awards<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4949"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4960,"href":"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4949\/revisions\/4960"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}