The Inspiring People Awards 2017 were created following the success of 2016’s Inspiring Women Awards

The awards were a fabulous opportunity to say thank you to your local hero – male or female – and a chance to give neighbours, friends, colleagues and community figures the recognition they deserve. You were all invited to vote across a range of awards categories; Inspiring Sportsperson, Inspiring Community Work, Inspiring Environmentalist, Inspiring Person Under 21, Inspiring Person over 70 and Inspiring in The arts.

The winners were interviewed for a feature in issue 5 of re:story magazine and announced at a glam social soiree at Barnstaple’s Boston Tea party which brought people from across the community together to publicise the vital work we do to support and keep families safe.