2/11/2007 - Cumbria's community heroes awarded for their efforts

The county's volunteers who do the most for other people have been recognised at the Cumbria Community Awards dinner held at Rheged near Penrith last night.

A total of 13 awards were presented in a range of categories to recognise all the hard work done by those who put others before themselves.

The 2007 winners are:

Chairman's Award (sponsored by Cumbria County Council)

Winner: Carlisle Asian Women's Group - a support network for Cumbria's Asian women set up by Saj Ghafoor from Carlisle's HDM Spice Shop.

Runner up: Show Racism The Red Card - a Whitehaven-based anti-racism initiative driven by campaigner Peter Foley, one of the first professional black footballers in Britain.