Make a Difference: Hampshire, Dorset and IoWEpisodes Available now
Young Hero Award Winner: Teddy
Teddy won the Young Hero Award in BBC Radio Solent's Make a Difference Awards for 2026.
Environmental Award Winners: Victoria Road Gardeners
Victoria Road Gardeners in Woolston won the Environmental Award.
Fundraiser Award Winner: Russell Matthews
Russell Matthews won the Fundraiser Award in BBC Radio Solent's Make a Difference Awards.
Volunteer Award Winner: Charlotte Blanchard
Charlotte Blanchard won the Volunteer Award in the Make a Difference Awards.
Conor helps to find vulnerable missing people
Conor from Southampton volunteers as a dog handler with Hampshire Search and Rescue Dogs.
Meet Alfred - a disability support dog
Alfred is a disability support dog and provides physical support to his owner.
Angela helps cats that need re-homing
Angela has been volunteering at a cat re-homing charity in Portsmouth for nine years.
Coaching gymnastics in Havant over 40 years
John from Havant has been coaching and mentoring grass-routes gymnastics for 44 years.
"Gloves not blades" initiative at Portsmouth gym
The Artful Dodger Boxing Academy in Portsmouth provides a safe space for young people.
Antony runs a pan disability football team
Antony Waghorn from Southampton runs a pan disability football team.
