{"id":63766,"date":"2025-03-14T14:14:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T14:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=63766"},"modified":"2025-03-14T14:14:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T14:14:57","slug":"watch-sheffield-community-champions-celebrated-at-the-lord-mayor-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/03\/14\/watch-sheffield-community-champions-celebrated-at-the-lord-mayor-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Sheffield community champions celebrated at the Lord Mayor Awards\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sheffield\u2019s most skilled and devoted citizens were recognised at the Lord Mayor Awards last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event at Sheffield Town Hall celebrated those who go above and beyond to make Sheffield a booming place to live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillor Jayne Dunn, the Lord Mayor of Sheffield, said she was thrilled to celebrate all the people who dedicate \u201ctheir time and efforts to putting Sheffield on the map\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said: \u201cThe Lord Mayor Awards has brought together our diverse communities ensuring we celebrate each other and the wonderful people in Sheffield\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the winners was Firas Sharefy, who was given the Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community award for setting up the Open Kitchen Social Club at St Andrews Church Hall, a place for asylum seekers and refugees in Sheffield.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lord Mayor Awards\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rAPBSLjEvYU?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheffield\u2019s most skilled and devoted citizens were recognised at the Lord Mayor Awards last night. 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