UNSUNG heroes from the north west will have their moment in the spotlight tomorrow night as the Glasgow Community Champions awards continue to reward the fantastic efforts of people across the city.

Tuesday’s event is the final of our three 2018 Glasgow Community Champions heats, supported by our fantastic partners Glasgow City Council, Scottish Fire and Rescue, Police Scotland, Glasgow Fort, City Building and Glasgow Community Planning Partnership.

Battling it out for the Team Award are Braveheart Industries, a group of social enterprises generating employment and other life-changing opportunities for ex-offenders; Chara Garden Group, which provides a safe space for women escaping domestic abuse or dealing with mental health issues and homelessness; and North West Glasgow Recovery Communities which helps people recovering from addiction.

Fantastic Frances Smith, who took over the running of a local dance group after the death of her friend; champion fundraiser Derek McShane, who has raised more than £10,000 for cancer support; Caroline Thomson, the driving force behind Maryhill Mobile Children’s Services; and Poverty Alliance fieldwork development officer Twimukye Macline Mushaka, who has overcome personal health issues to help others, are the Individual Award finalists.

Anne Marie Robertson Dryburgh, who has run older people’s social project Alive and Kicking for the last 30 years, and the Universities of Strathclyde and Glasgow Caledonian Law Clinics are going head to head for the Public Service Award.

The contenders for the Uniformed Services Award are The Scottish Fire and Rescue Community Action Team, for its inspirational work protecting vulnerable children from sexual exploitation; White Watch at Cowcaddens Community Fire Station, who are teaching lifesaving skills to local schools and businesses through its CPR training programme; and paramedic Pat McGrattan who was recently awarded the Queen’s Ambulance Service Medal in recognition of his mentoring work.

The finalists in the Senior Award are Alexander Watt, who has dedicated the last 30 years of his life to running a Springburn sports club; Jean Forrester, a one-woman community whirlwind who helps everyone from the homeless and the elderly to young and grass-roots activism; and The Rockers, the Possilpark line dancing group currently enjoying a viral hit on social media after their impromptu performance outside the City Halls.

The three finalists for the Health and Wellbeing Award are Just Like Us, a peer support group helping people with mental health issues in Milton; Notre Dame Children’s Centre, which supports children living tough lives and the kinship carers who help them; and The Coach House Trust which runs a variety of initiatives designed to support vulnerable, isolated people.

And finally, the Sport Award contenders are James Davidson, who dedicates his free time to coaching and supporting the under-11s Drumchapel United girls team; Partick Thistle Charitable Trust, which runs a project helping homeless people; or North Kelvin Sports Development Group, which is successfully tackling sectarianism with a range of innovative projects.

The winners from the north west heat will join the north east and south champions at the grand final in the City Chambers in November.

Entertainment will be provided by talented young singer Robyn Burns, a pupil at the Angela McCallum School of Music.