Almost 100 community heroes were nominated to win a Fred. Olsen cruise in a competition ran with ChronicleLive.
Some people were nominated twice, one was even nominated three times, as people from up and down the region put forward someone who they thought deserved a cruise for their community efforts. We received almost 100 entries and it wasn't an easy choice for the judging panel to pick the winners.
However, the winners have now been picked and some have already left on their cruises! Others will be excitedly packing for cruises leaving this month, while some have the rest of the year to look forward to a winter trip away either to Scandinavia, Scotland, Iceland and even Greenland.
