ON August 5, there will be the first ever 'Pride of Urmston Awards'. I think this is brilliant for Urmston to recognise the pillars of our community.

It's about time the people who get on with making our area a better place to live in got some recognition for doing so. So I say well done to those who have organised this public thank you to our local heroes. Because that is what they are to me, heroes.

I see top of the list is our very own singer Wayne Devlin, and rightly so. Although he has received several awards for his community and charity work over the years he very much deserves this award. He does so much on a regular basis for so many.

I have been reliably informed he also does a lot behind the scenes that people don't know about. He's a wonderful ambassador for Urmston and I'm thrilled to see him top of the list.

I don't know the other winners on the list but I am looking forward to finding out who they are and what they do in our community.

I also believe we have Urmston's local karaoke singers coming to entertain us, this is a lovely touch getting the local singers to entertain our local heroes.

It's going to be a lovely evening recognising those who make our community a wonderful place to live in and I hope everyone in the area will buy a ticket and join in this awards night.

I believe tickets are available from Showcase studios on Railway Road, Urmston priced £8 each.

Well done Urmston

Caroline HindsUrmston