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Tom Fletcher - Credit: Everyone Active Harrow Lodge Leisure Centre manager has been picked as Haverings hero for his contribution to the community during the pandemic. The project, hosted by the BBC, asked London councils to nominate a lockdown hero in their borough – someone who has made a significant difference to their community in this difficult time. The team delivered more than 3,000 food packages and over 500 PPE deliveries to shielding residents, local food banks, care homes and key...

Chiara Wilkinson, @chiarawilkinson Colette Allen (left) and Polly Mann outside Hackney Quest on Poole Road. - Credit: Andrew Leo The director of a Hackney charity is nominated as the borough’s lockdown hero for BBC Radio London’s Make a Difference Hero campaign on Sunday. Originally from Edinburgh, Colette Allen has worked at the youth charity Hackney Quest for 20 years and was nominated by the council in the scheme honouring those making a difference to their local communities during ...