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The four finalists in the �鶹�� Essex Make A Difference Awards 2023 “Green” category are (in alphabetical order): Canvey Bay Watch seafront volunteer group. It consists of 25 volunteers who work every week to clean the beaches on Canvey Island, remove plastic from the sea, repaint wooden benches and maintain the Bumble Bee garden, as well as countless other jobs on the island. En-Form, a Colchester-based environmental charity which works to support the local community to live more sustainably, as well as arranging events such as the annual Eco Festival. Georgie Gibbins from Billericay, a nine-year-old pupil at Quilter Junior School in Billericay, who set up a weekly Litter Picking Club to improve the tidiness of his school and protect the local environment. There are nearly 60 of Georgie’s fellow pupils who join him on the litter picking. Tina Holland from Grays, who has helped to breathe life back into the Grays Town Park, from organising local alleyway clearances and brightening up the park itself to regenerating the café and bringing it back into use. The four finalists will find out if they have won at the �鶹�� Essex Make A Difference Awards ceremony on 21 September 2023. Good luck!