Nominate a community hero to be honoured at the Amex Stadium

To celebrate 10 years of the Amex Stadium, American Express and Brighton & Hove Albion are launching a search for 10 Sussex-based ‘Community Heroes’ to be honoured at the stadium.

Nominations are now open and will close on Sunday 19 September, offering a chance for people to put forward someone who they feel has made a significant contribution to the local Sussex community over the past decade.

It could be a local schoolteacher who goes above and beyond to help their students succeed, someone who volunteers to support local people with a disability, a neighbour who delivers food to the elderly or a small business owner working tirelessly to serve the local area.

In addition to having their name honoured on a seat within the Amex Lounge at the stadium, each Community Hero will each receive two VIP hospitality tickets to watch Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday 6 November from the Amex Lounge at the Amex Stadium.

American Express will be looking for nominations for people who are:

• A Community Hero who has made a significant contribution to people or places within the Brighton and Sussex area, at any time over the past 10 years
• A current resident of the Brighton and Sussex area

The Community Heroes will be chosen by a panel of judges with representatives from Brighton & Hove Albion, American Express and More Radio.

Since becoming the official stadium partner of Brighton and Hove Albion FC in 2011, American Express have provided longstanding support for Albion in the Community (AITC), the charitable arm of Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, supporting the Sussex community in areas of education, sports, disability, social inclusion and health and with a significant colleague volunteer programme.

Beverly Sawyers, Vice President at American Express said: “The vision was that the Amex would be a venue designed for the use and enjoyment of football fans and the wider Sussex community, which is why the stadium was named the American Express Community Stadium.”

“Alongside Brighton & Hove Albion and Albion In The Community, we are delighted to serve the local Sussex community by honouring these deserving individuals within the stadium as a fitting tribute for their incredible community work.”

To enter a nomination for a Community Hero, please visit the More Radio page here. Nominations close on 19 September, 2021. Terms and conditions apply here.