Active Award Winner: Kim Purkis

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Kim Purkis from Romsey won the Active Award in BBC Radio Solent's Make a Difference Awards for 2025. Kim Purkis founded the charity Face Everything and Rise and used her savings to buy special dry-suits for people to keep their intravenous lines dry whilst swimming. The Active Award is awarded to an individual or group of people who have used physical activity or sport as a way of improving the lives of those in their community.