Women of all ages and backgrounds celebrated the achievements made by volunteers and community activists at the fifth annual Aawaz awards.
More than 200 people attended the awards ceremony at Accrington Town Hall on Wednesday. The awards coincided with the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day on March 8.
Hyndburn Mayor Malcolm Pritchard and his wife Irene were among the guests.
See some of the entertainment from the ceremony below ...
A total of 10 awards were given. Among the winners from Hyndburn were Asma Malik who received the Voluntary Work Award and Rhyddings Business and Enterprise School business manager Carmel Cunliffe who received a special award for her community cohesion work.
After accepting her award, Carmel said: "For once in my life I am lost for words. I completely didn't expect this. The work I have done with Aawaz has been amazing. It is an amazing organisation that has made a big difference in the lives of students at Rhyddings and throughout Lancashire."
The maintenance team at St Andrew's Church, Swiss Street, Accrington received the Bringing Communities Together Award as the church is regularly used by groups of all faiths and background for events.
Aawaz patron Jean Battle said: "The awards event has become the highlight of the year for us. It is a time when we acknowledge the work of our volunteers from across the county and the country, and the ways they have helped to improve all of our lives."
The work of Joseph Treacy was also honoured during the ceremony. Before his death last year Mr Treacy was working on a book on the history of Hyndburn's Asian population. The information is based on interviews he and his team have conducted with residents who moved the area in the 1950s and 1960s. The book, Celebrating Asian Heritage, is now complete and will be published later this month.
