With the year coming to an end and the King's New Year Honours list about to be announced, we are honouring some of the people in Norwich who have gone above and beyond in 2023.
1. Kevin Francis
Kevin Francis, who lost his right leg after a car crash 18 years ago, completed the 19,340ft climb to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro.
The 43-year-old hiked for five days using his crutches to reach the summit, raising more than £5,500 for Parkinson's UK.
He said: “It was a long, tough night, climbing over very steep and loose volcanic scree.
“The walk felt as though it was going on forever with the top of the mountain hidden by the darkness."
2. Amelia Ling
This 11-year-old managed to save her elderly neighbour's life after noticing something wasn't quite right.
Amelia Ling became friends with her 74-year-old neighbour, Maureen Jacklin, often visiting her flat in Dereham Road and waving to her on her way to school.
One day, she became concerned after noticing her neighbour's light had been left on day and night with the curtains drawn.
Amelia then peered into the property and saw Maureen's feet in her slippers.
Amelia and her dad knocked on the door when they heard Maureen shout out for help they barged in.
The pair discovered Maureen had been lying for three days unable to get help.
Doctors told Maureen after she recovered that she would have died within a day if her young friend had not found her when she did.
3. Ben and Sam Brown
The two brothers embarked on the mission to climb Mount Snowdon a whopping eight times - the equivalent of Mount Everest.
The Browns scaled the mountain to raise money for the N&N Hospitals charity after Ben's wife Holly suffered a miscarriage in March this year.
The pair raised thousands of pounds for the Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit (EPAU) and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) as they made the 29,000ft climb.
4. Paul Coleman
Paul Coleman chose to celebrate his 70th birthday charitably as he took on a huge fitness challenge, running a kilometre for every year of his life.
Paul took on the challenge in October after running his first half-marathon in May.
The challenge raised more than £5,000 for Compassion UK, a charity that aims to bring children out of poverty in Africa.
He said: "I don’t mind admitting it was tough but I had the goal in mind of what the funds are going to help enable in Togo."
5. Nathan West
The diehard Norwich City fan Nathan 'Westy' West raised £60,000 in sponsorships for a half-marathon after being cruelly taunted online.
Nathan had an original fundraising target of £500 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
But after an interview with the Pink Un, he became the target of online abuse.
The trolling resulted in a surge of support from the football community and he found himself smashing his original target.
6. The Hill family
The family of a 36-year-old paramedic who suddenly died came together to raise money for defibrillators across Norwich.
Ian Hill died from sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS), a sudden unexpected cardiac arrest just before Christmas in 2019.
The family raised more than £9,000 through a range of events to help set up emergency defibrillators.
7. Rachael Hutchinson
Rachael Hutchinson is the co-founder of the rehabilitation centre Able2B which works to combine fun with therapeutic elements of sport.
Rachael gives some 50 hours a week to the service helping more than 400 clients to achieve their best.
Her work has included teaching children with cerebral palsy to walk and helping stroke survivors regain independence.
All this led to Rachael being shortlisted for an Unsung Hero award at this year's BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
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