Volunteers who go above and beyond in their community were recognised at a star-studded event in Greenock

The red carpet was rolled out at the Waterfront Cinema for the CVS 'Reach for the Stars' Inverclyde Community Awards night.

Local charity Compassionate Inverclyde was one of the big winners after clinching Voluntary Organisation of the Year.

Host Jean Johansson announced more awards, including the Young Volunteer award for Kyle Watters of Enterprise Childcare's autism service.

Community campaigner Jenny Speck, the former chair of Broomhill Tenants' and Residents' Association, received the Volunteer Leader of the Year prize while the volunteers from Ardgowan Hospice's patient transport service took the the Volunteer Team of the Year award.

The late David Adams of Wemyss Bay Community Association was named as Volunteer of the Year.

David sadly lost his battle with cancer in September and his family and members of his community were delighted to collect the award in his memory.

Ian Bruce, the executive officer of CVS Inverclyde said: “Our Reach for the Stars awards are a celebration of Inverclyde’s vibrant voluntary sector and volunteer community.

“We congratulate the winners and, indeed, all our finalists, and thank our sponsor partners and independent judges who were faced with another tremendous challenge in making their selection this year.

"The Waterfront Cinema team were excellent hosts and films from Chris Bradley and his West College Scotland students were the icing on the cake, helping us pay tribute to the organisations, volunteer teams and individuals who make such a valuable contribution to local life, work and play here in Inverclyde.”

Sponsors for the big screen awards night included Riverside Inverclyde, Inverclyde Community Development Trust and Volunteer Inverclyde.

The Waterfront Cinema rounded off the evening with a feature film treat of the Nutcracker and the Four Realms.