Meet our Shortlisted Finalists for the English Veterans Awards 2024!
The Veterans Awards are proud to announce our shortlisted Finalists for this years English Veterans Awards, due to be held at the 4* De Vere Wokefield Estate, Reading on the 23rd October 2024 sponsored by CXC Ltd. The awards are in support of The Army Benevolent Fund and The Royal Navy Royal Marines Charity. The awards are hosted by the amazing Radio X DJ and Sky Sports Presenter Polly James.
Well done to everyone who has been shortlisted as finalists. Every year we have more and more applications and this year yet again we had the most amount of applications received for any of our previous Veterans Awards in the UK and the shortlisting process was extremely difficult. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who put forward nominations.
We want to Inspire our future service leavers that great things can happen. Its you who will act as role models and in some cases mentors, remember Positivity breeds Positivity.
Our Finalists are :
Role Model of the Year- Sponsored by Print Inc
| Jonathan Stone |
| Edward Mackenzie |
| Michelle Wiggins |
| Cletus Salia |
| Andy Fox |
| Karen Langley |
| Richard Bennett |
| Gareth Evans |
| Wayne Smallman |
Inspiration of the Year Award – Sponsored by Securitas
| Mark Harding |
| Darren Wright |
| Nicola Mcgee |
| Philip Jones |
| James Evans |
| Carl Shadrake |
| Ken Hames |
| Paul Montgomery |
| Paul Minter |
| Kevin Wills |
The Community Award – Sponsored by Strongmind Resiliency Training
| Nick Wilson |
| Rod Hudson |
| Les Heyhoe |
| Bob Field |
| James Richardson |
| Christopher Raymond Hurdman |
| Chris Blyth |
| Anthony McDermott |
Contribution to the English Fitness Industry and Society – Sponsored by Genesis
| John Williams |
| Sharlene Beech |
| Chris Taylor |
Health & Well-being Award – Sponsored by Company X Consulting
| Airedale NHS Foundation Trust |
| Veterans In Crisis CIC |
| East Durham Veterans Trust |
| James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Curtis Palmer Program |
| Remaster Your Mind |
| VETERAN RETREAT CLUB CIC |
| Phoenix Heroes CIC |
| Alabare |
Leader of the Year Award – Sponsored by Leader Connect
| Kevin Sparrow |
| Thomas Connelly |
| Edward Dean |
| Tony Wright |
Entrepreneur of the Year- Sponsored by Hugh James
| Ger Fowler |
| Nicola Hamlet |
| Patrick Glennon |
| Paul Montgomery |
| Neil Jurd |
Employer of the Year- Sponsored by Pathfinder International Magazine
| Corps Security |
| Veterans into Logistics |
| Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service |
| Amey ltd |
| Roke Manor Research Limited |
| CS PM Consultancy Ltd |
| Alabarè |
Veteran Owned Business of the Year- Sponsored by Serica Energy
| Grayson Lewis Financial Planning |
| Patrick James Solutions |
| The Chocolate Soldier Ltd |
Veterans Group of the Year – Sponsored by Eyes Front Magazine
| Fighting With Pride |
| The Falklands War Heritage Centre |
| The Bishop Auckland Veterans Group |
| Veterans In Crisis CIC |
| Veterans’ Growth |
| Bike Tours for the Wounded |
| The Veterans Hub, Isle of Wight CIC |
| Phoenix Heroes CIC |
| Art 4 Veterans Hereford |
Lifetime Achievement – Sponsored by Money and Me Solicitors
| John Harker MBE |
| Mark Harding |
| Anne Carr |
| Philip Jones |
| James Evans |
| Ashley Winter |
| Sarah Atherton |
Reservist of the Year Award – Sponsored by Ethos
| Jonathon Hirst |
| Thao Nguyen |
| Joseph Overfield |
| Claire Jones |
The Winners will be chosen by our Independent Judging Panel. The Judging panels names and profiles will be released over the coming weeks.
Our Shortlisted finalists will be filmed in the fantastic Location of the Army Flying museum on the 18th September. These videos will then be used on our extensive media campaign and will also be played on the evening itself, you will also receive your finalist certificate & Badge on this fantastic morning and get to network with the other finalists, sponsors and dignitaries. There is also the option to look around the museum prior or after your filming slot.
The Army Flying Museum is located at Middle Wallop, close to Andover, in Hampshire. The Museum tells the story of British Army Flying from the early days of military ballooning to the modern Army Air Corps. The collection was started in 1946 at RAF Andover but later moved to Middle Wallop and first opened to the public in 1974.
In 1984, the Museum moved from a location “behind the wire” to a new, purpose-build hangar which is located on the edge of an active airfield. The Museum has since been extended twice more and now comprises two large aircraft halls (the Prince Michael of Kent Hall and the Hayward Hall) a learning centre, a 1940s house display, a play park and conference facilities.
The collection covers the five main branches of Army Aviation: Royal Engineers (1878 – 1912), The Royal Flying Corps (1912-1918), Air Observation Post Squadrons (1941 – 1957), the Glider Pilot Regiment (1942 – 1957) and the current Army Air Corps (1957- to date). Over 40 aircraft can be seen in the Museum. These range from a First World War biplane to a HueyCobra attack helicopter plus an example of every Allied glider used operationally during the Second World War.
Highlights of the collection include a Sopwith Pup – an example of a single-seat fighter introduced in 1916 -and a Lynx helicopter which broke the world speed record in 1972 by achieving an average speed of 199.92 miles per hour (321.74 km per hour) in a 100km closed circuit. It was also the first British helicopter ever to complete a barrel roll.
All our Shortlisted Finalists will have the opportunity to purchase tickets between 20th August – 24th September.
We are Charitable Not for Profit Organisation and all money above costs from our awards will put back into our Veteran community via our small grants scheme for small grass routes charitable organisations that support our veteran community and with a turnover of less than 100k per year. Details of this scheme will be released over the coming months.
For more details please get in touch.
