Massive thanks to everyone who attended this year’s English Veterans Awards hosted by Richard Wyeth and held at the 4*De Vere Wokefield Estate on the 23rd October. The Awards were sponsored by Company X Consulting Ltd and in Support of The Army Benevolent Fund and The Royal Navy Royal Marines Charity! It was such a fantastic event with a great atmosphere in the room!

Well done to everyone who was nominated and shortlisted as finalists, we had a huge amount of applications and the shortlisting process was extremely difficult. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who put forward nominations, you are all doing amazing things in your relevant fields and you should be so proud of your achievements!

Extremely thankful and very honoured to have in attendance and hear from the Commodore Rob Bellfield CBE, Andrew Jameson OBE and the Army Sergeant Major Paul Carney  during the evening.

A special thanks also has to go to the Mini Pipe Band of the Reading Scottish Pipe and Drums, the Welsh Guards who were there supporting in their famous red Tunics and bearskins and our support from Cpl Larcombe and LCpl Laykin from 101 Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.

We are so thankful to all our supporters, volunteers and sponsors who helped put this amazing night together!

We want to Inspire our future service leavers that great things can happen. It’s you who will act as role models and in some cases mentors, remember Positivity breeds Positivity.

Our Winners are :

Veterans Awards Champion:  Carl Shadrake

 

 

Role Model of the Year- Sponsored by Print Inc 

Winner: Gareth Evans

Silver: Wayne Smallman

Bronze: Richard Bennett

 

Inspiration of the Year Award – Sponsored by Securitas

Winner: Carl Shadrake

Silver: Mark Harding

Bronze: Darren Wright

Bronze: Paul Minter

 

The Community Award – Sponsored by Strongmind Resiliency Training

Winner: Christopher Raymond Hurdman

Silver: Nick Wilson

Bronze: Les Heyhoe

Contribution to the English Fitness Industry and Society – Sponsored by Genesis

Winner: Sharlene Beech

Silver: Chris Taylor

Bronze: John Williams

 

Health & Well-being Award  – Sponsored by  Company X Consulting 

Winner: Veterans In Crisis

Silver: Phoenix Heroes CIC

Silver: Alabare

Bronze: Curtis Palmer Program

Bronze: James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Leader of the Year Award  – Sponsored by Leader Connect

Winner: Edward Dean

Silver: Tony Wright

Bronze: Kevin Sparrow

Entrepreneur of the Year- Sponsored by Hugh James

Winner: Ger Fowler

Silver: Neil Jurd OBE

Bronze: Patrick Glennon

 

Employer of the Year- Sponsored by Pathfinder International Magazine 

Winner: CS PM Consultancy Ltd

Silver: Roke Manor Research Limited

Silver: Veterans into Logistics

Bronze: Amey ltd

Bronze: Corps Security

Veteran Owned Business  of the Year- Sponsored by Serica Energy 

Winner: Grayson Lewis Financial Planning

Silver: Patrick James Solutions

Bronze: The Chocolate Soldier Ltd

Veterans Group of the Year –  Sponsored by Eyes Front Magazine

Winner: The Veterans Hub, Isle of Wight CIC

Silver: The Bishop Auckland Veterans Group

Bronze: The Falklands War Heritage Centre

Bronze: Fighting With Pride

Lifetime Achievement – Sponsored by Money and Me Solicitors 

Winner: Mark Harding

Silver: John Harker MBE

Bronze: Anne Carr

Reservist of the Year Award –  Sponsored by Ethos

Winner: Thao Nguyen

Silver: Jonathon Hirst

Bronze: Joseph Overfield

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our Shortlisted Finalists, remember its you who inspire our future service leavers – Keep an eye out on Facebook and our social media sites for pictures and videos of the evening coming soon!