Last night award ceremony at Wherstead Park was the culmination of High Sheriff Geoffery Probert’s year in office with the presentation of a number of awards to those who make a difference in their community.
The glitzy affair was attended by a number of Suffolk’s high profile figures from the worlds of politics, football and the arts. The evening was co hosted by Radio Suffolk presenter Leslie Dolphin and Tim Holder from Suffolk Community Foundation which administers funding for the county.
The winners were as follows for each category:
Inspiring Young People
Winner: Sam’s Cafe, Lowestoft
Runners up: Suffolk Volunteer Police/Emergency Service Cadets, Inspire Suffolk
Rebuilding Broken Lives
Winner: Selig (Suffolk ) Trust
Runners up: Focus 12, Fresh Start- New Beginnings, Mpower Project for Ormiston families
Inspiring Leader of a Voluntary Organisation
Winner: Halford Hewitt of homeless charity IHag
Runners up: Dr Pam Chrispin, Emma Ratzer
Young Volunteer of The Year
Winner: Adam Thorpe
Runners up: Sarah Clarke, Bethany Maskell
Collaborative Partnership
Winner: Sentinel Leisure Trust
Runners up: Suffolk Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub, The Mix
Strengthen Your Community
Winner: The Men’s Sheds, Halesworth
Runners Up: Bentley Pub and Shop , Suffolk Artlink
High Sheriff’s Special Award – Suffolk Heritage
Winner: Suffolk Guild of Ringers
Runners up: Black & White Productions, Mid- Suffolk Light Railway
LifeTime Achievement Award
Rev Canon Sally Fogden – founder of The Rural Coffee Caravan