The Trust’s annual awards ceremony to celebrate outstanding achievements from participants across all programmes recently took place.
Deputy head of the Trust, Keith Jackson, and head of finance, Georgia Ball, reflected on the success of the event.
Keith said: “The awards night is always a fantastic occasion to bring together participants from the breadth of the Trust’s programmes, with smiling faces throughout the night and very emotional as well.
“The youngsters coming in for the first section went exactly as I’d expect, smiling faces, they enjoyed getting on stage and getting their certificates and medals, having teams down there that had achieved well in their field was fantastic.
“Great to see so many people attending the young people’s awards. It was a fantastic turnout and again just bringing together groups of people from different activities to see the breadth of projects that the Trust runs.
“Finally, the adult awards section is always the most emotional and it was brilliant. The standout for me was Oli Barnes receiving special recognition from his own Buddy Buddy group for ex-military, who reached out to us before the event to reward him for the work that he does, which was remarkable.”
Georgia added: “I think it really showcases everything the Trust does across all the different areas. We had sponsors of the awards and Friends of the Trust at the back of the room, so they all deserve a big thank you for allowing us to make that event happen, from each individual award sponsor to Smurfit Westrock, who sponsored the whole event.
“I think it’s great for them to see just how diverse the Trust is, the amount of people that we support and just how important their support is in helping us do that. But obviously the most important thing of the evening is highlighting the success of the participants.
“Everything we do is for the community and to get that cohesion and get the different groups mixing together is everything that we’re about, bringing everyone together. In the adult awards, we had Senior Spireites, ASR, Knit and Natter all in one room amongst many others.”
Award winners are as follows:
| Children’s Awards | Sponsor | Bronze | Silver | Gold |
| Soccer School Mixed Participant of the Year | TEAM Education | Max Hill | Molly Barnett | Harry Matthews |
| Soccer School GK Participant of the Year | Leverton UK | Enzo Ho | Vienna Lewis | Thomas Cropper |
| Junior Spireite of the Year | Smurfit Westrock | Margot Miskell | Jacob Cherry | Jacob Hallam |
| Mini Spireite of the Year | BusinessWise | Samuel Thompson | Finn Mitchell | Ollie Hargreaves |
| Soccer School Girls Participant of the Year | TEAM Education | Layla Marshall | Emmie Higginbottom | Helin Turner |
| Wildcats Participant of the Year | Tina Jenner Photography | Amelia Pashley | Imogen Hirst | Emily Vickers |
| Premier League Primary Stars Champion School | WestcoAnixter | Palterton Primary School | ||
| Premier League Primary Rising Stars Award | Chesterfield FC | Rome Williamson | Harrison Mellor | Junior Rice |
| After School Club Participant of the Year | Smurfit Westrock | Ethan Bailey | Spencer Collins | Finley Hunt |
| Male Physical Education Award | J&S Trophies | Toby Lambourne | Reid Hackett | Seth Webb |
| Female Physical Education Award | PDM Print | Enid Shaw | Phoebe Bates | Amelia Brunt |
| Mixed Team of the Year | Fluency Group | Brimington Juniors | ||
| Girls Team of the Year | Student Energy | Brockwell Juniors | ||
| CFCCT Junior Volunteer of the Year | Derbyshire FA | Olly Eaton-Shaw |
| Young People Awards | Sponsor | Bronze | Silver | Gold |
| Pan Arts & Crafts Participant of the Year | Rob Bonewell | Abigail Quinn | Thomas Quinn | Liam Bates |
| Camp Connect Male Participant of the Year | Smurfit Westrock | Kaiden Townsend | Rhys Cunningham | Brandon Bagshaw |
| Camp Connect Female Participant of the Year | Smurfit Westrock | Bella Lonsdale | Heidi Liszka | Kiara Farley |
| Camp Activate Male Participant of the Year | Lifehouse Church | Brendan Hardwick | Red Shelton | Edward Olweny |
| Camp Activate Female Participant of the Year | Lifehouse Church | Paige Barnes | Cassandra Rockey | Latoya Johnson |
| Pan Disability U12 Participant of the Year | Eastwood & Kimberley FC All Stars Charity | Alfred Berry | Artie Vaughan | Isla Renshaw |
| Pan Disability U16 Participant of the Year | Fluency Group | Thomas Soar | Harley Webster | Aston Brown |
| Pan Disability Adult Participant of the Year | MHG Supplies Limited | Jacob White | Mason Akcay | Frankie Curylo |
| Pan Multisports Participant of the Year | TEAM Education | Leyton Walton | Henri Bray | Red Shelton |
| Th1ve Social Prescribing Young Person of the Year | Nuffield Health | Abbey Air | Felicity Allen | Alfie Middleton |
| Premier League Kicks Male Participant of the Year | Leverton UK | Ethan Hamon | Alfie Richardson | Lee Stanford |
| Premier League Kicks Female Participant of the Year | North Derbyshire Running Club | Lily Nuttall | Mina Kapar | Grace Cameron |
| F&E Male Community Contribution Award | SCL | Joe Shaw | ||
| F&E Female Community Contribution Award | SCL | Holly Allcock | ||
| CFCCT Young Volunteer of the Year | Fogwill & Jones | Charlie Robinson |
| Adult Awards | Sponsor | Nominees | Winner |
| Stop Smoking Champion | North Derbyshire Running Club | Vernon Ole’s | |
| A Spire Right Participant of the Year | Lifehouse Church | Robert Kwa, Chris Allsop, Ricky White | Robert Kwa |
| Active for Life Participant of the Year | Fluency Group | Debbie Smythe, Kim Patel | Kim Patel |
| Active Spireites Participant of the Year | Jason Ashwood, Alan Siddall | Jason Ashwood | |
| Buddy Buddy Outstanding Contribution Award | Smurfit Westrock | Steve Atkins | |
| Senior Spireite Male Participant of the Year | RAW Telecom | Steve Braysher, Rob Bonewell, Ray Freebre | Ray Freebre |
| Senior Spireite Female Participant of the Year | Brenda Clark | Anna Guerriro, Janet Woodward, Jean Payne | Janet Woodward |
| Senior Spireite Commitment Award | Acacia Care & Goldwell Manor | Rita Croot, Margret McAteer, Jean Liversidge | Rita Croot |
| Knit & Knatter Participant of the Year | RAW Telecom | Jan Staniforth, Irene Buxton, Ann Ole’s | Ann Ole’s |
| Men’s Walking Football Club Member of the Year | Leverton UK | Andie Harkness, Steve Housley, Malc Emberton | Steve Housley |
| Women’s Walking Football Participant of the Year | Tina Jenner Photography | Amanda Revill, Sarah Bower, Jo Lenthall | Jo Lenthall |
| ABC Participation Award | MacMillan Cancer Support | Denise Vickers, Vicki Garton, Julie Brown | Denise Vickers |
| Fundraiser of the Year Award | Total Legal Solutions | BRM Solicitors | |
| Community Spirit Award | BRM Solicitors | Lifehouse Church & Smurfit Westrock | |
| CFCCT Adult Volunteer of the Year | Fluency Group | Nick Marshall | |
| Outstanding Contribution Award | CFCCT SLT | Alan Woolven |