Congratulations! Champion Awards 2023 – the nominations! - Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards

Thursday 21st September saw a gathering of businesses and schools, groups and organisations from the Sid Valley – all of whom had been nominated for a Sustainable Sidmouth Champions Award.

Here’s the full list of nominations for a Champions Award:

SCHOOLS

Five ‘educational organisations’ were nominated for an Award – all of which have been profiled on these pages over the last weeks:

Showcasing sustainable schools: Newton Pop Primary – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards

Showcasing sustainable schools: St John’s Sidmouth – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards

Showcasing sustainable schools: Sidmouth College – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards

Showcasing sustainable schools: Sidmouth Primary – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards

Showcasing sustainable schools: Tipton Primary – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards

GROUPS

Several local groups and organisations were nominated for an Award:

Showcasing sustainable projects: Sidmouth SAVE Food Hub

Showcasing sustainable projects: Sid Valley Help

Showcasing sustainable projects: Sidmouth Food Bank

Showcasing sustainable projects: Beach Toy Library

Showcasing sustainable projects: Sidmouth Community Food Forest

Showcasing sustainable projects: Eager Beavers TSJ

Showcasing sustainable projects: Sidmouth in Bloom

Showcasing sustainable projects: planting at award-winning gardens in Sidmouth – EDDC Parks and Gardens

Showcasing sustainable projects: Sidmouth Repair Café

Churches champions – Sid Valley Mission Community

Showcasing sustainable sports clubs: Sidmouth LED

Showcasing sustainable sports clubs: Sidmouth Golf

Showcasing sustainable sports clubs: Sidmouth Rugby

Sid Valley Biodiversity Group champions

Working towards a Sustainable Sidmouth – Vision Group for Sidmouth

CITIZEN

The nominees for the citizen category for the Sustainable Sidmouth Champions Awards were:

Tess Bison: “Turning a conventional and under-used allotment into a ecologically sound productive space without use of pesticides and using the no-dig method to retain soil structure.”

Stefan Drew: “Much personal involvement in raising awareness of the need to change our ways in order to save our environment; very effective outreach through blog and community-engaging activities.”

Thomas Franklin: “Sustainability projects with the Sidmouth Scouts.”

Teresa Loynd: “Her work helping the local community – in particular ‘make-do-and-mend’ activities.”

Heather Spratt: “Tending the grounds at the Norman Lockyer Observatory.”