Congratulations! Champion Awards – first photos!

Thursday night saw an inspiring gathering of local schools, groups, businesses and citizens in celebration of efforts to make the Sid Valley a little more sustainable, resilient and community-minded:

Congratulations! Champion Awards handed out! – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards

Here are the winners and runners-up:

Congratulations! Champion Awards winners! – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards

And here are the first few photos to be released from the event – all taken by award-winning photographer Kyle Baker:

Denise Bickley of the Awards judges panel handing out the winner of the Groups and Organisations Award to the Repair Café – Angie Carney, Mick Carney, Dave Rafferty and David Barlow

The audience enjoying the celebration

Mingling at the bar after the event – with Chris Woodruff (one of the Awards judges and director of the ED AONB), Cllr Geoff Jung (EDDC Environment portfolio holder) and Richard Eley (former president of the Chamber of Commerce)

More to come!