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There was a huge response to nominate individuals, groups and businesses for a Sustainable Sidmouth Champions Award 2021. As a reminder, there were three categories for nominations: Community Award – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards Resilience Award – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards Sustainability Award – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards Once all the nominations were in, they… Continue reading The Champions Awards 2021: the full and final list

INSPIRATION: It all started back in late 2020: What are we about and what do we hope to achieve? – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards As part of the Transition Town movement: Sustainable Sidmouth – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards It was inspired by goings on in Tooting: An inspiration for the Sustainable Sidmouth Awards – Sustainable… Continue reading The Champions Awards 2021: from inspiration to aftermath

Immediately after the Sustainable Sidmouth Champions Awards ceremony, the Herald put together a short report of the event: The Champions Awards 2021: “and the winners are…” – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards The Herald has just produced more in-depth coverage of the evening: Outpouring of gratitude to winners of Champion awards Philippa Davies ‘Amazing’, ‘outstanding’ and… Continue reading The Champions Awards 2021: Congratulations!

The first in a series – profiling the winners of the 2021 Sustainable Sidmouth Champions Awards – kicks off with a look at the FillFull shop in Sidmouth, which was Runner-up for the Sustainability Award. They first started in Ottery back in 2018: Fillfull > the new zero-waste, plastic-free shop in Ottery – Vision Group… Continue reading The Champions Awards 2021: a profile of FillFull

Following the Awards ceremony on Friday 22nd, everyone who took part was warmly thanked: The Champions Awards 2021: “Thanks to everybody” – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards Now the official results have been announced. Firstly, there are the winners and runners-up as chosen by the panel of judges, made up of Cllr Chris Lockyear, STC Vice… Continue reading The Champions Awards 2021: “and the winners are…”

Last night was Awards night: Sustainable Sidmouth Champions Awards begin | Sidmouth Herald When the panel of judges presented certificates: Sidmouth Champions Awards judges announced by VGS | Sidmouth Herald Earlier today, Cllr Denise Bickley of the Sidmouth Plastic Warriors, co-sponsor of the Awards, posted a first report of the event on the Awards facebook… Continue reading The Champions Awards 2021: “Thanks to everybody”

Tomorrow night sees the first Champions Awards ceremony take place – and there ‘s a real buzz happening in anticipation. Reports and photos will be appearing very soon, but meanwhile, here’s the piece from the Herald looking forward to the event: MP to make keynote speech as town hails award winners Tim Dixon The first… Continue reading “Celebrating the role of local people in our community”

The nominations for the 2021 Awards are in! The first Sustainable Sidmouth Champions Awards are now under way – with the final nominations in and the judges panel busy looking through the scores of those up for an award: Judges panel for Champions Awards announced – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards A celebration of community efforts! Nominees have… Continue reading The Champions Awards 2021: a celebration of community

From the Herald Judges announced for town champions awards Alex Walton Published: 6:00 PM September 27, 2021  With less than a week before nominations close, the panel of judges for the Sustainable Sidmouth Champions Awards has just been announced. “We wanted to involve key representatives of the community in the project,” said Peter Murphy, chair of… Continue reading Less than a week before nominations close

From the Herald: With less than a week before nominations close, the panel of judges for the Sustainable Sidmouth Champions Awards has just been announced. “We wanted to involve key representatives of the community in the project,” says Vision Group for Sidmouth chair Peter Murphy, “And so the VGS got in touch with those we… Continue reading Judges panel for Champions Awards announced