Every year in January we get together as a community to connect and celebrate! Book your lunch ticket now and scroll down to learn more about our categories, judges, sponsors and for FAQ.
Annual Awards 2025
The Categories
Best Newcomer
Most Transformed
Award Sponsor: Flick Hamnett-Day from Social Dragonfly (Winner Best Newcomer 2024)
Independent Judge: Siobhan Clifford, Senior Fundraiser at The Children’s Air Ambulance
Award Sponsor: Michael Harle from Prosper Accountancy (Highly Commended Networking Master 2024 / Highly Commended Member of the Year 2023)
Independent Judge: Naomi-Rose Everly from The Profile Company
#WorkingTogether
GC Ambassador
Award Sponsor: Lisa Betsworth from Slice Solutions (Winner #WorkingTogether 2024)
Independent Judge: Stephen Gibbens from Accountech
Award Sponsor: Elliot Ghali from Example Marketing (Highly Commended GC Ambassador 2024)
Independent Judge: Mick Walker from Boxset Media
Networking Master
Venue of the Year
Award Sponsor: Eve Whales from Eve Whales Properties (Highly Commended Most Transformed 2024)
Independent Judge: Belinda Roughton from Invoice Finance Solutions
Award Sponsor: St James Hotel Grimbsy (Winner Venue of the Year 2024)
Group Leader of the Year
Group of the Year
Award Sponsor: Claire Taylor-Foster from Raspberry Flamingo (Winner Group Leader of the Year 2024 / Member of the Year 2023)
Award Sponsor: TBC
Member of the Year
Award Sponsor: Zoe Wadsworth from Ask Zoe (Winner Member of the Year 2024 / Winner Networking Master 2023)
Don't forget to book your ticket for the lunch on the 16th January at the Holiday Inn Doncaster!
The only cost of the event is your buffet lunch ticket which can be purchased here.
The Judges
To make our awards as fair as possible we use a panel of independent judges to choose the winners and highly commended for Best Newcomer, Most Transformed Member, GC Ambassador, #WorkingTogether and Networking Master.
Venue, Group, Group Leader and Member are shortlisted and judged based on annual data.
Best Newcomer
Most Transformed
#WorkingTogether
Siobhan is the Senior Fundraiser at our Charity partner The Children’s Air Ambulance.
Naomi is an expert in LinkedIn strategy and a published author.
Stephen is an accountant specialising in early stage tech companies and R&D Tax credits.
GC Ambassador
Networking Master
Mick is an expert in video marketing and runs a video production academy.
Belinda is an incredible networker and a business finance expert.
FAQ
The event is on Thursday 16th January 2025
Lunch tickets are £25.25 (Incl VAT) and can be purchased here.
The ticket covers the cost of your lunch. You’ll need to purchase your own drinks but there will be water provided free of charge.
The Awards lunch is being held at the Holiday Inn (just of the A1 at Doncaster)
Holiday Inn Doncaster A1M J36, High Road, Warmsworth. Doncaster DN4 9UX
The Annual Awards lunch is an opportunity to get most of our community together in one room. It starts at 11.30am with half an hour of networking. This is followed by a short speech from Nicky and an update from our charity partner. Then we commence the first half of the awards ceremony. We break for a hot buffet lunch and we’ll also be holding a raffle to raise money for the Children’s Air Ambulance. We finish off with the second half of the awards and then finish by 2pm so that members who have commitments can get back for them.
It’s a really positive and motivating day. Not to be missed!
You can see highlights of the 2024 event here.
Some of our members arrive earlier (around 10am) to take advantage of some extra networking!
Members are nominated for some of the awards by Group Leaders. If you think someone should be nominated speak to your Group Leader or contact the Admin team.
Venue, Group, Group Leader and Member of the Year are chosen by annual data. But members can put a good word in for their Group Leader!
You can see all of the nominees and finalists here.
Best Newcomer, Most Transformed, GC Ambassador, #WorkingTogether and Networking Master awards are judged by a selection of independent judges. You can find out more about them above.
Yes there is plenty of free parking at the venue.
Yes! We create a seating plan so that you get to know some new people. But don’t worry we always make sure there are some members of your group on the same table too so you have some familiar faces to talk to.
