Suffolk Community Awards

The Award Winners – 2025

Community Awards

Council of the Year
Joint Winners:
Haverhill Town Council and Saxmundham Town Council

The Colonel Probert award – for community initiative
Winner: Suffolk Sound Radio

Councillor of the Year
Winner: Lesley Hill
Highly commended: Peter Fisk

The Ian Campbell MBE award – for individual initiative
Winner: Greg Deeks

Most Active Town of the Year
Winner: Framlingham

The Faith Award
Winner: Tools with a Mission

Clerk of the Year
Winner: Colin Poole
Highly commended: Joanna Abbott

Most Active Village of the Year
Winner: Great Barton
Highly Commended: Crowfield

The Village Hall or Community Building award
Winner: Gosbeck Village Hall

Climate Response of the Year
Winner: Holbrook Parish Council

Young People Awards

The Andrew Towers Award
Winner: Harli Dixon

The Roddy Macleod Award – for youth club of the year
Winner: Level Two Youth Project

The Anne Dunford OBE Award
Winner: Newmarket Detachment Army Cadet Force

Volunteering Awards

Suffolk Good Neighbour Award
Winner: Lee Maddox

Event Organiser of the Year
Winner: The Rotary Club of Bury St Edmunds

Outstanding Contribution to Volunteering Award
Winner: Mark O’Reilly

Special Award for Exceptional Community Volunteering
Winner: Robbie & Sarah Hills

Winners 2025