Suffolk Community Awards
Previous Winners
Community Awards
Council of the Year
2025 - Haverhill Town Council and Saxmundham Town Council (joint winners)
2024 - Southwold Town Council
Highly commended: Mildenhall High Town Council
The Colonel Probert award – for community initiative
2025 - Suffolk Sound Radio
2024 - BME Suffolk Support Group
2023 – Compassionate Companions
2022 – Quiet Lanes (Volunteers)
2019 – Hour Community
2018 – Aldeburgh Hospital Volunteer Garden Team
Councillor of the Year
2025 - Lesley Hill; Highly Commended - Peter Fisk
2024 - David Hepper
Ian Campbell MBE Award– for individual initiative
2025 - Greg Deeks
2024 - Zoe Mair
2023 – Jean Evans
2022 – Graeme Woodcock
2019 – Bryan Hall
2018 – Mark Knowles
Most Active Town of the Year
2025 - Framlingham
2024 – Kesgrave
2023 – Mildenhall
2022 – Felixstowe
2019 – Bury St Edmunds
2018 – Clare
2017 – Kesgrave
2015 – Bury St Edmunds
2014 – Kesgrave
2013 - Sudbury
The Faith Award
2025 - Tools with a Mission
2024 - Just 42
2023 – Red Lodge Lightwave
Clerk of the Year
2025 - Colin Poole. Highly Commended - Joanna Abbott
2024 - Mark Knight. Highly commended - Odile Wladon and Al Besly.
Most Active Village of the Year
2025 - Great Barton. Highly Commended - Crowfield
2024 - Walsham le Willows
2023 – Coddenham
2022 – Honington cum Sapiston
2019 – Kirton and Falkenham
2018 – Hintlesham & Chattisham
2017 – Small Village - Mendham & Withersdale, Large Village – Shotley and Stradbroke (joint winners)
2015 – Small Village - Mendham & Withersdale, Large Village - Hundon
2014 – Small Village - Middleton-cum-Fordley, Large Village - Brantham
2013 – Small Village – Worlingworth, Large Village - Elmswell
Village Hall & Community Building Award
2025 - Gosbeck Village Hall
2024 - Felsham & Gedding Community Store
2023 – Kesgrave War Memorial Community Centre
2022 – Coddenham Village Hall
2019 – Shotley Village Hall
2018 – Gainsborough Community Library
Climate Response of the Year
2025 - Holbrook
Young People Awards
Andrew Towers Award
2025 - Harli Dixon
2024 - Millie Barber and Harrison Mayhew Kemp
2023 – Rosie Burl
2022 – Joint Winners: Conner Blowers & Jordan Prior
2019 – Issac Holmes
2018 – Kelsi Padmore & Morgan Gammon (joint winners)
The Roddy Macleod Award – for Youth Club of the Year
2025 - Level Two Youth Project
2024 - Youth Zone
2023 – CYDS
2022 – Lowestoft Boxing Club
2019 – Lowestoft Boxing Academy
2018 – Outreach Youth
Anne Dunford OBE Award
2025 - Newmarket Detachment Army Cadet Force
2024 - Lofty Heights Skills Academy
2023 – Inspire team of Naomi Morgan, Keith Mcdowell and Alex Worne
2022 – Student Life
2019 – Proud Period
2018 – Student Life
Volunteering Awards
Suffolk Good Neighbour Award
2025 - Lee Maddox
2024 - Horringer Good Neighbour Scheme
2023 – Acton Good Neighbour Scheme
2022 – Melton Good Neighbour Scheme
2019 – Cherie Parnell
Event Organiser of the Year
2025 - The Rotary Club of Bury St Edmunds
2024 - Stacey Phillips
2023 – Ipswich junior parkrun core team
2022 – Suffolk Environmental Projects
2019 – Joe Mason
2018 – John Button
Outstanding Contribution to Volunteering Award
2025 - Mark O’Reilly
2024 - Abi Abidoye
2023 – Kelly Bennett
2022 – Joint Winners: Annie Bowen-Wright & Ann Lockwood
2019 – Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne
2018 – Reg Langston
Special Award for Exceptional Community Volunteering
2025 - Robbie & Sarah Hills
Discontinued Award Categories
Small Village of the Year
2023 – Cockfield
Highly commended - Bucklesham and Theberton & Eastbridge
2022 – Bredfield
Highly commended – Harleston
2019 – Bures
Large Village of the Year
2023 – Kessingland and Thurston (joint winners)
2022 – Carlton Colville
2019 – Woolpit
Town of the Year
2023 – Sudbury
Highly commended - Stowmarket and Kesgrave
2019 – Sudbury
* The Suffolk Community Awards did not take place in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid pandemic.
