PRIDE of Bletchley and Fenny Stratford Community Awards 2023
Our PRIDE of Bletchley and Fenny Stratford Community Awards Scheme has returned for 2023 and nominations are now open.
There are awards in the following categories:
- Culture Award – for those people who have made a contribution to artistic or cultural projects
- Sport Award – for those people who have made a significant contribution to sport
- Customer Service Award – for those people with businesses in Bletchley and Fenny Stratford who offer the best customer service
- Climate Champion Award – for those whose actions contribute positively towards a carbon-neutral future, reduced energy use or greater environmental resilience.
- Volunteer or Charity Award – for those people who work incredibly hard for the community with little recognition – nominations need not be for volunteering only
- Young Volunteer or Charity (under 21) – this is for young people who deserve recognition for volunteering regularly or have raised money for charity
- Lifetime Achievement Award – for those people who have gone that extra mile during their life
- Best Allotment Plot – A winner per site
The judging panel will comprise of town councillors and the awards will be presented at The Bletchley Big Street Eat in Queensway on 29 July 2023. The deadline for nominations is Friday 16 June 2023. You can submit your nominations by completing the PRIDE Community Awards nomination online form now.
Or you can download and print off a nomination form below or collect a paper nomination form to complete from our main office, Sycamore House. Please return all paper copies to Sycamore House, Drayton Road, Water Eaton, MK2 3RR.
Chair of the Town Council speaking on the main stage 
Photo of Carrie's Clean Up Crew collecting their award with the Chair of the Town Council on the main stage at the Bletchley Big Street Eat 
Michelle Logan collecting the award for Best Allotment: Larch Grove 
Collection of Best Allotment: Orchardside on behalf of Natalie Forrest 
Lulu MCCoy collecting the Culture Award with the Chair of the Town Council on the main stage at the Bletchley Big Street Eat 
Megan Webb collecting the Young Volunteer Award 
Bletchley Green Gym volunteers collecting their award 
Ken Mott collecting his Lifetime Achievement Award 
Sarah Evens collecting her Volunteer Award 
Emporium MK collecting their Customer Service Award 
Bletchley and District Swim Club collecting the Sport Award
In 2022, Bletchley and Fenny Stratford Town Council launched a new community awards scheme.
There were awards in the following categories:
- Culture Award – for those people who have made a contribution to artistic or cultural projects
- Sport Award – for those people who have made a significant contribution to sport
- Customer Service Award – for those people with businesses in Bletchley and Fenny Stratford who offer the best customer service
- Volunteer or Charity Award – for those people who work incredibly hard for the community with little recognition – nominations need not be for volunteering only
- Young Volunteer or Charity (under 21) – this is for young people who deserve recognition for volunteering regularly or have raised money for charity
- Lifetime Achievement Award – for those people who have gone that extra mile during their life
- Best Allotment Plot – An overall winner, and a winner per site
This was the first year of the Pride of Bletchley and Fenny Stratford Community Awards. Over 30 nominations were received across all award categories. The judges were hugely impressed by the dedication and hard work of the nominees to our area and local community. This was a very competitive year and the judging panel’s scores were very close.
The awards were presented at the Bletchley Big Street Eat in July 2022 and at the Fenny Poppers Festival in August 2022.
Congratulations to all winners:
- Culture Award Winner: Lulu McCoy
- Sport Award Winner: Bletchley and District Swim Club and Highly Commended: Geoff Aldridge
- Lifetime Achievement Award Joint Winners: Alan Pearce and Ken Mott
- Customer Service Award Winner: Café Mediterraneo and Highly Commended: Emporium MK
- Volunteer or Charity Award Winner: Sarah Evans and Highly Commended: Bletchley Green Gym
- Young Volunteer Award Winner: Megan Webb and Highly Commended: Carrie’s Clean Up Crew
Best Allotment Awards Manor Fields: Mosiewicz Wojciech, Larch Grove: Michelle Logan, Newton Leys: Mark Fishwick, Orchardside: Natalie Forrest