Trust honours outstanding contributions at annual awards

Derby County Community Trust has honoured its participants, volunteers, partners, programmes and staff at an annual awards evening.

More than 200 guests attending the trust’s annual awards ceremony, which recently took place at Derby County’s Pride Park Stadium.

The event recognised individuals and organisations who embody the trust’s core values and highlighted the positive impact being made across communities throughout Derbyshire.

Supported by headline sponsor Smith Partnership, alongside drinks sponsor L.E.A.D. IT Services, trophy sponsor African Adventures and a range of category sponsors, the evening celebrated the people and projects helping to transform lives through the trust’s work.

This year’s winners included Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance and Derby County Community Trust, who received the Collaboration Award.

The award recognised a partnership that has helped tackle food insecurity across the city since 2020 through initiatives including food donations, Christmas Cheer and the Reverse Advent Calendar Appeal.

Other winners included:

Green Champion Award: Belmont Primary School

Special Recognition Award: Sensory Room

Impact Award: Rachel Gallimore

Inclusive Award: Callum Schofield

Programme of the Year: Premier League Kicks

Volunteer of the Year: Lewis Riley

Resilience Award: Mick Henman

Finally, Katherine Wragg, the trust’s marketing and communications manager was named Employee of the Year.

Her work, including the Not Just Football campaign, has helped showcase the trust’s impact across Derbyshire.

In a statement, Derby County Community Trust said: “The annual Awards Evening forms part of Derby County Community Trust’s commitment to recognising the people who make its work possible.

“While football remains at the heart of the organisation, the Awards Evening showcased the breadth of the trust’s work and the many different ways it supports local communities – proving once again that it’s ‘Not Just Football’.”