The deadline for nominees for our Best of WF3 Awards 2024 has now passed, as usual we received a huge number of nominations - we are still doing the maths but it looks like this could be the most we have ever received! Thank you to everyone that has nominated an individual, group, team or business. Without you getting involved we wouldn't be doing these Awards so thank you!
Nominees
Every single nominee is clearly highly valued in the community and their efforts do not go unnoticed, we’re sure you’ll agree that they should all be proud of what they have done and continue to do and be happy that someone has taken the time out of their day to nominate them for one of our Awards!
Congratulations and well done to the following individuals, groups, teams, clubs and businesses that make Tingley, Ardsley, Thorpe and the surrounding area a better place to live, work or go to school...
Abi Joy
Alison Cassidy
Alison Spivey Childminders
Andrea Messenger, Woodkirk Academy
Andy Colton, Tingley Athletic
Ardsley Windows
Ash Wright, Woodkirk Valley FC
Betty Maloney
Beverley Gent, Westerton Primary
Buttercup Lane Childminders
Camille Leach
Chidswell Action Group
Claire Worsnop
Cuppa & Catch Up
Dan McTernan
David & Rozanne Morris
Dee Thorne
Diane Wells
East Ardsley Junior Football Club
Emma Binks, Tingley Athletic
Heather Wiffen
IzWiz Robotics
Iain Macdonald, Woodkirk Valley FC
James Kirkpatrick, Tingley Athletic
Jimmy Byron, Tingley Athletic
Johnny Turner, Tingley Athletic
Julie Ann Brown
Kath Edmondson, Westerton Primary
Keelie Moorby Makeup Artist
Kieran Smith
Lauren Moore, Tingley Athletic
Leigh View Patient Participation Group
Liz Thompson
Lorna Goddard, Westerton Primary
Mac-Teas
Maggie Budgen
Mel's Hair Design
Morgan Estates
Morley Futsal
Mosaic Community Cafe
Mrs Coulson & Mrs Courtney, Blackgates Primary
Mrs Downes, Westerton Primary
Mrs Gaal, Westerton Primary
Miss Gill, Westerton Primary
Mr Grayston, Rodillian Academy
Mrs Gudgeon, Westerton Primary
Miss Harris, Westerton Primary
Miss Hewitt, Westerton Primary
Mr Jackson, Woodkirk Academy
Mr Lazarus, Woodkirk Academy
Mr Long, Westerton Primary
Mr Lowe, Woodkirk Academy
Miss Ruse, Blackgates Primary
Miss Scawthorn, Hill Top Primary
Mrs Stuart, East Ardsley Primary
Mrs Sunderland, Hill Top Primary
Mrs Trickett, East Ardsley Primary
Mr Vernon, Rodillian Academy
Miss Wass, East Ardsley Primary
Mr Whawell, Westerton Primary
Mrs Wright, Westerton Primary
Natalie Sampson
Paul Wilson, Haighwood Financial Services
R.H. Binks & Sons Family Butchers
Rachel Galbraith, Rachel's Childminding
Raymond Laing
Rob Rancatore, Soccer Starlets
Roger Whitfield
Ryan Rush, Tingley Athletic
Sally Greenwood
Santa's Angels
Sharna Matthews, Tingley Youth Club
Shelley Howlett
Slim Fadey
Slimming World At Tingley
St Mary's Knitting Group
The British Oak
The Food Pantry
The Hare & Hounds
The Little Deli Co
The New Scarborough
The WF3 Wombles
Tingley Athletic
Tingley Run Fit
Tingley WMC
Tracey Cavinder
Tracy Stead
WF3 Freecycle
Winthorpe Residents Association
Well done everyone!!!
What happens next... and when?
Our Judges will now start to review each nomination.
Votes for The Kate Allen People's Champion Award are now open and will close at midday on Friday 1 March.
Finalists will be announced on Monday 12 February.
Tickets will go on sale to finalists from Tuesday 13 February (note: tickets are on a first come, first served basis), information on how to get tickets will be communicated to finalists by email on Monday 12 February.
Any remaining tickets will go on general sale on Friday 1 March.
Winners will be announced at our Awards Ceremony on Sunday 7 April at The Village Hotel, Tingley.
Tickets for the Awards Ceremony
Our Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday 7 April at The Village Hotel, Tingley from 6:30pm. We are delighted that our friend and Patron, Billy Pearce, will be hosting the event once again and we will have a special treat of live entertainment (more to follow on this!)
Tickets are limited and will be offered to our finalists first for a period of time, any remaining tickets after this time will be released on general sale. You can register for priority tickets on our website or by clicking below.
The Kate Allen People's Champion Award
We recently shared some sad news on our socials about our friend and supporter of WF3 Kindness, Kate Allen, who lived in East Ardsley. Kate was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 2021 and featured in our Best of WF3 Awards last year when her friends, 'Kate's Mates', won the first ever Kevin Sinfield Award of Friendship.
In tribute and honour to Kate we have launched The Kate Allen - People's Champion Award which will include every single nominee from this year and is the only award which is decided entirely by members of the public.
'We're proud and honoured to have this award in Kate's name. Kate had a wonderful time at the awards last year and to think that each year she is going to be part of this event and the community which meant so much to her is something that we will treasure.' -Craig Dunwell, Kate's partner
The Kate Allen-People's Champion Award has been kindly sponsored by family friend, Dan McTernan from MacTeas.
You can vote for your people's champion on our website: https://www.wf3kindness.org/awards-peoples-champion or click the button below. VOTES CLOSE AT MIDDAY ON FRIDAY 1 MARCH.
Sponsorship
As with all the events and programs that we run, our Best of WF3 Awards are only possible because of the support and generosity of local people and the business community.
If you can help us recognise and celebrate those people that live, work or go to school in Tingley, Ardsley, Thorpe or the surrounding area please let us know. We have options available from £35 up to £200, alternatively if you can help us in non-financial ways we'd love to hear from you! You can view our packages on our website: https://www.wf3kindness.org/awards-sponsor or email us at awards@wf3kindness.org, alternatively you can click the button below.