IT was another heartwarming evening at the Halliwell Jones Stadium last night, Thursday, as winners were announced in our 2017 Inspiration Awards.
It was our fifth annual event acknowledging the town’s wonderful foster carers, volunteers and charity champions.
Click the gallery above to see pictures from the night. For full coverage don't miss next week's Warrington Guardian.
Winners on the night included:
FOSTER CARERS OF THE YEAR
WINNER:
KIRSTY AND MARK ALGIE
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
ROZ AND WARREN WHALLEY
KAREN AND GLYN LOWE
DIANNE AND GEOFF BAKER
SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR
WINNER:
BRYAN FORTH
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
BRIAN CHAMBERS
ELLIOT DILLON
YOUNG CHARITY CHAMPION
DEMI HOLMES
TEENAGER OF THE YEAR
WINNER:
ELLEN HOUGHTON
CHARITY CHAMPION
SUSAN CRANK
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
ANDY BRETHERTON
PAUL HEESOM
CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY
WINNER:
BUDDY UP TEAM, WARRINGTON YOUTH CLUB
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
DOLLY’S HABERDASHERY AND SEWING SCHOOL
MIKE GRANTHAM
VERONICA HUDSON
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
WINNER:
RICHARD SINNOTT
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
JEAN FITZPATRICK
BEN LLOYD
CHRISTINE MCDERMOTT
CHARITY OF THE YEAR
WINNER:
THE SHANNON BRADSHAW TRUST
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
SURVIVORS ASSISTANCE NETWORK, OPERATED BY THE TIM PARRY JOHNATHAN BALL PEACE FOUNDATION
NORTH WEST FORGET ME KNOTS AND RAINBOWS
TEACHER/TEACHING ASSISTANT OF THE YEAR
WINNER:
DEBORAH CHRONAKIS
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
DAVID SUTCLIFFE
GAIL STUBBINGS
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
WINNER:
JOHN GARTSIDE
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