On Tuesday 27th June, staff and volunteers from across BRCC’s teams came together to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Beds RCC and 10th Anniversary of the Friends of Warden Abbey Vineyard
The Summer Celebration was held at Warden Abbey Vineyard, which provided the perfect setting for the event as people enjoyed the celebrations within the vines.
Everyone enjoyed a BBQ, homemade cakes and some of the Warden Abbey Vineyard wines. It was a great opportunity for people to spend time together and see first-hand the hard work the vineyard volunteers put into the vineyard.
The 2023 Star Award presentation was a highlight of the event as CEO Tracy Cowan presented the Awards for this year. Both Highly Commended and Winners for each category were presented with a trophy and certificate, and it was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the hard work of people from across BRCC.
Awards
The Beds RCC All Round Good Egg Award
Someone who is a kind, reliable and a generally nice person.
Highly Commended- Emma Mackay Community Wellbeing Champion
Winner- Bex McBrearty Community Connections Advisor
The Very Lovely Volunteer Award
A volunteer who gives their free time to support and promote Beds RCC.
Highly Commended- Aadil Shaikh, Pat Hamblin, Ben Lammin
Winner- Amanda Gibson & Ceiron Galbraith
The Totally Terrific Team Member Award
A team member who is supportive, helpful and goes out if their way to ensure the team is successful.
Winner- Flora Stewart Community Wellbeing Champion
Green Champion Award
Someone who looks after the environment in everything they do.
Winner- Nicola Scholfield Green Social Prescriber
Wellbeing Champion Award
Someone who looks out for other staff membersā wellbeing.
Highly Commended- Nicki Livingstone Community Wellbeing Champion
Winner- Mae Eaton Community Wellbeing Manager
Extra Mile Award
Someone who goes out of their way to help and support everyone.
Highly Commended- Carol Huntington Community Transport Bookings Clerk
Winner- Alex Goulding Community Wellbeing Champion
The Font of All Knowledge Award
A person who simply knows everything about BRCC and who you can go to if you need to know anything about anything.
Winner- Cliff Andrews Deputy CEO
The Best Maker of Beverages
The person who always makes the tea/coffee and does it with a smile.
Winner- Jo Barrow Executive Assistant and Community Wellbeing Admin Support Officer
The Always Look on the Bright Side of Life Award
A person who always manages to find good things in a bad situation.
Highly Commended- Stephanie Edwards Community Wellbeing Champion
Winner- Kate Ellis Head of Community and Wellbeing
The Best of Beds RCC Award
The staff member who encompasses all of Beds RCCās values and ethos.
Highly Commended- Stephen Sleight Transport Team Leader (Rail)
Winner- Jemma McLean Community Engagement Team Leader
Thank you to everyone who put so much hard work into making the event a success, and a huge congratulations to all of those who won a star award.