Greenham Trust Charity Awards 2023 celebrates West Berkshire volunteers and organisations

Over 400 people attended the inaugural Greenham Trust Charity Awards to celebrate the work of charities and volunteers that work in West Berkshire.

Taking place on Thursday, November 2 in the Corn Exchange, the evening was hosted by the Reverend Richard Coles and was sponsored by Newbury Building Society.

Greenham Trust chief executive Chris Boulton said: “The atmosphere on the evening was incredible right from the spontaneous round of applause at the beginning of the event, to the announcement of the winner at the end.

“But the evening was not just about the winners, it was about bringing the voluntary sector together and celebrating the success of all the charities, fundraisers, volunteers and trustees.”

There were nine awards presented on the evening:

Community Charity of the Year – Citizens Advice West Berkshire

Charity of the Year for the Disadvantaged – West Berks Foodbank

Health and Wellbeing Charity of the Year – Ark Cancer Charity

Young People Charity of the Year – Time to Talk West Berkshire

Small Charity of the Year – All Yours Period Box CIC

Fundraiser of the Year – Gill Leech, West Berkshire Mencap

Trustee of the Year – Gillian Durrant, Newbury Community Resource Centre

Volunteer of the Year – Paul Black, Newbury Community Resource Centre

Charity of the Year 2023 – West Berks Foodbank

West Berks Foodbank manager Fran Chamings said: “West Berks Foodbank were thrilled and humbled to be recognised at the Greenham Trust awards.

“These awards are for the hundreds of volunteers past and present that have made the charity what it is today. Thank you to Greenham Trust for raising the profile of our amazing charity sector.”

To find out more about each of this year’s winners, pick up next week’s copy of the Newbury Weekly News.