Thank you to everyone who nominated an individual in 2024's Sir James Gildea Awards. We received lots of inspirational stories of the hard work everyone has putting in to help us achieve our mission at SSAFA.
Volunteer Global Award Winners
| Volunteer Name | Branch |
|---|---|
| Ray Seabrook | Caseworker |
| Alan Evison | Divisional Secretary |
| Bill Garner | Community Support Volunteer |
| Chris Cooper | Divisional Treasurer |
| Chris Spriggs | Branch Secretary |
| Clive Matthews | Caseworker |
| Gabriel Sexton | Divisional Secretary |
| Gwen Marples | Prison In-Reach |
| Hugh Smith | Caseworker |
| Karen Porter | Mentor |
| Pete Knight | Divisional Secretary |
| Peter Grabham | Helper |
Employee Global Award Winners
| Employee Name | Job role |
|---|---|
| Victoria Conlaund | Community Children's Nurse - Cyprus |
| Alex Swinard | Regional Casework Manager - Southwest |
Employee Team Global Award Winner
| Team | Employees |
|---|---|
| Regional Office Wales | Alex Woodward |
| Annabel Zoran | |
| Chanai Zabadi | |
| Michael Davies | |
| Nicola Stretch | |
| Robert Illingworth | |
| Stacy McGrath | |
| Stephen Boswell |
Partnering Global Award Winner
| Team | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 Bridges Challenge Committee Members | Andrei Ciocan |
| Apoorv Shrotriya | |
| Chad Frankish | |
| Daniela Sahaj | |
| David Utting | |
| Ian Cohen | |
| John Nicholas | |
| Katie Dodd | |
| Lisa Barclay | |
| Maria Kaya | |
| Mark Briggs | |
| Mark Richards | |
| Nicholas Sanderson | |
| Nick Rose | |
| Rory Cleary | |
| Saffron Lonergan |
Volunteer Team Global Award Winner
| Branch | Volunteer Name |
|---|---|
| Derbyshire Branch | David Wheatcroft |
| David Wilkinson | |
| Hilary Wilkinson | |
| Mike Madin |
Volunteer Individual Local Award Winners
| Volunteer name | Branch |
|---|---|
| Christine Hayman | Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Branch |
| Dee Doherty | Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Branch |
| Karen Conway | Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Branch |
| Peter Hayman | Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Branch |
| Squadron Leader Clive Hamilton | Borders Branch |
| Alan Jenkins | Casework - Wales |
| Gail Johnson | Casework - Wales |
| Glyn Davies | Casework - Wales |
| Nicholas Beswick | Casework - Wales |
| Paul Amor | Casework - Wales |
| Richard Thomas | Casework - Wales |
| Stefan Jones | Casework - Wales |
| Alan O'Flanagan | Cheshire Branch |
| Lesley Brown | Cheshire Branch |
| Kathleen Mcpartland | Cleveland Branch |
| Gillian Doble | Cornwall Branch |
| Gregory Pemberton | Cornwall Branch |
| Stephen Meakin | Cornwall Branch |
| Alan White | Cumbria Branch |
| Sandra Allen | Cumbria Branch |
| Tony Parkinson | Cumbria Branch |
| Angela Holdsworth | Deputy National Chair |
| David Wheatcroft | Derbyshire Branch |
| Cathy Kent | Devon Branch |
| Mark Tyrrell-Smith OBE | Devon Branch |
| Mr Anthony Purnell | Devon Branch |
| Mr Phil Beazley | Devon Branch |
| Mrs Christine Cribb | Devon Branch |
| Mrs Sue Lubiewski | Devon Branch |
| Colonel Simon Bate OBE (Retd) | Dorset Branch |
| Peter Grabham | Dorset Branch |
| Christine Pearson | Durham Branch |
| Edward Lincoln | Durham Branch |
| Graeme Spark MBE | Durham Branch |
| Jim Donaldson | Durham Branch |
| Si Wooldridge | Durham Branch |
| David Ball | Edinburgh and Lothians Branch |
| Elizabeth Carpenter | Essex Branch |
| Shirley Lumby | Grampian Branch |
| Madeleine Jarvis | Greater Manchester Branch |
| Bhupendra Singh Shaktawat | Hampshire Branch |
| Mo Day | Hampshire Branch |
| Phil Bunday | Hampshire Branch |
| Sharon Austen | Hampshire Branch |
| Tom Clarke | Hampshire Branch |
| Air Commodore Tim Howson DL | Herefordshire Branch |
| Hazel Davies | Herefordshire Branch |
| Shona Baxandall | Herefordshire Branch |
| Mr Keith Riggs | Kent Branch |
| Mr Ray Seabrook | Kent Branch |
| Carolann Peerless | Lanarkshire Branch |
| Carole Forrest | Lanarkshire Branch |
| Martin Kendall | Lanarkshire Branch |
| Mick Jenkinson | Lancashire Branch |
| Eugene Conlin | Lincolnshire Branch |
| Gerry Corkery | London Central Branch |
| Hugh Smith | London South West Branch |
| Ian Thomas | London South West Branch |
| Brends Brown | Merseyside Branch |
| Lorraine Jackson | Merseyside Branch |
| Alan Evison | North Yorkshire Branch |
| Beverley Robb | North Yorkshire Branch |
| Barrie Vearncombe | Northamptonshire Branch |
| Gareth Bull | Northamptonshire Branch |
| Siobhan Weatherstone | Northumberland Branch |
| Bob Lemon | Plymouth Branch |
| Chris Spriggs | Solihull Branch |
| Pete Rooke | Somerset Branch |
| Andrew Fowler | South Yorkshire Branch |
| Julia Rouse | South Yorkshire Branch |
| Kathy Munslow | Staffordshire Branch |
| Trevor North | Staffordshire Branch |
| Darren White | Suffolk Branch |
| Clive Matthews | Surrey Branch |
| Annie MacLean | Sussex Branch |
| Peter Knight | Warwickshire Branch |
| Norman Long | West Midlands North Branch |
| Chris Cooper | West Yorkshire Branch |
| Diana Carroll | West Yorkshire Branch |
| Gabriel Sexton | Wiltshire Branch |
| Gill Sharpe | Wiltshire Branch |
| Tony Hacon | Worcestershire Branch |
| Alan Gregory | Mentoring |
| Dick Bone | Mentoring |
| Jonathan Mansfield | Mentoring |
| Karen Porter | Mentoring |
| Laurence Carlyle | Mentoring |
| Paul Duncan | Mentoring |
| Rebecca Peel | Mentoring |
| Steve Hardy | Mentoring |
| Angela Watson | Prison In Reach |
| Gwen Marples | Prison In Reach |
| Roger Clift | Prison In Reach |
| Derek Cross | Regional Chair - Northeast and Yorkshire |
| Alan Jones | Service Community Team |
| Kate Campbell | Service Community Team |
| Mr Bill Garner | Service Community Team |
| Kevin Perry | Serving Community Team |
| Michelle Morris | Serving Community Team |
| Paul McCormick | Serving Community Team |
| Sarah Grindle | Serving Community Team |
| Stacey Rabbitt | Serving Community Team |
Employee Individual Local Award Winners
| Employee Name | Job role |
|---|---|
| Alex Swinard | Regional Casework Manager |
| Anna Lucey | Senior Project Officer |
| Anto Cianfagna | Volunteer Systems Officer |
| Becky Green | Regional Casework Coordinator - North East |
| Bethan Parton | Regional Casework Coordinator - East Midlands |
| Brian Graham | Divisional Coordinator |
| Carol Clifford | Branch Administrator (Finance) |
| Carol Forster | Branch Casework Assistant |
| Chris Ingram | Microsoft 365 Specialist |
| Corina O'Brien | Volunteer Development Manager |
| Eilidh Chown | Head of Learning and Development (Volunteers) |
| Emily Pratt | Project Manager and Data Team Lead |
| Gayle Bee | Community Engagement Manager - Central |
| Hilary Rosenthal | Regional Manager for Casework and Community Engagment - The North of England |
| Holly Bateson | Public Health and Engagement Officer - Cyprus |
| Jackie Hall | Finance Manager |
| Jason Winer | Executive Assistant (Social Care Operations) |
| Jessica Carey | Community Engagement Manager - Wales, Overseas ROI and NI |
| Jo Harper | Regional Service Manager, Personal Support and Social Work Service |
| Joanne Rumney | Overseas Operations Coordinator, Overseas/ROI/Northern Ireland |
| Katherine Hunt | Office Manager |
| Keeley Oliver | Health Visitor - Cyprus |
| Lisa Williamson | Regional Casework Coordinator - East Midlands |
| Lottie Bethell | Regional Caseowork Manager - Scotland |
| Lynn Louka | Business Support Administrator - Cyprus |
| Michelle Scott | Volunteer Development Manager |
| Natalia Holmes | Branch Administrator - North East |
| Nicola Stretch | Regional Casework Manager - Wales |
| Patricia Bird | Regional Casework Coordinator |
| Patricia Darke | Regional Mentoring Coordinator - South West |
| Ryan MacDonald | Regional Manager for Casework and Community Engagement - Scotland |
| Samantha Heard | Senior People Operations Officer |
| Sarah Adeduntan | Grants Manager |
| Shani Stumke | Regional Service Manager, Personal Support and Social Work Service |
| Sian Thomas | Mentoring Service Team Coordinator |
| Sophia Greene | Housing Advisor - Glasgow Helping Heroes |
| Sy Harty | Operations Manager - Glasgow Helping Heroes |
| Victoria Conlaund | Community Childrens Nurse - Cyprus |
Volunteer Team Local Award Winners
| Team | Volunteers |
|---|---|
| Salford Division | Donna Gilbert |
| Glin Horton | |
| Madeline Jarvis | |
| Sarah Lynch | |
| Steve Hodgetts | |
| Tony Lloyd | |
| Wendy Summerell |
| Team | Volunteers |
|---|---|
| Derbyshire Branch | David Wheatcroft |
| David Wilkinson | |
| Hilary Wilkinson | |
| Mike Madin |
Employee Team Local Award Winners
| Team | Employees |
|---|---|
| Wales Regional Hub | Alex Woodward |
| Annabel Zoran | |
| Chanai Zabadi | |
| Michael Davies | |
| Nicola Stretch | |
| Robert Illingworth | |
| Stacy McGrath | |
| Stephen Boswell |