Awards 

CHESTERFIELD based charity BrightLife will be hosting their annual BrightLife Champions Against Loneliness Awards, at Casa Hotel, on 17 February 2023. The auction sponsored by John Pye Auctions has a variety of items donated from local companies with all proceeds from the auction helping to raise much needed funds for the charity. The funds raised will help them to continue the great work which they do in preventing loneliness and isolation amongst older people living in Chesterfield, Bolsover, and Northeast Derbyshire.

The awards evening is a fundraising event at which the local charity BrightLife will acknowledge and celebrate those members of society who have gone above and beyond in their actions to ensure that loneliness and isolation doesn’t occur amongst older people living within Chesterfield, Bolsover and North East Derbyshire. The 2023 award categories will include: Champion Champion Young Person Champion Volunteer Champion Medical Professional Champion Carer Champion Business Champion Neighbour Champion Family Champion Charity

Mel from Derbyshire County Council nominated me I won the overall champion. We were so please that Dronfield Woodhouse Community Support Hub is being mentioned, thanks Mel x

The awards take place in Birmingham on 17th April 2026

We were shortlisted for the awards at the winding wheel, chesterfield, we didn’t win but had a lovely evening out.