Proud of Bucks Awards
The Proud of Bucks Awards celebrate Buckinghamshire’s communities that have demonstrated care, creativity and commitment towards their local areas. The awards recognise and applaud outstanding community contribution carried out by local volunteers.
Award categories
In 2024, each of Buckinghamshire’s 16 community boards celebrated local volunteers in the following three categories:
| The Good Neighbour | For an adult over age 21 who has made a difference in their local community e.g. neighbourhood schemes, supporting voluntary causes, befriending services. |
| The Young Champion | For a young person under 21 who has made a significant contribution towards their local community e.g. through volunteering, supporting a charitable cause, or championing their peers. |
| The Outstanding Group | Recognises and celebrates a voluntary group in the local area who has made a positive impact on their community e.g. delivering a service, championing a cohort of residents or supporting and enhancing local spaces. |
Congratulations to the award winners
Thank you to all those who made the time to nominate. We received 350 nominations across the county.
The Proud of Bucks Awards were presented at local events in each of the 16 community board areas in November and December 2024.
Congratulations to everyone who was nominated for an award, and especially to our overall winners! See the full list of highly commended and winning nominees below.
Posthumous awards for exceptional volunteer work
Posthumous awards were presented to the families and loved ones of three individuals for exceptional volunteer work they had done for their local communities:
| Paige Marie Hall | 26 September 1998 to 23 July 2024 |
| Bernie Hunter | 12 September 1942 to 11 February 2024 |
| Amanda Tofield | 11 February 1971 to 29 April 2024 |
2024 award winners in each community board area
| Award | Winner/Highly commended | Name of winner |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Group | Winner | Little Chalfont Community Library |
| Outstanding Group | Highly Commended | 2nd Amersham on the Hill Brownies |
| The Good Neighbour | Winner | Pat Milliner |
| The Good Neighbour | Highly Commended | Nikki Magrath and Anne Fullelove |
| The Good Neighbour | Highly Commended | Shirley Strange |
| Young Champion | Winner | Olivia Wynn |
| Young Champion | Highly Commended | Hannah Pimenta |
| Young Champion | Highly Commended | Lily Klyhn |
| Award | Winner/Highly commended | Name of winner |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Group | Winner | The Aylesbury Sew and So’s |
| Outstanding Group | Highly Commended | Unbound Theatre |
| The Good Neighbour | Winner | Ian Beard |
| The Good Neighbour | Highly Commended | Jane Pearce |
| The Good Neighbour | Highly Commended | Jason Savage |
| Young Champion | Winner | Caitlin Bazeley |
| Award | Winner/Highly commended | Name of winner |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Group | Winner | Hazlemere Fete Committee |
| Outstanding Group | Highly Commended | Dove Café |
| Outstanding Group | Highly Commended | Signing Café |
| The Good Neighbour | Winner | Ruth Moores |
| The Good Neighbour | Highly Commended | Emma Bryne |
| The Good Neighbour | Highly Commended | Rhiannon Scott |
| Award | Winner/Highly commended | Name of winner |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Group | Winner | Singing for the Memory |
| The Good Neighbour | Winner | Catherine Smith |
| The Good Neighbour | Highly Commended | Narayan Veena Sharma |
| The Good Neighbour | Highly Commended | Terry Gamble |
| Award | Winner/Highly commended | Name of winner |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Group | Winner | The Buckingham Repair Café |
| Outstanding Group | Highly Commended | Buckingham Primary School |
| Outstanding Group | Highly Commended | Hazard Alley |
| Outstanding Group | Highly Commended | Miles4Smiles |
| The Good Neighbour | Winner | Simon Wells |
| The Good Neighbour | Highly Commended | David Webber |
| The Good Neighbour | Highly Commended | Mikey Dyson-Smith |
| The Good Neighbour | Highly Commended | Richard Watkins |
| The Good Neighbour | Highly Commended | Samantha Clare-Harper |
| The Good Neighbour | Highly Commended | Stephen and Jill Townsend |
| Young Champion | Winner | Arran Unwin |
| Award | Winner/Highly commended | Name of winner |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Group | Winner | Whelpley Hill Coronation Hall Committee |
| Outstanding Group | Highly Commended | Chesham ReEngage |
| Outstanding Group | Highly Commended | Chesham Youth Council |
| The Good Neighbour | Winner | Bhogilal Tailor |
| The Good Neighbour | Highly Commended | Janet Hopkinson |
| The Good Neighbour | Highly Commended | Tom Wall |
| Young Champion | Winner | George Shaw |
| Award | Winner/Highly recommended | Name of winner |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Group | Winner | Feast of St Peter (FOSP) |
| Outstanding Group | Highly Commended | Hedgerley Conservation Volunteers (HCV) |
| Outstanding Group | Highly Commended | CSP Youth Centre, Tithe Barn |
| The Good Neighbour | Winner | Bob Older |
| The Good Neighbour | Highly Commended | Kate La Motte |
| Young Champion | Highly Commended | Elijah Head |
| Young Champion | Highly Commended | Raphael Santos |
| Award | Winner/Highly Commended | Name of winner |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Group | Winner | Waddesdon Hall Volunteers |
| Outstanding Group | Highly Commended | Memory Lane Café, Brill |
| Young Champion | Winner | Harry Peksa |
| Award | Winner/Highly commended | Name of winner |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Group | Winner | Wycombe Museum |
| Outstanding Group | Highly Commended | Mustard Club |
| Outstanding Group | Highly Commended | South Bucks Hospice |
| The Good Neighbour | Winner | Jean Peasley |
| The Good Neighbour | Highly Commended | Joe Cook |
| The Good Neighbour | Highly Commended | Gail Lawrence |
| Young Champion | Winner | Kuba Puka |
| Young Champion | Highly Commended | Chlöe McBarnett |
| Award | Winner/Highly commended | Name of winner |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Group | Winner | Great Missenden Baptist Church "Monday Meals" |
| Outstanding Group | Highly Commended | Prestwood Community Fridge |
| The Good Neighbour | Winner | Joan Palmer |
| The Good Neighbour | Highly Commended | Peter Healy |
| Award | Winner/Highly commended | Name of winner |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Group | Winner | Speen Dementia Café |
| Outstanding Group | Highly Commended | The Chiltern Ladies |
| Young Champion | Winner | Ruby Masters |
| Award | Winner/Highly commended | Name of winner |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Group | Winner | MARLOW FM |
| Outstanding Group | Highly Commended | FRIETH VILLAGE HALL |
| Outstanding Group | Highly Commended | Toad Patrol |
| The Good Neighbour | Winner | Janette Fullwood |
| The Good Neighbour | Highly Commended | Caroline and Barry Cross |
| The Good Neighbour | Highly Commended | Sue Jones |
| Young Champion | Winner | Callum Webb |
| Award | Winner/Highly commended | Name of winner |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Group | Winner | Wendover Dementia Café |
| Outstanding Group | Highly Commended | Rhubarb Café |
| Outstanding Group | Highly Commended | Wendover Shed |
| The Good Neighbour | Winner | Paulette Hunn |
| The Good Neighbour | Highly Commended | Aston Clinton Society |
| Young Champion | Winner | Lizy Pearson |
| Award | Winner/Highly commended | Name of winner |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Group | Winner | The Shed in Black Park |
| Outstanding Group | Highly Commended | Iver Volunteers At Work |
| The Good Neighbour | Winner | Paula Carter |
| The Good Neighbour | Highly Commended | Carol Campling |
| The Good Neighbour | Highly Commended | Valerie Tuckwell |
| Young Champion | Winner | Gracie-Mae Hipwell |
| Young Champion | Highly Commended | Hannah Kirk |
| Award | Winner/Highly commended | Name of winner |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Group | Winner | Marsworth Steam Rally |
| Outstanding Group | Highly Commended | 1st Cheddington Scout Group |
| The Good Neighbour | Winner | Dougie Burnside |
| The Good Neighbour | Highly Commended | Lance Redler |
| Young Champion | Winner | James Kennedy |
| Award | Winner/Highly commended | Name of winner |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Group | Winner | Winslow Big Society |
| Outstanding Group | Highly Commended | Village help for Ukraine |
| The Good Neighbour | Highly Commended | Anne Marlow |
| The Good Neighbour | Highly Commended | Dave Webber |
| Young Champion | Winner | Antonio Corben |