The Pride of Rossendale awards return for 2026!

Let's come together and celebrate the amazing people in Rossendale who help make our community so special.

Do you know someone who truly makes a difference in our community?
Someone who goes the extra mile, helps others, or inspires those around them?
Why not nominate them for a much-deserved award?

Nominations are welcome to be made by members of the public.
Each nominee will be invited to the awards ceremony, along with their family and friends to celebrate their good work.

Award Ceremony Details:
Friday 3rd July 2026
Time: 6.30pm for 7pm start

Tickets include a welcome drink, two-course meal and fabulous entertainment. 

Awards are presented throughout the evening with an interval for entertainment and food. 

Pride of Rossendale 2026 Catagories:

Women of the Year Award Nominees:

Karen Connearn
Fiona Rigby
Emma Gladwinfield
Susan Nuttall
Paige Canning
Karen King
Samara Barnes
Emma Dobson
Dawn Taylor
Jackie Oakes
Samantha Clements
Sarah Clarke
Mollie from Mollie May’s Dance Academy
Michelle Yarwood
Helen Howorth
 

Supportive Business of the Year Award Nominees:

Rossendale Radio
Dansworks Academy - Dale and Karen Connearn
Matthew Devlin
Be You Boutique
Mollie May’s Dance Academy
Wendy Howarth

Young Person of the Year Nominees:

Darcy MacDonald
Noah Tunnicliffe
Sammy Howorth
Lydia Greenhalgh

Man of the Year Award Nominees:

Peter Sweetmore
Tony Nixon
Graham Wood
Steve Gough
Smilie Steve
Aaron Doherty Tubb
Kris- Rossendale Men’s Shed
Simon Creasey - Rossendale Drum Majorettes
Adam Scott
Barry Hyde
 

Pride of the Valley Award Nominees:

Peter Sweetmore
Rossendale Radio
Fiona Rigby
Tony Nixon
Weekend Breakfast Dojo Show
Smilie Steve from Rossendale Radio
Samara Barnes
Aaron Doherty Tubb
Beacon Dementia and Wellbeing
Tor View School
Alex Alvarez & Michelle Gruss Heys
Lisa and Louise from Be you Boutique
Chloe Love Kickboxing
ValleyWags - Samantha Landale
TLC Personalised - Charlotte Harrison
Anna Stott

Supportive School of the Year Award Nominees:

Tor View School
The Valley Leadership Academy
Newchurch St. Nicholas C of E Primary School

Hospice Star of the Year Award Nominees:

Sofia Ali
Donna Cryer
Julie Appleyard
Michelle Bennett Coupe
Dawn Gawthorpe
Beryl Abraham
Ian Patmore & Andrew Holt
 

Community Group of the Year Award Nominees:

The Britannia Coconut Dancers
Play It Forward
Stronger Together Carers
The Village - Klair Lee & Sarah King
The Friends of Helmshore Textile Museums
Civic Pride Rossendale
Hare and Hounds, Stacksteads
Beacon Dementia and Wellbeing
Rossendale Drum Majorettes
Bacup Pride
Rossendale Ukelele Club - Carl Hayden
The Ladies Special Event Committee

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