Belong Celebrates Colleagues at Champion Awards 2022

Carers from across the North West and Midlands have been celebrated at the annual Belong Champion Awards as the dementia specialist recognised the outstanding achievements of its teams in their everyday work supporting older people to live an active and fulfilling later life.
Colleagues at Belong’s care villages, and their corresponding home care service, Belong at Home, picked up their trophies at the dazzling ceremony, hosted at the enchanting Peckforton Castle, and attended by Belong teams from across Cheshire, Greater Manchester and Staffordshire.
With over 300 nominations from across Belong, the winners in 10 categories were determined by an independent judging panel, Dementia UK, the National Care Forum, Skills For Care, The Bluecoat, Ready Generations, and Total People, as well Belong customers, who conducted a series of interviews as part of the rigorous assessment process.
Summarising the event, Belong’s chief executive, Martin Rix, said: “We’ve had a fantastic evening celebrating our colleagues’ hard work and success. Congratulations to all of our finalists and winners!”
The Champion Awards was made possible thanks to sponsors: Search Consultancy, Collective Purchasing, Person Centred Software, GHM Care, Triangle PR, Birchall Food Service, and Howden Insurance Brokers.
The full list of winners for Belong’s Champion Awards 2022:
• Newcomer Award: Siobhan Coleman, Receptionist, Belong Newcastle-under-Lyme & Harry Crawford, IT Support Engineer, Central Services
• Mentor Award: Laura Rideout, Senior Support Worker, Belong Atherton
• Leader Award: Andrew Shield, Business Manager, Belong at Home
• Team Award: Belong at Home Wigan
• Compassion Award: Trulea Greensmith, Salon Manager, Belong Crewe
• Innovation Award: Kathryn Pimblett, Host, Belong Wigan
• Belinda Jones Dementia Champion Award: Stacey Wright, Lead Senior Support Worker, Belong Crewe
• End-of-Life Care Award: Jemma Sharratt, Lead Nurse, Belong Atherton
• Central Services Award: Property Team
• Community Engagement Award: Experience Day Team, Belong Crewe
Pictured: Belong colleagues from across the organisation celebrate at the Champion Awards