BJC Awards evening 2023

BJC Awards evening 2023

The BJC awards evening 2023 was held at the Drayton Manor Hotel, Tamworth, Staffordshire.

The evening as usual was a great success, this year being attended by Vice President Stuart Otani.

With its usual level of humour provided by the master of ceremony Bernard Richmond and anticipation from those awaiting the results, It was what a good awards evening is made of.

It was also a great opportunity to catch up with Judo friends and family that we may not see at other events.

The full list of winners is below, lots of happy winners with the prestigious  'Outstanding contribution in 2023' being present to Jonathan Boswell & Beryl Cooke and the   'Lifetime achievement award' being presented this year to Jacky & Tom Gray of the Cornwall area.

The evening raffle for ‘ Cancer Research’  raised an amazing figure of £541.

BJC award winners 2023 were;

The Brian Caffary Award

HONEY HOWLING

Non-Judoka volunteer of the year

JEANETTE VALE  

 

Achievement award in kata

RICKY CLEEVELY

 

Junior/Primary Squad Member of the Year

MARCEL KELEMEN

THEA MUSGROVE

 

Senior squad member of the Year

CHARLOTTE HAINES

ISAAC AVISON

 

Outstanding Achievement of the Year

BEN BARKBY

 

Referee of the Year

GARETH MERREDEW

 

Official of the year

IAN VALE

 

Coach of the year (Additional needs)

CHARLOTTE PRESTON

 Coach of the year (Junior)

LEIGH SPINKS

MATTHEW LISH

 

Coach of the year (Senior)

KARL BARKER

 

Coach of the year – Newcomer

DARREN COLLINS

 

 Tony Grigg award for Judoka with Additional needs

HANNA BANCER

 

Primary/Junior  judoka of the year

MADELEINE FREUNDENFELD

 

Senior  judoka of the year

BEN BARKBY

 

Outstanding Contribution to the BJC for 2023

JONATHAN BOSWELL

BERYL COOKE

 

Lifetime achievement award

JACKY & TOM GRAY