Congratulations to our 2025 award winners
23 Mar 2026
Drayton manor Hotel, Tamworth, Staffordshire B78 3TW
The BJC awards evening was held on the 21st March 2026 at Drayton Manor Hotel Staffordshire.
Congratulations to all who were shortlisted for our 2025 awards and especially to the winners of the categories ;
BRITISH JUDO
COUNCIL AWARD WINNERS 2025
The Brian Caffary Award
CONNOR QUIGG
Non-Judoka volunteer
of the year
JEANETTE VALE
Achievement award in
kata
CHARLOTTE PRESTON & ROMAN
HRDINA
Junior/Primary Squad
Member of the Year
VLAD GABRIEL JUGANARU
ISABEL YATES
Senior squad member
of the Year
BEN BARKBY
MILA MLECZKOWSKA
Referee of the Year
JOHN CHRISP
Official of the year
IAN VALE
Coach of the year
(Additional needs)
MATTHEW HOPE
Coach of the year
(Junior)
PADDY LISH
Coach of the year
(Senior)
JOHN CHRISP
Coach of the year –
Newcomer
RICHARD HOWES
Tony Grigg award for
Judoka with Additional needs
MARY MATTHEWS
Primary/Junior judoka of the year
HANNA CSEH
Senior judoka of the year
ISAAC AVISON
Outstanding
Contribution to the BJC for 2025
LAURIE CRAIG
BERNARD RICHMOND
Lifetime achievement
award
JOYCE KENNY
MARK ABBERTON
