The second finalist up for the Young Star award sponsored by Ideagen is... Joshua Brooks! Well done Joshua! The judges said "Joshua has been saving his own pocket money for the Mustard Seed Project (helping families in rural Uganda) since he was four years old. Incredible!"

On to our Hospitality category sponsored by Quotient Sciences... and named as Highly Commended... well done to The Ruddington Arms 🎉 Judges recognised the quality of the food, and noted their work during the pandemic in opening a Saturday car park market. Congratulations to the RA team!

Now for the first of our two finalists in the Hospitality category, sponsored by Quotient Sciences... well done to The Bottle Top Nottingham! 🍾 Judges remarked on the immense contribution the whole BT team have made to village life. Hi five, guys! And good luck on awards night! 😀

Completing the final two in our Hospitality category, sponsored by Quotient Sciences... it's @JaspersCafeRudd! 🙌 Judges couldn't help but note the love shown for the Jaspers crew in their nominations. Congrats guys, well deserved! See you on awards night, and good luck for the win!

Moving to our Sports, Leisure & Culture category sponsored by Ruddington Grange, and before we get to the two finalists, let's hear it for the Highly Commended... well done to Ruddington Village Museum ⭐ Judges said the museum is "a small cultural gem that deserves big recognition"

The first of our two finalists in the Sport, Leisure & Culture category sponsored by Ruddington Grange... congratulations go to... @FWKMuseum 🥂 The judges were wowed by the nominations, reflecting on this fantastic & unique asset to Rudd. Well done to everyone from the FWK team!

Our second of two finalists in the running for the Sports, Leisure & Culture award sponsored by Ruddington Grange... well done to the Rushcliffe Country Park Rangers & Volunteers! 🤩 Our judging panel were keen to celebrate both the rangers & the volunteers for their work. Good luck!

Well done Chloe Woodhouse! To sponsor an award dedicated to celebrating young people feels particularly fitting for us as a business. #WeAreIdeagen #Awards #Nottingham Ruddington Village Community Partnership

Well done Joshua Brooks! We’re thrilled to sponsor the ‘Young Star’ category at this year’s Rudd Awards. #WeAreIdeagen #Awards #Nottingham Ruddington Village Community Partnership

Congratulations Lily-Jean Morales! We’re thrilled to sponsor the ‘Young Star’ category at this year’s Rudd Awards. This award is an opportunity to celebrate the unsung heroes who set an example or are an excellent role model in our village. #Nottingham #Awards Ruddington Village Community Partnership

🎉 Congratulations to Ruddington's Highly Commended Champion Volunteer, Gwen Eyre! We're proud to be sponsoring the Champion Volunteer category this evening, at the #RuddAwards. 👏 Good luck to both finalists! #OneMHR x.com/ruddvcp/status…

It's RUDD Awards night! Watch the ceremony LIVE from 8pm over at St Peters Ruddington YouTube page (link below), and find out who's won! St Peter's Church YouTube: youtube.com/@stpeterschurc… Good luck to all the finalists! 🏆

We can now reveal the WINNERS from 19 independent village businesses, individuals & community groups who were shortlisted for the very first #RuddAwards last night. 🍾🥂👏🏼 MORE: 🔎 ow.ly/MHcQ50LIKIh Ruddington Village Community Partnership St Peters Ruddington Ruddington Parish Council Rushcliffe Borough Council Artex Ltd. #Ruddington 🏆

The wonderful winner of our Heart of Ruddington award on Friday night was Barbara Breakwell, who supports so many causes in Ruddington. This award was sponsored by Artex Ltd. Huge congratulations Barbara, your efforts never go unnoticed! 👏

The winners of our Community group award, sponsored by Ruddington Retirement Village were Ruddington Yarn Ninjas. Member Emma Scott said: “On behalf of all of our hardworking, talented yarn ninjas, we are thrilled to receive such fantastic recognition with this award."

The winner of our Sports, Leisure & Culture award, sponsored by Ruddington Grange Golf Club was @FWKMuseum. Sarah Godfrey from the museum said, "We were surprised to win & we couldn’t wait to share the lovely award with our team of dedicated employees & volunteers.”

The winners of our Hospitality award, sponsored by Quotient Sciences was The Bottle Top Nottingham. Co-owner Alex Preston said, “This took us by surprise and we couldn’t be more over the moon. We’re so proud of our team and all our friends, aka customers, who make the BT what it is."

Congratulations to Helen and Simon from @Perkinshardware who were the winners of the Retailer or Service Award on Friday night. Helen commented: “Thanks to everyone who nominated us for the Rudd Awards and for all the sponsors who made it a great night for everyone.

The winner of our Young Star award, sponsored by Ideagen was Joshua Brooks who saved his pocket money for 4 years to raise money for The Mustard Seed Project! What an inspirational young person he is!⭐️

The Champion Volunteer award, sponsored by MHR is Carol Jaggers, for her work with various groups around Ruddington. Carol said, “I just want to thank everybody that took the time out to say such lovely things! It’s absolutely wonderful, I’m over the moon.”