These are the exceptional winners and finalists in the 2025 Grand Pride Of Sefton Awards.
There were over 2,000 nominations this year for people across 13 different categories.
They included some of the children and adults who were wounded in the Southport tragedy last summer; the amazing members of our community who shows remarkable courage and kindness in the aftermath; with the Main Award going to the three young girls who tragically lost their lives that day.
The awards took place at The Grand in Southport on Friday (25th April 2025), hosted by Claire Simmo and Fraser Dainton, and organised by Mikhail Hotel & Leisure Group and Stand Up For Southport.
Next year’s Grand Pride Of Sefton Awards take place at The Grand in Southport on Friday 24th April 2026. You can nominate here: Pride Of Sefton Awards
For more details about the Grand Pride Of Sefton Awards please email: mediaandrewbrown@gmail.com
1 – Young Sportsperson of the Year (sponsor Merseyrail)
Winner Grace Eccles
Winner – Melissa Moscrop
2 – Child of Courage Award – (sponsor Adventure Coast Southport)
Winner – ‘Sarah’
Winner – ‘Amber’
Winner – Maximus Johnson
Winner – Isla Rose Steel
3 – Diversity & Inclusion Award (sponsor Sefton Council)
Winner – Nina Karetska
Finalist – Imam Ibrahim Hussein
Finalist – The Matthew Lock ADHD Charity
4 – Community Impact Award (sponsor Carlsberg)
Winner – Jinnie Payne
Finalist – Pip Coysh
Finalist – Lucinda Golightly
5 – Sportsperson of the Year (sponsor Think F.A.S.T. Academy)
Winner – Ruth Mwandumba
Finalist – Nicky Cooper
Finalist – Jack Kennedy
6 – Courage Award (sponsor Dowhigh)
Winner – Heidi Liddle
Winner – Leanne Lucas
7 – Sefton Arts Award (sponsor Fitton Estates)
Winner – G:Force Gospel Choir
Finalist – Brittany Feeney
Finalist – Wayfarers Arcade
8 – Charity Champion Award (sponsor Halliwell Jones)
Winner- Lily and Lauren Williams
Finalist – Andy’s Man’s Club, Crosby
Finalist – Southport Hesketh Round Table
9 – Business in The Community Award (sponsor In Demand Radio)
Winner – EFT Group
Finalist – Bumbles Nursery
Finalist – The Bus Yard
10 – School of The Year Award (sponsor Southport College)
Winner – Churchtown Primary School
Finalist – Kew Woods Primary School
Finalist – Maghull High School
11 – Unsung Hero Award (sponsor Fletchers Solicitors)
Winner – Mike and Eva Ainscough
Winner – Abigail Butler
Winner – Tanya Holden
Winner – Steve Mitton
12 – Lifetime Achievement Award / Special Recognition Award (sponsor LWC Drinks)
Winner – Rev Martin Abrams
Finalist – Pamela Edwards
Finalist – Kathy Forrester
13 – Main Award Winners – Pride of Sefton (sponsor The Grand Southport)
Alice Dasilva Aguiar
Bebe King
Elsie Dot Stancombe
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