Celebrations as semi-finalists are announced in the West Country Women Awards

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Posted: Friday, October 7, 2022 - 11:38

Women from Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset are among those celebrating reaching the semi-finals in the inaugural year of the West Country Women Awards.

The annual awards recognise and celebrate the amazing women all across the region and were set up this summer by Alexis Bowater OBE and Tess Stuber.

More than 1,000 nominations were received across all 15 categories that include Women in STEM, Women in Tech, The Phoenix Award, Women in Health, Best Supporting Act, Combatting Violence Against Women and Girls among many others.

The Semi-Finalists were announced at an afternoon event at Women in STEM sponsor Msubs in Plymouth. 
Judges stressed the difficulties of narrowing down the entries to just six per category and emphasised how difficult it had been to make their decisions.

The finalists will be announced at an afternoon event at Powderham Castle in Devon on October 31st before going forward to the Grand Finals at the Crowne Plaza in Plymouth on December 1st.

Fifteen categories are sponsored by businesses all across the south west:

SPONSOR ORGANISATION

Category / Support

Plymouth Citybus/Go South West

Headline Sponsor

Plymouth Citybus/Go Cornwall Bus

Small Business of the Year

MSubs

Women in STEM

The Plymouth Charter

Diversity and Equality

Plymouth Science Park

Exeter Science Park

Women in Health

 
 

Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, Devon and Cornwall

Combatting Violence Against Women and Girls

 
 

Continuum

Entrepreneur of the Year

 

LHC Design

Green Business

 

Real Ideas Organisation

Women in Tech

 

Womble Bond Dickinson

Employee of the Year

 

St Austell Brewery

Employer of the Year

Michael Spiers Jewellery

Phoenix Award

 

Women in Sport

 

Genius PR & Events

Best Supporting Act

Ward Williams Associates

Inspirational Leader

Building Growth South West

Women in Construction & Property

Your Partnerships

Official Network Sponsor

PL1 Events

Grand Final Production Sponsor

 

SEMI-FINALISTS 2022:

 

Women in STEM

 

Name

Business

Olivia Smedley

Goonhilly Earth Station

Sophie Bertholon

Imerys

Tasmine Graffy

LHC Design

Louise Hutton-Bailey

Right Squared

Kelly Barritt

The Babyskan Studio & Cornwall Ultrasound

Caitlin Gould

TECwomen CIC - TECGirls Project

 

 

Green Award

 

Name

Business

Amanda Forman

Planet A Solutions CIC

Elaine Anning

Global City Futures

Kate Deacon

Mix Clean Green Ltd

Kate Richards and Susan Willis

The Queens at 46

Lola Grogan

The Eco Laundry Limited

Sarah Cain

UCSP Ltd

 

 

Combatting Violence Against Women and Girls

Name

Business

Andie Clift

First Light ISVA Service, WAVES Domestic Abuse Counselling Project, Andie Clift Counselling

Colette Eaton-Harris

NHS Devon

Dawn Dines

Stamp Out Spiking

Hannah Shead

Trevi

Laura Fraser-Crewes

Lifeworks Charity Ltd

Rebecca Smith

Councillor

 

 

Inspirational Leader

 

Name

Business

Ann James

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Beth Newstead

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Emma Hewitt

Plymouth City Council

Leah Marsh

Swallowcourt Limited

Natalie Dyson

 

Verity Slater

Stephens Scown LLP

 

 

Women in Tech

 

Name

Business

Tanuvi Ethunanden

Data Duopoly

Lyssa Fee-Crump

Kraken Marketing Limited

Helen Prince

ChatterStars

Helen Wylde

Wildanet

Diana Crabtree

Web Design and SEO Company

Caitlin Gould

TECwomen CIC - TECGirls Project

 

 

Employer of the Year

 

Name

Business

Allanah Armondi

Thought Quarter

Natalie Crouch

Peaky Digital

Laura Whyte

Whyfield Limited

Katherine George

Oh So Social

Hannah Rowe

Rowe IT

Theresa Benson

Adopstar

 

 

Women in Sport

 

Name

Business

Bridie Bruce

Bruce Fitness & Wellbeing and The Mindset Project

Emma Collings-Barnes

Mount Kelly

Emilie Perring

Plymouth Cheerleaders

Rich Luscombe

Plymouth Argyle Women FC

Sally Orange

Physiotherapist | Endurance Athlete | Mental Health Campaigner

Toni Percival

Exeter Chiefs

 

 

Employee of the Year

 

Name

Business

Sarah Newberry

YMCA Plymouth

Kerry Bidewell

Plymouth Children in Poverty

Caroline Cozens

Plymouth City Council

Katherine Hendrick

COOP UK

Izzy Galloway

Take Point Training

Adrianna Cheshire

Business Success Marketing

 

 

Women in Health

 

Name

Business

Ann James

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Catherine Lewis

SOH Vanilla

Christine Cox

Royal Devon University Hospital

Jennifer Searle

Quay Kinetics Physio & Sports Injury Clinic

Louisa Forbes

RCHT

Sue Fullilove

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust and British Society for Surgery of the Hand

 

 

The Phoenix Award

 

Name

Business

Amanda White

Amanda White Digital

Daniella Marley

University of Plymouth Student Union

Karen Thornton

Karen Thornton - Travel Counsellors

Lisa Telfer Brunton

Kernow Star/ Crowdfunder/CSpace/National Emergencies Trust

Sandhy Robinson-Jones

The Moving Tribe

Sophie Always

Georgia's Voice

 

 

Best Supporting Act

 

Name

Business

Fiona Lee

Safeguarding Associates

Michelle Fitt

Your Office Pixie

Elizabeth Melvin

EM Photography

Almuth Lauch

Almuth Design & Print

Clare Palmer

Clarity Coaching

Hayley Smith

Myriad Business Services

 

 

Small Business of Year

Name

Business

Samantha Jackman

Boost Innovations Ltd

Amanda-Louise Knight

Amanda-Louise Knight Weddings Proposals And Events

Megan Vanstone

The Pier Café

Laura O'Driscoll

OD Talent Solutions

Georgie Rowe

Mrs Browns Bakery

Jacqueline Slade

Stiltskin Theatre CIC - The Soapbox Children's Theatre

 

 

Women in Construction and Property

Name

Business

Carole Barnes

C2 Project Safety

Daffne Aguilar

Willmott Dixon

Jennifer Burden

Jennifer Burden and Paddle and Cocks LLP

Kyrenia Tew

KTA Architects

Sarah Lee

Stride Treglown

Sharnelle Simcock

The Acorn Progression Project CIC

 

 

 

 

Entrepreneur of the Year

Name

Business

Alex Kelly

WayMakers Devon CIC

Jo Murray

My Coast Limited

Samantha Jackman

Boost Innovations Ltd

Leanne Whittaker

Southwest Boutique Events

Wendy Beresford-Mayhew

Menopause Decisions

Friedal Fink

Big Sis CIC

 

 

Diversity & Equality

 

Name

Business

Ana Tereza De Silva Barbosa

Devon County Council

Fareeha Jay

Lifestyle Change Ltd

Lucy Findlay

Social Enterprise Mark Company CIC

Jan Peters

Katalytik Ltd

Netty Wilson

Budeful Ltd

Zehra Zaidi

We Too Built Britain