20 Awards

Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust is celebrating it's 20th Anniversary with 20 Awards for your Yorkshire Dales champions! 

20 Award winners mark the 20th anniversary of Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust

2017 marks the 20th anniversary of Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust. To celebrate we gave 20 charity awards to exceptional groups, organisations and individuals who achieve great things for the Yorkshire Dales and surrounding areas.

20 awards for 20 years!

Over the last twenty years YDMT has helped others to achieve a fantastic amount in this special corner of the world. What better way to celebrate our 20th Anniversary than by recognising this excellent work and supporting more beneficial projects in the future?

The awards were open to any group, business, individual or organisation whose work helps to sustain and celebrate the unique fabric of the Yorkshire Dales and surrounding area, in  line with YDMT's charitable aims. With 50 nominations to choose from our panel of judges selected 20 winners.

In total £91,000 was awarded to support more beneficial work in and around the Yorkshire Dales across five key areas: 

  • Conservation, Heritage and Environment
  • Access and Understanding
  • Rural Enterprise and Employment
  • Sustainable Communities
  • YDMT Champion

The winners!

Conservation, Heritage and Environment

  • Gold Award | £8,000 | W & H Blackwell & Son

  • Silver Award | £6,000 | Howesyke Farm - Silver Award

  • Bronze Award | £5,000 | Marsden AES 

  • Highly Commended | £4,000 | Thornton Rust Kennel Field Trust 

The winners!

Rural Enterprise and Employment

  • Gold Award | £8,000 | Wheels 2 Work 

  • Gold Award | £8,000 |Clapham Community Shop 

Access and Understanding

  • Gold Award | £8,000 | Willow Young Carers 

  • Silver Award | £6,000 | Newby Head Farm 

  • Bronze Award | £5,000 | Keasden Head Farm 

  • Highly Commended | £4,000 | Yorkshire Film Archive 

Sustainable Communities

  • Gold Award | £8,000 | BlueBoxt Productions 

  • Silver Award | £6,000 | Age UK North Craven volunteer team 

  • Bronze Award | £5,000 | Cruse Bereavement Care 

  • Highly Commended | £4,000 | Craven Mental Health & Wellbeing Forum 

YDMT Champion Awards

Each receiving £1,000

  • Rachel & Mike Benson

  • John East

  • Tom Lord

  • Erica Sarney

  • Douglas Thomson

  • Alan Watkinson