What a wonderful evening it was on 23rd October 2025 at Ripon Cathedral ,where the Ripon Together St Wilfrid’s Stars awards was held. The awards celebrate the inspirational army of volunteers we have in Ripon, which enrich the life of our community.
Thank you to you all for your commitment and dedication to keeping the cogs turning in Ripon.
And a big thank you to all those who supported the event, including our esteemed judges, Ripon Cathedral, Ripon youth council, Cathedral View Cafe, Specsavers Ripon, Morrisons Community Champion and Jennyruth Workshop
We were also lucky to have Grace from Ripon Concerts who gave us 2 beautiful musical interludes with her violin, what an exceptional talent
An evening of joy, and in the words of Dean John “Celebrating all that is good in our city “
The Categories and Winners are:
Young Person.
Two winners: Luke Parker and Grace Robertson.
Young People’s Group.
Ripon Youth Council.
Individual Supporter of Youth.
Steph Martin.
Business.
Kelly and Sarah Hirst, The Black Swan.
Community Individual.
Anne-Marie Tarter.
Community Organisation.
Ripon Men’s Shed.
Culture.
Financial supporters of St. Cecilia’s Orchestra, Trevor & Elizabeth Ingham and the orchestra’s trustees.
Sports and Activity Groups.
Andrea McAuslan.
Tourism.
Ripon’s Hornblowers.
Environment.
Colin Slator.
Volunteer of the Year.
Stuart Martin.