We are grateful to our sponsors who enable the event to be free of charge to everyone invited to attend.
London Gatwick
Headline sponsor
Education
Our vision at London Gatwick is to be the airport for everyone, whatever your journey. We served around 43 million passengers last year, through a growing network of 57 airlines serving more than 220 destinations across the world. As the second largest airport in the UK, we play a vital role in the national and regional economy.
In Crawley, that means the airport supports nearly 12,000 jobs across the borough and contributes more than £860mn to the Crawley economy. We have a strong programme of investment and partnerships across the local community to ensure that everyone can share in the benefits the airport brings. For example, we are investing in the workforce of the future, through our education programme which aims to inspire and engage local students, and we are delighted to report that we supported 240,000 student encounters in 2025, and many of these students will have been from schools and colleges in Crawley.
We are delighted to once again be headline sponsors for the fantastic Crawley Community Awards, celebrating the local heroes who work tirelessly to make a difference.
Crawley Observer
Sports Team
The Crawley Observer is delighted to be working with Crawley Borough Council and The Hawth again this year to bring you the Crawley Community Awards.
As the only local newspaper in Crawley, we will be printing information for nominators, telling you a bit about the event supporters and will be creating a post event picture special to be included in the Crawley Observer.
Good luck to all nominees and our thanks to those who take the time to make nominations.
The Hawth
Performing Arts
At The Hawth, our mission is to engage, inspire and entertain the whole community.
Whether we achieve this through weekly classes in our Loft and Dance Studio; by giving talented locals the opportunity to perform alongside professionals on our stage or simply by giving audiences the chance to enjoy the very best theatre around, we are proud to serve the people of Crawley.
Through the events and activities we deliver each year we aim to create lasting connections, inspire imagination, and provide powerful shared experiences that unite people while reflecting the diversity of our local and wider community. Among those events Crawley Community Awards is a source of great pride and an annual highlight for the theatre.
We are delighted to work with Crawley Borough Council and Crawley Observer once again to recognise and reward our community heroes.
Congratulations to everyone who has been nominated, well done to the winners, and a huge thank you to all of you for attending this very special celebration.
K2 Everyone Active
Sports Person
Everyone Active is delighted to be sponsoring the Sports Person category again this year. We are supporting the Crawley Community Awards, working together with Crawley Borough Council, The Hawth and the Crawley Observer to help reward our community heroes, high achievers and good sports.
There is a wealth of sporting talent in Crawley with many sporting groups and individuals using our excellent facilities for training. K2 Crawley, which is operated by Everyone Active on behalf of Crawley Borough Council, is very proud to serve its community. We have no doubt that many of the residents and businesses involved with the awards will in fact be patrons and we love nothing more than seeing you benefit from our fabulous facilities.
K2 Crawley offers a wide range of activities for the whole family to enjoy, from our award-winning swimming lessons to our fantastic 125-station, state-of-the-art gym; we really do offer activities for all, no matter what your age or ability. We also continue to host a number of high-profile, national and international events that showcase our amazing facility and bring visitors in large numbers, not only to K2 Crawley but into the wider community.
We would like to congratulate all those who have been nominated for an award and look forward to welcoming you all to K2 Crawley very soon.
Mayo Wynne Baxter
Volunteer Group
Mayo Wynne Baxter: Proud to support Crawley’s vibrant community.
For 150 years, Mayo Wynne Baxter has been dedicated to serving communities across the South East. As a leading law firm with a strong presence in Crawley, we understand the vital role community groups play in fostering a thriving and connected town.
We’re incredibly proud to sponsor the Community Group category at this year’s awards, celebrating the remarkable individuals and organisations that make Crawley such a special place. From our long-standing involvement with Crawley Town FC and Crawley Pride, to our recent work with Crawley LGBTQ+ and the Peveril Court business community, we’re committed to building strong relationships and supporting initiatives that benefit everyone.
At Mayo Wynne Baxter, we believe in the power of community, and we’re honoured to recognise the outstanding contributions of Crawley’s community groups. We look forward to celebrating their achievements and continuing to support the vibrant spirit of Crawley for many years to come.
Keegans
Community Group
Keegans are honoured to be part of these awards to celebrate the fantastic community sporting facilities, sporting teams and individuals, volunteers and sporting achievements in the borough and congratulate all those nominated for this award and look forward to an evening of celebration. As a company, we are passionate about promoting and preserving the health and emotional wellbeing of local communities through creating and enhancing sporting facilities with access to all.
We are a RICS registered building consultancy working in collaboration as a delivery partner with Crawley Borough Council since 2008, providing quantity surveying through our cost consultancy and employers’ agent division and continuing to improve resident’s homes and public buildings. At Keegans, we offer a wide range of services including cost consultancy, employer’s agent, project management, building surveying, retrofit, fire safety and health and safety services, for a specific requirement or to provide a comprehensive delivery solution for projects.
We recognise that our strength is the people we employ to support our clients. We are committed to equality of opportunity and employment, providing a workplace free of discrimination and are Investors in People accredited. Our aim is to ensure projects are delivered cost effectively and innovatively, maintaining the requirements and quality as well as addressing environmental, sustainability, social value, and economically relevant relationships across a large range and size of projects and sectors.
Project Centre
Achievement
Project Centre, part of Marston Holdings, is a design, engineering and landscape architecture consultancy whose highly talented people are passionate about creating places that are attractive, innovative, sustainable and safe.
Led by a forward-thinking management team we work together in multi-disciplinary teams that provide services that are well thought-out and sustainable. Our approach to integrated
design has produced award winning results that have won international recognition. Recognising that our strength is the people we employ, we are committed to equality of opportunity and employment, providing a workplace free of discrimination, and are proud to be an Investors in People Champion. Our award-winning team of Civil Engineers and Landscape Architects provides clients and communities with sustainable highway, Landscaping and urban design proposals in a variety of scales and typographies.
Our focus is on bringing high quality, thoughtful and meaningful design to all projects as well as addressing environmental, social and economic relationships between people and places.
We have extensive experience of designing for tomorrow’s needs to improve connectivity, sustainability, and accessibility. We are rethinking the way that people travel and are experts in the design and development of innovative, sustainable and award-winning neighbourhoods, urban and highway schemes that support the objectives of local authority the people they serve.
We are currently assisting Crawley Borough Council under our existing Partnering Agreement to deliver their Growth Programme. Recently we have completed Queensway Regeneration and we are currently working with Crawley BC and WSCC on the development of Crawley Station Gateway Regeneration scheme. We are excited about playing a part in the future of Crawley.
marstonholdings.co.uk/project-centre
Optime
Group Achievement
At Optime, we believe that everyone has the ability to make a difference, but it’s those who go above and beyond that truly inspire us. This is why we are proud to sponsor the Crawley Community Awards in the Group Achievement category.
It’s an honour to be a part of such a meaningful event and to acknowledge those who make a positive change in the lives of others. We’re grateful for the opportunity to give back to the community that has welcomed and supported us, and we cannot wait to see the inspiring individuals who will be recognized at this year’s awards ceremony.
County Mall
Inspiration
A local shopping destination for the past 30 years, County Mall, Crawley welcomes millions of customers through its doors every year offering over 75 retail and dining options to the local community.
Everyone who visits County Mall has an important story to tell in the local community and because of this the shopping centre is proud to be sponsoring the Community Group category.
We understand the trials and tribulations that members of the community who are working tirelessly in, and part of community groups; these are a vital step to help give those the confidence not to suffer alone and to engage with like-minded people. It’s our absolute privilege to be supporting this award and presenting to a well-deserving group.
Oander
Local Hero
Oander are delighted to be supporting the Volunteer category of the Crawley Community Awards and would like to congratulate those who have been nominated and thank them for their selfless, positive contributions to the borough and the wider community.
We look forward to hearing about the positive impact made by those nominated and to thanking them for all their hard work and success.
Being a local business, Oander work throughout the borough, enabling, managing and delivering our client’s vision of the built environment, whether that be providing quantity surveying, project management services, or multi-discipline property and construction advice.
Working extensively with Crawley Borough Council as one of their Built Environment partners, we get to see the great contribution made by volunteers across the borough, and those who are nominated should be extremely proud of their achievements.
We would take this opportunity to say thank you for your continued hard work, commitment, dedication and you should be incredibly proud.
HDS Architects
Volunteer
HDS Architects are delighted to be supporting the Crawley Community Awards, specifically the Volunteer category.
These awards are a great opportunity for the local Crawley community to recognise and say thank you to all those who have contributed with such a positive impact for the town.
As a local, Crawley-based architectural practice, we feel incredibly fortunate to be in such a kind and community spirited environment.
We wish all those nominated the best of success, whilst we look forward to contributing and supporting those who continue this great work across the town.
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