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We help people in north east Essex face incurable illness and bereavement, supporting them, their families, friends and carers.

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A third of our funding comes from the NHS, the remaining two thirds is raised from the generosity and support of people like you.

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Compassionate Community Champions

Colchester is celebrating the kindness and compassion that already exists in abundance in the city by recognising its Compassionate Community Champions – the people, projects and places that are helping improve the lives of others through kindness and compassion.  

We need your help to find more Compassionate Community Champions. It’s really easy to do – simply make a nomination online, which will be reviewed by a panel of One Colchester Delivery Board representatives based on the criteria described on the form. 

If your nomination is successful, you and your nominee will be invited to attend a presentation ceremony at Colchester Town Hall to receive a special certificate and badge from the Mayor of Colchester. 

Nominate your Champion

The people, projects and places presented with a Compassionate City Champion certificate and badge at Colchester Town Hall, alongside the people who nominated them:

10th April 2025

Presented by The Mayor of Colchester, Cllr Lesley Scott-Boutell.

Compassionate People

  • Godwin Daudu Onche nominated by Arit Akpan
  • Mrs Jahanara Loqueman nominated by Yovone Cook
  • Andrew Topple nominated by Rachaelle Litwin
  • Les Nicoll nominated by Elizabeth Long
  • Julie Hexley nominated by Jacqueline Harman Slack
  • Kevin Sturdy nominated by Cllr Sara Naylor
  • Suzanne Revett nominated by Gaye Eason

Compassionate Projects

  • The Colchester Blanketeers nominated by Maxine Last
  • Colchester Business Lunch Club nominated by Johanna Little
  • David Randall Foundation nominated by Sue Leavett
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3rd October 2024

Presented by The Mayor of Colchester, Cllr Lesley Scott-Boutell.

Compassionate People   

  • David Lam nominated by Vickie Peters
  • Major Udai Gurung nominated by Maria Wilby
  • Shawn Leek nominated by Jill Wilkinson

Compassionate Projects               

  • Age Well East Bereavement Service nominated by Shelley Bell          
  • The Tom Bowdidge Foundation nominated by Jason Cattrell   

Compassionate Places    

  • Greenstead Community Centre nominated by Lauren Hurrell, Maxine Last 
  • Prettygate Schools nominated by Gemma Boud 
  • Thompson Smith and Puxon nominated by Kim Huggins and Maureen Morrison
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23rd January 2025

Presented by The Mayor of Colchester, Cllr Lesley Scott-Boutell.

Compassionate People   

  • Darren Couchman nominated by Louise Irons
  • Gemma Wright nominated by Karen Pratt
  • Hayley Ullua nominated by James Kirkpatrick
  • Janyne Parsons nominated by Shawn Leek 
  • Jill Wilkinson nominated by Greg Cooper 
  • Jonathan Neill nominated by Steven Ward 
  • Maria Wilby nominated by Emma Howe
  • Nicola Newbery nominated by Sarah McCarthy
  • Priya Saxena nominated by Udaatta Pemmasani 
  • Ty Bowring nominated by Caroline Bowring 

Compassionate Projects 

  • Death Café at the Red Lion Book Shop nominated by Janice Tonge 
    Compassionate Places 
  • Informa Group Ltd nominated by Sharon Harvey  
  • Refugee, Asylum-seeker & Migrant Action (RAMA) nominated by Todorina Hammond
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