Parishioners' Award 2025

As in previous years, the Council is, once again, inviting all members of the community to submit nominations for the 2025 Parishioners’ Awards.
Two Awards can be made each year - one to an Individual and one to a Group/Organisation - in recognition of outstanding Public Service to the Community.

All Rustington parishioners or parish-based organisations (including voluntary groups and professionals) are eligible to receive these Awards.
Individuals, Groups and Organisations from outside of the Parish, who make an outstanding contribution for the benefit of the community of Rustington, may also be considered for these Awards.

These are ‘once in a lifetime’ Awards and will not be presented on more than one occasion to any Individuals, Groups, Clubs, Organisations or Associations.
Nomination Forms can be downloaded here as a PDF or you can complete one online here.
Alternatively, to request a Nomination Form, please telephone the Council Offices Tel:01903 786420 or email: enquiry@rustingtonpc.org
The closing date for the receipt of nominations is Monday 28 April and the winners will be announced in June.

How are the Awards decided?

Two Awards can be made - one to an Individual and one to a Group/Organisation - in recognition of outstanding Public Service to the Community.

All Rustington Parishioners or parish-based organisations (including voluntary groups and professionals) are eligible to receive these Awards.

Individuals, Groups and Organisations from outside of the Parish, who make an outstanding contribution for the benefit of the community of Rustington, may also be considered for these Awards.

Following the closing date for Nominations, a small internal Working Party of Councillors will meet, along with the Clerk of the Council, to review all of the Nomination Forms that have been received.  After detailed consideration of all of the applications placed before them, the Working Party will make a Recommendation(s) to Full Council, at its May Meeting, of the name(s) of the proposed recipient(s) of a Parishioners' Award for that year.

Note:- These Awards are "once in a lifetime" Awards and will not be presented on more than one occasion to any Individuals, Groups, Clubs, Organisations or Associations.

For further information about the Parishioners' Award contact Rustington Parish Council, Council Offices, 34 Woodlands Avenue, Rustington, BN16 3HB

or email to: enquiry@rustingtonpc.org 

Parishioners' Award 2024

The Council, at its Annual Meeting on 20 May, resolved that two Individual Parishioners’ Awards should be made in 2024.

The first recipients are Jan & Roger Elliman in recognition of their outstanding commitment and dedication to the Arun Youth Aqua Centre and, in particular, for the benefit of the Youth of Rustington, for over 30 years. The second Award is to Juliet Robinson in recognition of her outstanding public service, dedication and commitment to, and for the benefit of, Rustington and its community.

The recipient of the Group/Organisation Award is Worthing and District Community First Responders, in recognition of their caring and outstanding commitment, dedication and service to, and for the health and well-being of, the community of Rustington.

The Awards are made on an annual basis, in recognition of outstanding Public Service to the Community, and all Rustington Parishioners or parish-based Organisations (including Voluntary Groups and Professionals), or Individuals, Groups and Organisations from outside of the Parish who make an outstanding contribution for the benefit of the community of Rustington, are eligible to receive these Awards.

Each recipient of the Award receives £50.00, together with a commemorative scroll, dish or trophy (suitably engraved), to keep as a memento. The Individual Award Recipients are also presented with the Austen Beard Trophy to hold for six months each.

The official Presentation of the Awards took place on Sunday 13 October 2024.

Congratulations to all of the winners!

Previous Winners of the Parishioners' Award