Charity Retail Awards 2011
The ONLY Awards for Charity Retail
Sponsors: 
These are the only awards specifically for charity retailing which aim to recognise, celebrate and motivate charity retail performance.
The Awards were presented on Monday 4 July at our Awards Dinner by Arthur Smith a comedian, broadcaster and playwright, who you may recognise from the television series 'Grumpy Old Men' or the BBC Radio Four programmes 'Excess Baggage' and 'Loose Ends'. Congratulations to all our Award winners...
Charity Retail Award Winners 2011
Young Volunteer of the Year
Sponsored by CardSave Community
Winner: FREYA HEATON of Sue Ryder Care
2nd Place: Sarah Coates of St Peter's Hospice
Volunteer of the Year
Sponsored by CardSave Community
Winner: WILLIAM NORQUOY of Sue Ryder Care
2nd Place: Jean Fox of St Peter's Hospice
Innovation
Sponsored by British Gas Business
Winner: TEESSIDE HOSPICE
Karen Eastby collected the award.
Green Initiative
Sponsored by British Gas Business
This Award aims to recognise charities that have gone the extra mile to become greener or promote green behaviour.
Winner: ST CATHERINE'S HOSPICE (West Sussex and Surrey)
Annette King, East Grinstead shop manager, collected the award.
Most Supportive Supplier to the Sector
Winner: CYBERTILL (Platinum Member)
Most Valuable Item Sold
1-100 shops winner: FARLEIGH HOSPICE (Essex)
An 18/19 century carved bird that fetched £12,500 at auction. Jonathan Stokes collected the award.
100+ shops winner: OXFAM GB
Anne Webb and Georgia Boon, with a Photo Album "Recuerdos de Buenos Aires, from 1864" by Esteban Gonnet which earned the charity £12,000 at auction.
Most Unusual Item Donated
Winner: ST BARNABAS AND CHESTNUT TREE HOUSE HOSPICES
A full size, very heavy, sword donated by an elderly lady who pushed it down the high street in a shopping basket.
Shop Team of the Year
Sponsored by Alan Boswell Group
Winner: BARNSLEY HOSPICE, Barnsley's "town centre" team
Their Area Manager Belinda Dixon collected the award.
2nd Place: Sue Ryder Care Scarborough shop team
Retail Staff Member of the Year
Sponsored by Alan Boswell Group
Winner: WENDY EVANS, St Peter's Hospice
2nd Place: Emma Vinthani from Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance
Most Profitable Charity Retail Operation
1-4 Shops Category
Winner: FORCE CANCER CHARITY (£2,482)
2nd Place: Cancer Research Wales (£920)
5-10 Shops Category
Winner: ST LUKE'S HOSPICE, SHEFFIELD (£1,991)
2nd Place: St Michael's Hospice, North Hampshire (£1243)
11-20 Shops Category
Winner: ST BARNABAS AND CHESTNUT TREE HOSPICES SUSSEX (LTD) (£1,015)
2nd Place: Compton Hospice (£901)
21-100 Shops Category
Winner: ST PETER'S HOSPICE (£658)
2nd Place: Princess Alice Hospice (£566)
Over 100 Shops Category
Winner: OXFAM GB (£741)
2nd Place: British Heart Foundation (£738)
You can read more about Awards categories and entry requirements when you download the Awards Brochure.