The Key Awards 2025: Shortlist

The Key Awards aren't far away and we can't wait to celebrate with you on the night! Our judging panel worked hard to whittle down our winners and you can see our shortlisted nominees below...

Social Action KEY+ Superstars of the Year

This award recognises groups who created significant community benefit with their KEY+ Project. Nominees include:

  • The Five GEMS
  • [Insert Name Here]
  • Cookery in a Circle
  • Respect and Relate
  • The Care and Cups Society
  • Free Meal for the Homeless Project
  • Animal Shelter Project
  • DMNC
  • FLAMA
  • Kye's Kick Off
  • The H Team
  • Barking Mad
  • Vanilla Raindrops
  • Esports Game

Exceptional KEY+ Facilitator of the Year

An award to recognise exceptional KEY+ Facilitators who inspired belief with the KEY+ Challenge. Nominees include:

  • Tara Cooper
  • Richard Cheetham
  • Melanie Guy
  • Jennie Adams

KEY+ Pitch Innovators of the Year

This award recognises KEY+ groups who pitched to panel in a particularly detailed or innovative way. This year, this award is sponsored by Paladin Partners. Nominees include:

  • [Insert Name Here]
  • The Inn-Key-Pers
  • The Men in Black

The Key Volunteer of the Year

This award recognises an exceptional Key Volunteer. Nominees include:

  • Dhruv Patel
  • Chris Muir
  • Siobhan Hepinstall
  • James Garratt

KEY+ Best Group Name

An award recognising this year's most unusual and whacky KEY+ Group name. Nominees include:

  • We Can Better Than A Can Canner Can Can a Can 
  • Dave From Marketing
  • The Kurt Cobeans

The KEY+ Unique Project of the Year

This award recognises a unique or creative project dreamt up by young people. Nominees include:

  • The Five GEMS
  • The Cream Egg Key Voices
  • Mural Makers
  • [Insert Name Here]
  • Christmas Crackers
  • The Care and Cup's Society
  • Deez Nuts
  • Respect and Relate
  • Vanilla Raindrops

The KEY+ Money Makers

This award recognises young people who have delivered an innovative and enterprising project. Nominees include:

  • We Can Better Than a Can Canner Can Can a Can 
  • Roots
  • We Are Despicable

The Key Outstanding Partner of the Year

An award recognising an outstanding Key Partner championing The Key and the KEY+ Challenge. Nominees include:

  • Ferryhill School
  • Auxillia
  • The Box
  • Newcastle United Foundation
  • Newcastle College

Inspirational KEY+ Group of the Year

This award recognises young people who have positively changed and developed throughout their participation in the KEY+ Challenge. Nominees include:

  • Studio West Bad Boys
  • Four Fantastic Girls
  • The Five GEMS
  • Ferryhill Warriors
  • Social Care Through the Ages - We Share, We Care
  • Skibbidi Rizzlers
  • Free Meal for the Homeless Project
  • Animal Shelter Project
  • Kye's Kick Off
  • Team Bamburgh

The KEY+ Completers of the Year

This award recognises an superb group of young people who successfully completed all stages of the KEY+ Challenge. Nominees include:

  • [Insert Name Here]
  • Vanilla Raindrops
  • Glamorous Gals
  • The Five GEMS

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