Crawley Community Awards 2026: Watch the highlights of another emotional evening celebrating the best of Crawley
It was another emotional evening as the best of our town was celebrated at the Crawley Community Awards.
The evening, held at the Hawth, saw 16 awards given out to volunteers, community groups and sporting stars.
There were also performances from Niruththiyalayam School of Dance, Ariel Theatre Company and Urban City Dance to entertain the crowd between the awards.
Councillor Chris Mullins, Cabinet member for Leisure and Wellbeing, presented an award and said: “It’s a great honour because you see what the heart of Crawley is when you come to this every year. It’s the people of Crawley that make Crawley what it is.”
Council leader Michael Jones said: “This is a reminder of a what a vibrant and thriving community we have in Crawley. And it’s a strong message to those who try to talking Crawley down that will will prove you wrong time and time again.”
Here are the all the winners:
Achievement: Melissie Sutton
Community Group: Gatwick Gaming
Culture: BollySteps – Bollywood Dance Academy
Education: Jill Hine
Fundraiser: Dance To Make A Difference
Group Achievement: The Forget Me Nots
Inspiration: Fay Perry – FLEX Flow Fitness
Local Hero: Oli Baillie
Performing Arts: Ariel Othellos
Pride of Crawley: Su Parrish
Special Recognition: JoJo Petty
Sports Person: Lisa Rivers
Sports Team: Crawley Bobby Dazzlers
The Mayor's Award – Charity: Kamila Kowalska
Volunteer Group: The Olive Tree Cancer Support Group
Volunteer: Rowan Taylor-Burr
Volunteer: Isabella-Grace Wainwright
A picture special from the evening will follow on SussexWorld.co.uk and in the next edition of Crawley Observer.
You can watch the highlights of the evening in the video at the top of this page.