The most recent awards night, 2023
Cheltenham Arts Council – Annual Awards
Cheltenham Arts Council held their Annual Award Ceremony on Wednesday 1st March 2023. The Award Winners were very well supported by their local societies. The mayor, Councillor Sandra Holliday and her husband were in attendance and the awards were presented by CAC’s president Edward Gillespie. The Playhouse Theatre provided a generous and accommodating venue.
Award Winners
A list of Award winners is below. Many congratulations to them all.
The Elizabeth Webster Cup, awarded to a young person, 18 years or under, who has made an outstanding contribution in his or her branch of the arts was awarded jointly to:
Daisy Long from Cheltenham Children’s Choir and Niamh McBride from St Edward’s School .
Citations for outstanding contributions to local societies went to:
Rachel Tedd for her work with Cheltenham Music Festival Society, The Holst Victorian House and Cheltenham Arts Council
Jill Waller from the Cheltenham Local History Society
John Wright for his work with Charlton Kings Choral Society and The Holst Victorian House
Anthony WF White from the Cheltenham Choral Society
The Charles Irving Sponsorship Award , awarded to a local business that has provided exceptional support through sponsorship of the voluntary arts in Cheltenham was awarded to Spirax Sarco for their support of Cheltenham Choral Society since 1989.
The Cheltenham Art Cup, awarded for a significant contribution in the visual arts was awarded to Kate Evelyn Smith of the Cheltenham Bach Choir
The Cheltenham Opera Group Cup, for enterprise and innovation in music making was awarded to Anthony King from the Cheltenham Community Choir
The Joyner Cup, awarded to the most outstanding candidate of the award winners was awarded to Robert Sutton from the Gloucestershire Branch of the Historical Association.
