These were presented by Craft Guild chairman Christopher Basten, Vice Presidents’ Council (VPC) chairman Stephen Scuffell and the recently appointed president of the Craft Guild of Chefs, Vice Admiral Tony Johnstone-Burt, who was making his inaugural appearance at the awards presentation.

This year Scuffell announced that John Retallick, former VPC chairman, as the worthy recipient of the council’s Special Achievement Award in recognition of all his achievements in promoting the aims and objectives of the Craft Guild.

Scuffell also announced new award categories – one to recognise rising stars who have been noticed by the Guild as someone in the industry to help develop their talent, and the other to recognise the ‘local heroes’ who have worked tirelessly for the Guild but remain unsung heroes.

Another was the national hero award for a person who had worked tirelessly over a long period of time to promote the Guild and its ethics. This was awarded to Craft Guild vice president Robert William Kendrew.

The Honours & Awards recipients for 2013/14 include:
Rising Stars
Ruth Hansom
Danny Hoang
Glenn Noel
John Traynor

Local Heroes
Dave Chalk
Tony Leck
Steve Love
Raj Mandal
Steve Reid
Alan Shipman

National Hero
Robert William Kendrew

Diploma for Support
Glenn Ewart
John Feeney
Donna Fosdick
Jane Jonson
Nick Tucker
Alan Wearring-Smith
New College Durham

Diploma for 50 years membership
John Kennedy Melling

Bronze Award
Eileen Buicke-Kelly
Hayden Groves

Silver Award
Ken Demmen
Don Irwin
Mat Shropshall

Fellow
Ian Jaundoo

Vice President
Geoff Acott
Andrew Green

Honorary Membership
Matt Johnson (Bunzl)
Sir David Walker, KCVO, OBE (former Craft Guild president)

College Certificate
Bournemouth & Poole College
Coleg Llandrilo
Lakefield Training Centre
Linwood School
University of College Birmingham

Company Award
AAK Foodservice
AB World Foods
Fresh Guernsey Herbs
Meiko UK
Reynolds Catering Supplies
Unilever Food Solutions
University of West London

Chairman’s Shield
Continuous Professional Development Centre, Worthy Down, Hampshire

Chairman’s Award
Mark Rigby, executive chef at Premier Foods

President’s Trophy
Brockenhurst College

Special Achievement Award
John Retallick, former VPC chairman

• Further coverage will appear in the summer issue of Stockpot