Nominated by the membership and ratified by the Vice Presidents’ Council, the honours and awards are made annually for the previous year and this year’s roll call included more than 60 recipients.

The awards were presented by Craft Guild chairman Christopher Basten, Vice Presidents’ Council chairman Stephen Scuffell and the president of the Craft Guild of Chefs, Vice Admiral Tony Johnstone-Burt CB, OBE.

The Special Achievement Award, made by the Vice Presidents’ Council in recognition of achievements in promoting the aims and objectives of the Craft Guild of Chefs, went to Pauline Tucker who, as a trustee, vice president and London Division Representative, continues to make an immense contribution to the Craft Guild.

The Craft Guild of Chefs Culinary World Cup Team picked up the Team of the Year Award for their sterling performance in Luxembourg at the end of last year, which resulted in an impressive haul of medals. It was one of two awards for team manager Fergus Martin, who also received the Chairman’s Award for extraordinary service.

Hayden Groves and Russell Bateman, former and current National Chef of the Year titleholders respectively, received Honorary Memberships while the 2013 and 2014 Young National Chef of the Year winners, Ben Champkin and Luke Selby, were awarded Rising Stars.

Professor David Foskett was named National Hero in recognition of his tireless work over a long period of time to promote the Craft Guild and its ethics.

Following the conclusion of the awards, a special presentation was made to Martin Bates, and his wife Angie to mark the occasion of his retirement from the role of CEO later next month. Whilst Martin was presented with a jeroboam of champagne, and his wife a bouquet of flowers by Christopher Basten, it was perhaps the lengthy standing ovation that proved what a popular and successful CEO Martin has been during his reign.

More than 200 members, family and friends of the Craft Guild attended the awards ceremony and were treated to a sumptuous lunch prepared by executive chef Steve Munkley’s team as they applauded the achievements of all the recipients.

The Honours and Awards recipients were:

Rising Stars
Ben Champkin
Connor Godfrey
Daniel Lee
James Newton
Luke Selby
Nicholas Cottrell
Victoria Scupham
Wayne Harrington

Local Heroes
Ian Nottage
Ian Parsons
Jane Livermore
Nick Creed
Sion Farrell

National Hero
Professor David Foskett

Diploma for Support
Amanda Afiya
Andrew Archer
Bev Puxley
Billie Moore
Craig Miles
Graham Hornigold
Julia Sibley MBE
Paschal Tiernan
Will Torrent

Outstanding Support Award
Sheila Eggleston
Tommy Moran

Diploma for 50 Years Membership
Brian Gunn
Peter Richards

Team of the Year
Craft Guild of Chefs Culinary World Cup Team:
Fergus Martin
Christopher Basten
Stephan Wylie
Lea Eastman Thompson
Matthew Edmonds
Steve Jarman
Theo Dalton Maag
Samuel Jones
Nathan Gayle

Bronze Medal
Barry Jones
John Feeney
Nick Wort
Terry Tinton

Silver Medal
Ben Bartlett
Wayne Harris

Gold Medal
Lee Maycock

Fellow
Hazel Mulberry
Neil Thomson

Governor
Matt Owens

Honorary Membership
Hayden Groves
Russell Bateman

College Certificate
Guernsey College of Further Education
Highlands College
The Sheffield College

Company Award
Caterer Licensee & Hotelier News
Coastline Produce
Continental Chef Supplies
Dingley Dell Pork
Find a Future
Major International Ltd
Shevill Exhibitions
Tate Catering

Chairman’s Shield
The City of Liverpool College

Chairman’s Award
Fergus Martin

President’s Trophy
Grosvenor House, a JW Marriott hotel

Order of Merit
David Mulcahy
Robert William Kendrew

Special Achievement Award
Pauline Tucker

For more information on the awards evening call 0845 108 5504 or visit the www.craftguildofchefs.org.