Gala night is fast approaching for Fenland Citizen Business Awards 2025

sarah.cliss@iliffepublishing.co.uk

Published: 06:00, 05 March 2025

There are less than 10 days to go before we celebrate the best in business in Fenland with a glittering awards night.

The third annual Fenland Citizen Business Awards, brought to you by Iliffe Media publishers of the Fenland Citizen, are set to be held on Friday, March 14 at the Braza in Elm Road, March – the perfect venue for a night of celebration.

With 10 categories with awards attached this year, our finalists are no doubt eagerly awaiting to see if they will triumph and pick up a trophy.

Fenland Citizen Business Awards 2025 are to be held on Friday, March 14

For the third year, Whitings Chartered Accountants LLP is the headline sponsor for the awards. The evening will begin with a canapé and Champagne reception, followed by a three-course meal, and topped off with the announcement of this year’s winners.

Those shortlisted in each of the categories are:

Business Innovation (Nestle Purina): DKO Wheatley, Doorbrite, The Singing Gardener.

Whitings Chartered Accountants LLP are sponsoring the headline sponsors for the third year running

Employer of the Year (Nestle Purina): Pure Heart Homecare, Rai & Rai General Builders.

Best Social Enterprise (Clarion Housing): Blackfield Creatives, FACT, Ferry Project.

Best New Start-Up (Goldstar Metal Traders): Ben Harding Window Cleaning, First Turn Media, Smiths Butchers.

Business of the Year (Whitings): Build a Brand, Crown Lodge Hotel, Goldstar Metal Traders.

Customer Care (sponsorship available): Fenland Families and Baby Bank, March Fast Fit & Servicing, Sizzler Barbecue Caterers.

Agriculture and Environment Champion (Fraser Dawbarns LLP): NFU Mutual, Tamar Nurseries, Vine House Farm.

Nestle Purina is sponsoring two categories: Business Innovation and Employer of the Year.

Retail & Hospitality (Fenmarc): B&R Dining, March, Five Bells, Tydd St Mary, Oliver Twist Country Inn, Guyhirn.

Businessperson of the Year (Mapus-Smith & Lemmon LLP): Charlotte Watson - Charlotte Watson Financial Planning, Hollie Summerscales - Nine Twelve Hospitality, Shona Hamilton-Higgins - Lilac HR.

Team of the Year (sponsorship available): Doorbrite, More Muzic Radio, RKA Kickboxing.

Goldstar Metal Traders is sponsoring the Best New Start-up category

Clarion Futures is sponsoring the Social Enterprise category.

Fraser Dawbarns LLP is sponsoring the Agriculture and Environment Champion

Fenmarc is sponsoring the Retail and Hospitality Champion

The event is open to anyone who would like to attend and celebrate all the fantastic firms we have here in Fenland and tickets are available to purchase via the website: www.fenlandcitizenbusinessawards.co.uk

Awards Business Human Interest Sarah Cliss