The A Better Medway Awards celebrates the work of professionals and volunteers who have gone above and beyond.
We want to honour the individuals, organisations, community groups and services who have made a real difference to the health and wellbeing of Medway's residents.
In the 2025 awards, the following categories were open for nominations:
- Outstanding Contribution to Adult Mental Health
- Outstanding Contribution to Children and Young People’s Mental Health
- Shaping Medway’s Health
- Outstanding Contribution to Physical Health
- Innovation and Improvement.
Nominations closed on Friday 29 August 2025.
Award winners 2025
Outstanding Contribution to Adult Mental Health
- Nucleus Arts.
Outstanding Contribution to Children and Young People’s Mental Health
- Emerge Advocacy
- Highly commended: Strive PE and Sport.
Shaping Medway’s Health
- Magdalene Ministries.
Community Partner of the Year
- MidKent College.
Outstanding Contribution to Physical Health
- Coach Suvi.
Innovation and Improvement
- Medway Culture Club
- Highly commended: Connor Johnson, Medway Community Healthcare.
Director of Public Health Award
- Paul Dennington, prostate cancer volunteer.
Portfolio Holder
- Gillingham Safe Haven - Sunlight Centre.
James Williams Outstanding Contribution to Public Health in Medway Award
- Pentagon Security Team.
Outstanding Contribution to Early Years Health Award
- Kiddiwinks Preschool
- Highly commended: Crestway Preschool
- Highly commended: Top of the Hill Preschool.
RSE Champion Award
- Luke Geary, The Robert Napier School
- Highly commended: Alison Mulrooney, The Howard School.
GP of the Year
- Maritime Health Partnership.
Pharmacy of the Year
- Medway Pharmacy.
Schools
- Silver: The Rowans
- Bronze: Cliffe Woods Primary
- Bronze: Fairview
- Bronze: St Andrews.
Workplaces
- Platinum: KCHFT
- Platinum: KFRS
- Platinum: State4Restaurants
- Gold: Nucleus Arts
- Silver: Good Food Wines
- Silver: Accounting Connections
- Silver: Keenwood
- Silver: Raising Youth
- Silver: Beams
- Silver: Dragon Coworking.