2021 Awards

These awards were made to recognise participation and achievement during the period 01 January – 31 December 2021.

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Commanding Officer of the Year

Nominations

Phyllis Seale Foynes – USS Liberty Belle

Eilidh Montgomery – USS Alba

David Priest – USS Stargazer

Richard Sams – USS Merlin

John Hardy – USS Essex

Alan O’Shea – USS CúChulain

Ian Williams – Spacedock Boobrie

Sven Harvey – Spacedock Birmingham

Ian Lawther – USS Caroline

 

Winner: Alan O’Shea – USS CúChulain

 

Executive Officer of the Year

Nominations

Mark Logan – USS Merlin

Ian Struthers – USS Alba

Claire Meade – USS Essex

Mike Oliver – USS Stargazer

Frank Kiernan – USS CúChulain

Sean Williams – USS Concorde

Paul Lennox – USS Liberty Belle

David Zabiela – Spacedock Birmingham

Alan Boughey – USS Reginald Mitchell

Jessica Odell – USS Caroline

 

Winner: Frank Kiernan – USS CúChulain

 

Flag Officer of the Year

Nominations

Richard Sams – USS Merlin

Steven Bice Jr – USS Essex

Alan O’Shea – USS CúChulain

Theresa Bristow – USS Concorde

Phyllis Seale Foynes – USS Liberty Belle

Jessica Odell – USS Caroline

Ian Lawther – USS Caroline

Eilidh Montgomery – USS Alba

 

Winner: Alan O’Shea – USS CúChulain

 

New Member of the Year

Nominations

Marcus Blair – USS Merlin

Nathan Edwards – USS Reginald Mitchell

Ian Pyett – USS Merlin

 

Winner: Nathan Edwards – USS Reginald Mitchell

 

Officer of the Year

Nominations

Ian Pyett – USS Merlin

Moira Stephenson – USS Alba

Pip Slack – USS Merlin

Marie Smith – USS Essex

Craig Cameron-Rae – USS Stargazer

Julien FitzGerald – USS Stargazer

Fiona Looney – USS Liberty Belle

Conn McAlevey – USS Liberty Belle

Steven Worth – USS Liberty Belle

Bosco Burns – USS Liberty Belle

Phyllis Seale Sr – USS Liberty Belle

Anthony Raythorn – USS CúChulain

Ellen Hume – Spacedock Boobrie

Karen Dickson – USS Alba

Antoinette Kelso-Maguire – USS CúChulain

Gary Roskell – Spacedock Birmingham

James Godwin – Spacedock Birmingham

Anne Grace – USS CúChulain

Christine Passey – Spacedock Birmingham

Star Godwin – Spacedock Birmingham

Lee Raythorn – USS CúChulain

Michael Gaugy – USS Liberty Belle

Joanne Alexander – USS CúChulain

Carol Hamill – USS Caroline

Kirk Macrae – USS Alba

Lynn Cowan – USS Alba

 

Winner: Kirk Macrae – USS Alba

Enlisted Member of the Year

Nominations

Antoinette Kelso-Maguire – USS CúChulain

Patrick Conran – USS CúChulain

Joe Doherty – USS CúChulain

Anthony Woods – Spacedock Birmingham

Tara Coules – USS CúChulain

Ed Ashby – USS Caroline

 

Winner: Joe Doherty – USS CúChulain

 

Junior Member of the Year

Nominations

Alice Seale Foynes – USS Liberty Belle

Thea Caine – USS CúChulain

Shantelle Hume – Spacedock Boobrie

Georgia Hume – Spacedock Boobrie

Annelie Whelan – USS CúChulain

Summer Brown – USS Caroline

 

Winner: Alice Seale Foynes – USS Liberty Belle

 

Neelix Award

 A special new award to honour those who have lifted the spirits of others during 2021, which was no mean feat! This could be due to online or in person actions where the benefit was felt by anyone in the region.

Nominations

Anthony Raythorn – USS CúChulain

Phyllis Foynes Sr – USS Liberty Belle

Anne Grace – USS CúChulain

Julien FitzGerald – USS Stargazer

Claire Cahill – USS Liberty Belle

Pip Slack – USS Merlin

Andrew Quinn – USS CúChulain

Andrew Brannigan – USS CúChulain

Antoinette Kelso-Maguire – USS CúChulain

Bosco Burns – USS Liberty Belle

Steven Kavanagh – USS Caroline

Micky Keenan – USS Caroline

Neill Stringer – USS Caroline

Christine Passey – Spacedock Birmingham

Matt Fisher – Spacedock Birmingham

David Zabiela – Spacedock Birmingham

James Godwin – Spacedock Birmingham

Phyllis Seale Foynes – USS Liberty Belle

John-James Smith – USS Alba

 

Winner: Andrew Brannigan – USS CúChulain

 

Archer Award

 The best of the best! The winners of all the other categories are nominated for The Archer Award, with the nominations for their categories compared by the awards:

Nominations

Alan O’Shea – USS CúChulain

Frank Kiernan – USS CúChulain

Alan O’Shea – USS CúChulain

Nathan Edwards – USS Reginald Mitchell

Kirk Macrae – USS Alba

Joe Doherty – USS CúChulain

Alice Seale Foynes – USS Liberty Belle

Andrew Brannigan – USS CúChulain

 

Winner: Andrew Brannigan – USS CúChulain

 

Shakedown Chapter of the Year

Winner: USS Essex

 

Support Chapter of the Year

Winner: USS Liberty Belle

 

Chapter of the Year

Nominations

USS Alba

USS CúChulain

USS Liberty Belle

 

Winner: USS CúChulain