Highlights from the 2026 DIFERA Awards ceremony

Award nominees and winners:

Inspirational Person of the year 2025 – kindly sponsored by Ports of Jersey

Nominees:
Deputy Beatriz Poree
Esther Rose Parkes
Kiley Henley
Dr Adam Perchard
Jamie Cauvain
Rachel Boss
Suzy Mahe
Ben O’Shea
Deputy Helen Miles

WINNER
Sam Pearce

Leader of the Year

Nominees:
Luke du Val
Anne McConomy
Róisín Shaw
Deputy Inna Gardiner
Danielle Mynes
Oliver Gaynor

WINNER
Deputy Louise Doublet

Ally of the Year – kindly sponsored by Saltgate

Nominees:
Advocate Barbara Corbett
Jenn Bridge
Sasha Russell
Kenan Osbourne
Kevin O’Connell
Kelly Eastwood

WINNER
Alice and Richard Nunn

Grassroots Initiative of the Year

Nominees:
Jersey Employment Trust’s Ambassador Scheme
Jersey Sport’s Sports Access Programme
Jersey Royale
Claire and Siobhan Harrington-Labey
Shan O’Donnell

WINNER
Divine Creatures

Charity Organisation of the Year – kindly sponsored by CI Co-Op

Nominees:
Jersey Sport
Jersey Employment Trust

WINNER
Tiny Seeds

Lifetime Achievement Award

Nominees
Fiona Brennan
Advocate Barbara Corbett

WINNER
Róisin Pitman

Thank you to all who attended the awards evening!

A massive thank you to our performers – Dr Adam Perchard, Jamie-Lee Douglas as Peachy Keen and the LGBTQ+ and Allies choir, led by Esther Rose Parkes.

Congratulations to all nominees and the award winners

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