October 2025

Our annual Standing Tall Foundation Gala Dinner & Awards Night wouldn’t be a success without everyone who attended and the support you show us.

Thanks to our fantastic photographer Dave Heaton and Paparazzi Mirror we managed to capture all of your best bits!

So here are the photos from the night and links to Flickr so you can download:

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WINNERS PHOTOS

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We’d like to say a massive thanks so much to everyone that came to our Gala dinner and Awards night at the fabulous Formby Hall Golf Resort and Spa Hotel on Saturday October 4th.

It was a fantastic night with all our Foundation Partners and Friends which saw over 200 guests come together to celebrate the support they have shown the Foundation and the brilliant things we have been able to achieve, and deliver due to that support.

The event, compered by the hilarious Pete Emmett was a huge success and we raised a substantial amount of money on the night, allowing us to deliver more Mental Health Counselling, Addiction support services and Physical Activity Initiatives here at the Foundation.

A special thanks goes out to all our Entertainers on the night –  Hana Joy for her amazing singing and for keeping us entertained all night and up on the dance floor! And to the hilarious Jamie Sutherland for his comedy set which had the audience in stitches! Finally to Showkings for their  fantastic AV support and set design.

Thanks to our Silent Auction from Colin Beresford and his brilliant team who were instrumental in selling tickets for our Rolex Competition and Hoss or Gloss Game. Also to the Hoffmans and Louis Williams Jewellers for supplying the Rolex and Wayne from Verlingue who managed the logistics of it all!

Finally, a huge thanks to  and all our sponsors on the night – Menzies Distribution, TIP, Muse Developments, New Balance,  Integral Legal Costs, Allisons Financial, A+B Engineering and Emporia Marketing. 

THE WINNERS

Congratulations to all of the winners on the night, spanning across the 8 different categories.

List of categories and winners as follows:

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – Presented by Andy/JT

Winner

MENZIES DISTRIBUTION

TECH/DESIGN AWARD – Sponsored by A+ B ENGINEERING – Sarra Boumellil  

This Award is presented to the company or individual that has offered exceptional technical or design support to the Foundation, to ensure the professional and smooth running of its internal operations.

Winner

JAMIE MOXON – VERSION 1

ARMED FORCES AWARD – Sponsored ALLISONS FINANCIAL – Allie Baglow

This Award is in recognition of the fantastic support a company or individual gives to our Service personnel and veterans.

Winner

VTA RECRUITMENT

SOCIAL IMPACT & COMMUNITY AWARD – Sponsored by INTEGRAL LEGAL – Victoria Morrison-Hughes

This Award recognises the company that has contributed to the development or needs of an individual by helping them and implementing positive change in their lives and the community.

Winner

A+B ENGINEERING

LOCAL SERVICES AWARD – Sponsored by MUSE DEVELOPMENTS – Chris Bishop

This Award celebrates the services offered by local businesses in the Northwest region, and the support they have shown not only the Foundation, but the surrounding community.

Winner 

B-ENGINEERING, CONNOLLY LTD and ST HELENS FLOORING

NEW PARTNER AWARD – Sponsored by TIP – Luc Kergoat

This Award celebrates our newest Foundation Partners and the support they have shown us so far.

Winner

CARMA

STANDING TALL AWARD – Sponsored by NEW BALANCE – Danny Holtby

This Award recognises the outstanding contribution this company or individual has made to the Foundation since it started in 2020.

Winner

ALLISONS FINANCIAL

ANDY REID MBE SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD – Sponsored by MENZIES DISTRIBUTION – Adam Purshall

This Award is in recognition of the support this organisation has provided to the Foundation that has gone above and beyond.

Winner

BATES OFFICE SUPPLIES

Local lady Hayley Kime held an incredible fundraising night on the 13th September to raise funds for the Standing Tall Foundation and Brain Tumour Research. The total amount raised was £2240 which was split equally between the two charities.

At 38 weeks pregnant, Hayley unfortunately suffered a seizure in her sleep and was taken to hospital where she had a further seizure. Scans revealed Hayley had a brain tumour and confirmed it was a large meningioma (benign brain tumour). Hayley then endured an emergency C section under general anaesthetic, all within 12 hours of finding out the diagnosis.

Hayley was referred to the Walton centre and 9 weeks later, had the tumour removed. We are delighted to say it was a successful operation and they removed everything.Hayley now has yearly scans, which will continue for the next ten years.

Hayley began seeing our lead Mental Health Counsellor Phil a few months later, and with his support through the counselling, she was able to get through what she describes as the worst few months of her life ( She also lost her nan, who she was extremely close too around the time she started having counselling sessions).

Hayley continues to attend sessions now, and is thriving. To celebrate her recovery and the support she has received from us, the fundraiser is her way of giving back and raising money for the Standing Tall Foundation.

It was a fantastic night and Hayley and her family now want to make this an annual event!

Massive thanks to everyone who donated and supported us, it really means a lot.

All proceeds from the night will go towards providing help to people like Hayley, and many others in need.