Stars in Surrey 2025 Nominations

Overview

It's back! Stars in Surrey will return by popular demand on Wednesday 3 December 2025 and nominations are now officially open!

Stars in Surrey is the perfect opportunity to honour the outstanding contributions of our staff, teams, residents, volunteers, charities, and partner organisations who go above and beyond to make a difference. It’s a chance to come together, celebrate our shared achievements, and shine a light on the values that have defined us.

2025 award categories

This year’s categories showcase diversity, innovation, compassion and reflect our vision, the Surrey Way:

1. The Collaborative Team Award   
2. The Inclusive Star Award
3. The Rising Star Award
4. The Service Excellence Award
5. The Unsung Hero Star Award
6. The Star Transformation Award
7. The Make It Happen Star Award
8. The People’s Choice Star Award
9. The Chief Executive Star Award
10. The Lifetime Achievement Award 

Useful information:

• We recommend your nomination be 350-500 words to increase its chances of success.
• Award categories and nomination criteria
• Top tips to help you complete a nomination:
• If your entry is shortlisted, you may be contacted to record a video that will be played on the evening of the event.
• At the end of the form, you will have the option to save your response, and we highly recommend you do this.
• If you require an additional format of the nomination form, please reach out to the Stars in Surrey team: starsinsurrey@surreycc.gov.uk

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