Angela Rippon hosting the sold-out Suffolk Care Awards 2024!
Care Development East has announced that the highly anticipated Suffolk Care Awards 2024 has officially sold out! With just a few weeks to go, this year's event promises to be the most exciting yet. Hosted by the iconic Angela Rippon CBE, the awards will celebrate the dedication and excellence of Suffolk's care community, shining a spotlight on the very best in social care.
Care Development East has announced that the highly anticipated Suffolk Care Awards 2024 has officially sold out! With just a few weeks to go, this year's event promises to be the most exciting yet. Hosted by the iconic Angela Rippon CBE, the awards will celebrate the dedication and excellence of Suffolk's care community, shining a spotlight on the very best in social care.
The event will take place at Milsoms Kesgrave Hall and promises to be an unforgettable evening. Angela Rippon, a beloved figure in television and a champion for dementia-friendly communities, will be taking centre stage to present the awards. Her vast experience and commitment to supporting the care sector make her the perfect host for this prestigious event.
Christian Bone, Chief Executive of Care Development East, expressed his excitement for the upcoming ceremony, saying: “We are absolutely thrilled that this year’s Suffolk Care Awards have once again sold out! The response from the community has been overwhelming, and we’re incredibly excited to host an evening that celebrates the amazing work of Suffolk’s carers. Having Angela Rippon on board as our host this year is fantastic. Her passion for social care is evident, and we know she will bring something special to the evening."
He added, "This event is all about recognising the unwavering dedication of our care providers. They face challenges daily but continue to deliver exceptional care. It’s an honour to celebrate their contributions, and I can't wait to see them all together on such a special night."
The Suffolk Care Awards are supported and hosted by Care Development East, and they recognise the hard work and achievements across various categories, including Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Inspirational Leadership, and End of Life Care. New categories this year, such as Environmental Innovation and Developing Young People, will also highlight fresh perspectives and innovations in care.
This year's awards promise to be a night full of inspiration and celebration as Suffolk's care heroes gather to be recognised for their outstanding contributions. With Angela Rippon as host, the evening is sure to be a night to remember.
For more information, visit https://www.caredevelopmenteast.co.uk/suffolk-care-awards/about-suffolk-care-awards
About Care Development East
Care Development East is a leading organisation committed to the development and support of the care sector in Suffolk. Through training, support, and advocacy, Care Development East aims to ensure high standards of care throughout the region and to support the ongoing development of care services.
About Angela Rippon
Angela Rippon has been a familiar face and voice in British broadcasting for nearly 60 years. She is an award-winning journalist who has embraced an impressive variety of programmes on both radio and television for both commercial and BBC channels in Britain, America and Australia.
The scope and quality of her work has been recognised by the Royal Television Society who entered her into their Hall of Fame in 1996. In 2002 she was voted European Woman of Achievement and in the Queen’s Birthday Honours of 2004 she was awarded an OBE in recognition of her services to Broadcasting, Charity and the Arts.
Angela was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to dementia care in her role as development lead with Dementia Friendly Communities.
Trained as a journalist in her home town of Plymouth, Angela worked for both BBC Plymouth and the ITV station Westward Television before joining BBC National News in 1973. She was appointed the first woman journalist newsreader in 1975 and made two memorable appearances in the Morecambe and Wise Christmas Shows. She was a founder member of the commercial breakfast service TV-am in 1982 and in 1984 moved to America to work for CBS in Boston.
Angela presents BBC One’s flagship consumer programme Rip-Off Britain. She also regularly reports for The One Show and Morning Live, both on BBC One. She appeared in the 2023 series of Strictly Come Dancing, making it to Blackpool and winning the admiration of viewers with her high kicks!
She has presented a wide variety of programmes from hard news and current affairs to quiz shows and magazine programmes for both BBC and commercial radio and television. Titles include Come Dancing; Top Gear, the Antiques Roadshow, Masterteam, Crufts Championship, Holiday Hit Squad, The Holiday Programme, How To Stay Young, The Truth About Dementia, Britain’s Greatest Invention and HealthCheck UK Live, BBC One’s series offering health advice and tips, as well as companionship during the Covid lockdown. Angela was also the voice of the question master on the hit BBC One game show The Wall, with Danny Dyer.
Angela is committed to a number of charities, including the British Red Cross of which she is Vice President and The Alzheimer’s Society.
Angela has written 14 books including Fabulous at Fifty and Beyond.
Photo Credit: Angela Rippon, Hearst UK
Photo Credit: (Suffolk Care Awards 2023) Gavin King Photography