The Pride of Reading Awards

Over the past 22 years hundreds of local people, groups, organisations and businesses have been recipients of a Pride of Reading Award. All winners honoured have made a dramatic impact within Reading, including local heroes, neighbourhood champions, charities, businesses and volunteers from communities across our town. 

Last year’s event and winners The Amazons, Pete Doyle and Reading Chinese School inspired our theme for this year ‘The Sound of Reading’ celebrating grassroots music in Reading.

The Pride of Reading Awards are supported by local businesses, some who have been sponsoring since 2004. It is thanks to their commitment that the Awards continue to highlight the strong community spirit we have in Reading and the positive people that put others before themselves every day.

The history of the awards and team behind it.

The organisations who make the awards possible.

Catch the latest news.

See our photos from past and recent events.

View all our 2025 and previous winners.

Presentation Awards Lunch

Take a look at our video showing the highlights of the Pride of Reading Awards Lunch at the Hilton Reading on Friday 17 October 2025.

Nominations are being featured on our social media channels.