PRCA DARE Awards 2025 North England and North Wales winners announced

Last night, the PRCA DARE Awards North England and North Wales ceremony was held at The Edwardian Manchester honouring the outstanding PR and communications professionals. This year's edition of the awards is sponsored by OnePoll, Carma and Reuben Sinclair.

We are proud to acknowledge the remarkable accomplishments of these individuals and teams.

North England and North Wales winners:

B2B Award

Smoking Gun

ESP Play: The Playvolution 

Best Use of Data and Analytics Award – Sponsored by CARMA

Be Broadcast, Weber Shandwick and Movember

Driving the UK’s First Men’s Health Strategy 

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Charity/Not for Profit Award

Evergreen PR

Dreaming of Change, with The Sleep Charity

 

Consumer Relations Award

Highly Commended:

Smoking Gun and Alton Towers Resort

Nemesis Reborn: Back with a vengeance 

 

Winner:

Brazen

Greene King – It Rains, We Pour 

Digital and Social Media Award

Smoking Gun

Smoking Gun and Philips: A Social Media Transformation 

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Diversity, Inclusion, and Purpose Award

Weber Shandwick

The Unwelcome Home 

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Employee Engagement or Internal Communications Award

Definition

TransPennine Express, We’re going places 

 

Event/ Launch of the Year Award

Democracy

Turning Manchester Pink for Tequila Rose 

 

Integrated Campaign of the Year Award - Sponsored by OnePoll

Highly Commended:

Catapult PR

Relaying the Topiary Message 

 

Winner:

Democracy

Turning Manchester Pink For Tequila Rose 

 

Low Budget Campaign Award

Be Broadcast & Yorkshire Building Society 

Giving People Mortgage Hope 

 

Media Relations Award - Sponsored by CARMA

Highly Commended:

Be Broadcast & Brazen PR

Pages to Parliament: Shaping the Assisted Dying Debate 

 

Winner:

Aberfield

Spreading Joy for Econ Engineering 

 

Public Sector Award

Aberfield

Making 2024 Our Year for Wakefield 

 

Rising Star of the Year Award

Collette Reid ​
​Democracy 

Professional of the Year

Martin Williams ​
​Radar PR

 

In-house Team of the Year ​
​Yorkshire Building Society 

Team Culture and Community Award

Grayling North 

 

Small Consultancy of the Year

Aberfield Communications 

 

Medium Consultancy of the Year

Smoking Gun 

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Large Consultancy of the Year ​ - Sponsored by OnePoll ​
​Brazen 

 

 

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