Meet The Judges

The Plymouth Armed Forces Awards have been incredibly fortunate to have such a great panel of judges, who have taken time out of their own busy schedules to be a part of this inaugural event and judge the vast amount of nominations received for the 2020 Awards.

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Our judges come from a multitude of different backgrounds including local business owners, current and former armed forces personnel and true advocates of Plymouth's Armed Forces Community.

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Click below to find out a little bit more on each of our judges.

Alan Rowe MBE

Founder of The Baton Charity

& Vice President of SSAFA Devon

Edd Moore

Editor at Plymouth Live

& Digital Editor for Devon & Cornwall at Reach PLC

Heather Ogburn MBE

Theme Lead for Children, Young People & Families at Plymouth Armed Forces Covenant

Major John Porter

165 Port & Maritime Regt 

& Theme Lead for Reservists at Plymouth Armed Forces Covenant

Mitch Turner

Business Owner of Drake International Former Military Division

& Armed Forces Veteran

Paul Bushell

Business Owner of Sir-Fix-A-Lock

& Armed Forces Veteran

Cllr Pauline Murphy

Armed Forces Champion & Lead of Plymouth Armed Forces Covenant

Commander Pennie Burne

Chairman for Devon County at Wessex RFCA

& Royal Navy Reserve, Retired

Rachael Brannagan

Regional Employer Engagement Director at Wessex RFCA

Susanne Archard

Area Manager of Devon & Cornwall Royal British Legion