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British Sugar of Wissington latest sponsor to sign up for 2026 Mayor’s Business Awards

By Jeremy Ransome

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jeremy.ransome@iliffepublishing.co.uk

Published: 06:00, 17 October 2025

British Sugar is the latest big-name sponsor for the 2026 West Norfolk Mayor’s Business Awards and will be backing the Business Leader of the Year category.

The company, which this year is celebrating 100 years of sugar manufacturing in the largest of its four factories, at Wissington in West Norfolk, will be sponsoring one of the 13 awards being given out on the night.

The 37th Mayor’s Awards will once again take place at the Alive Corn Exchange in Lynn’s Tuesday Market Place, on Friday, March 6.

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Smiles at this year’s awards

Headline sponsor for the glittering black tie occasion is once again West Norfolk Council, with the Lynn News and our sister publication Your Local Paper organising the event. Popular ITV Anglia presenter David Whiteley will be hosting.

Nominations are open, and there are 12 categories to go for, plus category judges will get together to crown the winner of The Mayor’s Business of the Year from all of the overall winners.

The Business Leader of the Year category is open to third-party nominations only. This award will go to an individual who stands out from the crowd, has an entrepreneurial spirit, demonstrates outstanding achievement, and inspires others around them.

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Mayor’s Business Awards 2025

The winner of this award will have been instrumental to the success of their business, growing the reputation of both the business and the local area.

The full list of award categories and sponsors is as follows:

Environmental Champion (sponsored by West Norfolk Council), Small Business of the Year (Mapus-Smith & Lemmon LLP), Business Innovation (Metcalfe Copeman & Pettefar LLP), Apprentice/Trainee of the Year (Greenyard), Champions in Agriculture (Brown & Co), King’s Lynn Champion (Discover King’s Lynn), Employee of the Year (MARS), Customer Care (My House Agency), Leisure & Tourism (Fraser Dawbarns LLP), Best Established Business of the Year (Brown & Co), Independent Retailer of the Year (sponsorship available), Business Leader of the Year (British Sugar).

This prestigious annual awards programme is a memorable highlight in the region’s business calendar, attracting hundreds of nominations every year from businesses across West Norfolk.

You can nominate your own business and each business can nominate in two categories. Nominations close at 5pm on Friday, November 28.

Visit: www.mayorsbusinessawards.co.uk

British Sugar is sponsoring the Business Leader AwardBritish Sugar is sponsoring the Business Leader Award
British Sugar is sponsoring the Business Leader Award
West Norfolk Council are the headline sponsor and the Environmental Champions award sponsorWest Norfolk Council are the headline sponsor and the Environmental Champions award sponsor
West Norfolk Council are the headline sponsor and the Environmental Champions award sponsor
Mapus-Smith & Lemmon LLP is sponsoring Small Business of the YearMapus-Smith & Lemmon LLP is sponsoring Small Business of the Year
Mapus-Smith & Lemmon LLP is sponsoring Small Business of the Year
Metcalfe Copeman Pettefar are sponsoring the Business Innovation awardMetcalfe Copeman Pettefar are sponsoring the Business Innovation award
Metcalfe Copeman Pettefar are sponsoring the Business Innovation award
Greenyard are sponsoring the Apprentice or Trainee of the Year awardGreenyard are sponsoring the Apprentice or Trainee of the Year award
Greenyard are sponsoring the Apprentice or Trainee of the Year award
Brown & Co are sponsoring Champions in Agriculture and Best Established Business of the YearBrown & Co are sponsoring Champions in Agriculture and Best Established Business of the Year
Brown & Co are sponsoring Champions in Agriculture and Best Established Business of the Year
Discover King's Lynn has sponsored the King’s Lynn Champion awardDiscover King's Lynn has sponsored the King’s Lynn Champion award
Discover King’s Lynn has sponsored the King’s Lynn Champion award
MARS is sponsoring the Employee of the Year awardMARS is sponsoring the Employee of the Year award
MARS is sponsoring the Employee of the Year award
Fraser Dawbarns sponsor the Leisure and Tourism categoryFraser Dawbarns sponsor the Leisure and Tourism category
Fraser Dawbarns sponsor the Leisure and Tourism category
My House Agency has sponsored the Customer Care awardMy House Agency has sponsored the Customer Care award
My House Agency has sponsored the Customer Care award

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