As at 9.00am on Wednesday October 20th, when nominations for this year’s RAwards closed, we received a record 289 nominations (for a record 184 different businesses and 28 different individuals). The deadline for entries is midnight on Sunday October 24th, after which Judging commences.
VaW = Valley at Work Award
EP = Enterprising Person Award
EYP = Enterprising Young Person Award
| Name | Location | Category |
| 1832 Barista | Bacup | VaW |
| 2b Art | Crawshawbooth | VaW |
| 2us4cars | Bacup | VaW |
| 90 Four Male Grooming | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| AB & D Centre | Bacup | VaW |
| Access for Lofts Rochdale | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Alexis Carr Baby Sessions | Waterfoot | VaW |
| American Golf Rossendale | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Anna’s Café Bar | Weir | EP, VaW |
| Attraction | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| A’Vucciria | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Bacup Shoe Direct | Stacksteads | VaW |
| Baked | Bacup | EP, VaW |
| Basil’s Bar and Grill | Whitworth | VaW |
| BE Boys | Stacksteads | VaW |
| Beauty With Sarah | Haslingden | VaW |
| Becky’s Buffet and Bites | Bacup | VaW |
| Big Tank Productions | Ramsbottom | VaW |
| BoB Clubs (NW) | Haslingden | VaW |
| Brush and Pencil | Bacup | VaW |
| Burgess Bedding Co | Haslingden | VaW |
| By Kaylee | Bacup | VaW |
| Casked Ale House | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Catherine Smyth Media | Bacup | VaW |
| Chickabooboo | Bacup | VaW |
| Chockle’Art | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Clare’s Cupcake Co | Bacup | VaW |
| Clegg Landscapes | Newchurch | VaW |
| Coffee Bagel Ltd | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Cook Stars Rossendale and Blackburn | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Coppenwall Estate Agents | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Corner 2 Corner | Edenfield | VaW |
| Cowpe Electrical | Waterfoot | VaW |
| Cursed Tales Project | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Daisy Chain | Waterfoot | VaW |
| Dansworks | Bacup | VaW |
| Dawn Rose Contemporary Jewellery | Crawshawbooth | VaW |
| Dearden Wood Camp Site | Edenfield | VaW |
| Douglas and Peters | Bacup | VaW |
| Easigrass Lancashire | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Emily Guerin Beauty | Edenfield | VaW |
| Envy Hair Lounge | Whitworth | EP, VaW |
| Eromi Navaratnam (Alder Grange) | Rawtenstall | EYP |
| Fantasy Faces By Dawn | Bacup | VaW |
| Fearns Equestrian Centre | Stacksteads | VaW |
| Flexipol | Haslingden | VaW |
| Footlights Rossendale | Bacup | VaW |
| Foremost Furniture | Haslingden | VaW |
| Framex | Whitewell Bottom | VaW |
| Fred Hamer Funeral Service | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Fresh Deli Café | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Gaitra Handmade | Bacup | VaW |
| GemNi | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Ginger Betty | VaW | |
| Grow You, Grow Your Business | Haslingden | EP, VaW |
| GrowTraffic | Bacup | EP, VaW |
| Hair By Cindy Rachael | Bacup | EP, VaW |
| Hair By Shareen K | Bacup | VaW |
| Happy Baby Studio | Crawshawbooth | VaW |
| Happy Dogs & Pets | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Hazelwood Homecare | Crawshawbooth | VaW |
| Head in the Woods | Water | VaW |
| Health Steps | Rawtenstall | EP, VaW |
| Huckleberry Films | Waterfoot | VaW |
| Huco Services | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Icing on the Cake | Bacup | VaW |
| Icon Kitchen Studio | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Identity | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| In Mind Therapies | Waterfoot | VaW |
| Infinite Reality | Bacup | EP, VaW |
| Ink Spell | Bacup | VaW |
| Interfloor | Haslingden | VaW |
| Isabakes | Rawtenstall | EP, VaW |
| Jacksons Bar | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Jackson’s Boxing | Bacup | EP, VaW |
| Jane’s Sewing Services | Bacup | VaW |
| JJR Video Productions | Bacup | EYP, VaW |
| Kandy Corner | Bacup | VaW |
| Kitchen Buffets and Cakes | Bacup | VaW |
| L & DW Cleaning Services | Crawshawbooth | VaW |
| Lancashire Auction House | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Learn With Love | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Lifestyle By Homecare Services | Waterfoot | VaW |
| Liz Henson Photography | Stacksteads | VaW |
| LJB Ground & Garden | Crawshawbooth | VaW |
| Lucardo Rawtenstall Escape Rooms | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Luvin It | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Made By Signature Sweets | Bacup | VaW |
| Marios Ristorante | Bacup | VaW |
| Melba Swintex | Ramsbottom | VaW |
| Metcon Gyms | Whitworth | VaW |
| Metis HR | Waterfoot | VaW |
| Milcare | Whitworth | VaW |
| MR Cook Butchers | Edenfield | VaW |
| NA Equestrian | Bacup | VaW |
| New You Soccer Coaching | VaW | |
| Ninja Coffee | Bacup | VaW |
| North Street Indian | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Northern Whisper | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Number 4 Bankside | Bacup | VaW |
| Orthoplastics | Bacup | VaW |
| Paintball Experience | Whitworth | VaW |
| Part of Your World Events | Helmshore | VaW |
| Pennine Pooches | Newchurch | VaW |
| Personalised By Anna | VaW | |
| Pink Spaghetti Rossendale | Waterfoot | VaW |
| Pinnacle Stonemasonry | Haslingden | VaW |
| Planet B | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Play Market Management | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Print ‘n’ Stitch | Bacup | VaW |
| Quality Time PA Services | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Queens Dock Barbers Shop | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| RAOB Club | Waterfoot | VaW |
| Red Lion | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Reelvision Print | Haslingden | VaW |
| Relish | Haslingden | VaW |
| Retro Frank Ltd | Bacup | VaW |
| Revival Books | Waterfoot | VaW |
| Revive Mind Body | Waterfoot | VaW |
| Riley’s Kitchen | Bacup | VaW |
| Rossendale Dance & Drama Centre | Waterfoot | VaW |
| Rossendale Driveways and Patios | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Rossendale Drum Majorettes | VaW | |
| Rossendale Golf Club | Haslingden | VaW |
| Rossendale Hospice | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Rossendale Leisure Trust | Stacksteads | EP, VaW |
| Rossendale Radio | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Rossendale Responsible Animal Rescue | Bacup | VaW |
| RPS Engineering | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Ruby & Daisy | Crawshawbooth | VaW |
| Salt and Stone | Bacup | VaW |
| Samba Dance and Fitness | Whitworth | VaW |
| Scrap Local | Haslingden | VaW |
| Sekratarz and Gold | Bacup | EP, VaW |
| Sim Trainer | Bacup | EP, VaW |
| Slingco | Whitworth | VaW |
| Sophies Boutique | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Spectrum One Salon | Haslingden | VaW |
| Spexbox | Crawshawbooth | VaW |
| St Mary’s Chambers | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Studio Studio | Whitworth | VaW |
| Suru Japanese Fusion | Haslingden | EP, VaW |
| TFP Hospitality Ltd | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| The Beta Group | Bacup | VaW |
| The Boyz Theatre Costumes | Stacksteads | VaW |
| The Crust Bakery | Stacksteads | VaW |
| The Dolly Bird | Bacup | VaW |
| The Drop Off Café | Edenfield | VaW |
| The Hill | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| The Hut Streetfood | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| The M3 Project | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| The Nowt Poncy Food Company | Waterfoot | VaW |
| The Old Library Café | Waterfoot | VaW |
| The Pizza Box | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| The Plant Dude | Bacup | VaW |
| The Potato Man | Bacup | VaW |
| The Room Hair & Beauty | Bacup | VaW |
| The Salon at Riverside | Waterfoot | VaW |
| The Soap Shack | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| The Tiger Lounge | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| The Whip and Kitten | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| The Woolpack | Haslingden | VaW |
| Thelma’s Ladies Wear | Bacup | VaW |
| Thomsons Barbers | Haslingden | VaW |
| Thrive Salon | Bacup | EP, VaW |
| Too Casual | Bacup | VaW |
| Tracey’s Online Fitness | VaW | |
| UK Yoga For Schools | VaW | |
| Valley Heritage | Bacup | EP, VaW |
| Valley Klean | EP, VaW | |
| Valleywags | Lumb | VaW |
| Veterans In Communities | Haslingden | VaW |
| Victoria Linen Company | Shawclough | VaW |
| Visual Experience Specialists | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Vxcel Piling | Haslingden | VaW |
| Walkies with Emily | VaW | |
| Ward Dynamic | Blackburn | EP |
| Waterwell Foundation | Water | VaW |
| WCS Deep Cleaning | Waterfoot | VaW |
| Whitaker Museum and Art Gallery | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Whitworth Bar Garage | Whitworth | VaW |
| Winter Solicitors | Bacup | EP, VaW |
| Wishes Galore | Bacup | VaW |
| Women Of Whitworth Project | Whitworth | EP, VaW |
| Wonder Tuition | Rawtenstall | VaW |
| Woofingtons Dog Care | Helmshore | VaW |
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