MAN v FAT members from up and down the nation descended on London on Saturday evening to rejoice some outstanding males within the MAN v FAT group.
This yr, we have been within the shadows of West Ham’s stadium at Riverside East, because the MAN v FAT Awards headed to the capital for the primary time.
There have been some acquainted faces in attendance, with a lot of those that had participated within the Wonderful Losers fixture 24 hours earlier additionally having fun with the Awards ceremony.
There have been additionally some acquainted names on the silverware too, with MAN v FAT Bridgend persevering with their successes each as a membership and individually on the Awards for a second yr and Yeovil’s Aaron Knight additionally claiming one other silver salver – this time for Most Lively Participant.
There have been a number of new golf equipment represented among the many winners this yr, with Blackpool, Bury, Guildford, Kidderminster, Oldbury, Slough, Sutton, Weymouth and Wimbledon amongst these claiming victory in 2025.
Through the years, MAN v FAT has turn into far more than simply weight reduction and, fittingly on an evening supported by our associates at JAAQ, the constant thread was round wellbeing and the way MAN v FAT has taken males from troublesome locations of their life mentally and bodily to far more constructive outcomes.
Congratulations to all of our winners – your tales are really inspiring and also you act as function fashions for males such as you across the nation.
Winner: Dylan Painter – Bridgend
(Additionally shortlisted: Reece Currie – Colchester, Harry Spacagna – Eastleigh, Maximilian Shearer – Weymouth, Michael Holroyd – Warrington, Ray Richardson – IOW Cowes
Assistant Coach of the 12 months
Winner: David Wright – Kidderminster
(Additionally shortlisted: Ashley Powell – Oldbury, Anthony Bowbanks – Havant, Jamie Hannath – Scunthorpe, Kian Tracey – Clacton, Jean-Luc Howe – Bridgend)
Greatest New Membership
Winner: Bury
(Additionally shortlisted: Aintree, Ashford, Broward, Leicester Rugby, Tampa Bay)
Membership of the 12 months
Winner: Sutton
(Additionally nominated: Aldershot, Warrington)
Winner: Callum Nicholls – Oldbury/Kidderminster
(Additionally nominated: Andy Waters – Tonbridge, Aaron Waywell – Crewe, Mark Durose – Fox Hollies/Redditch/Birmingham Rugby, Vicky Healy – Chester, Karlee Holt – Eastbourne)
Group Membership – sponsored by Androlabs
Winner: Guildford
(Additionally shortlisted: Bridgend, Eastbourne)
Winner: Dave Hughes – Bridgend
(Additionally shortlisted: Darren Coleman – Romford, Kian Tracey – Clacton, Stuart Skinner – Margate, Aaron Waywell – Crewe, Steve Emery/Anthony Bowbanks – Havant)
Winner: Andrew Falconer – Blackpool
(Additionally shortlisted: 23MPH Podcast – Bournemouth, Ciaran Cusack – Bury, Danny Dowling – Warrington, James Moore – Tub, Tim Sadler – Gloucester)
Media Mogul
Winner: David Moore – Merthyr
(Additionally shortlisted: Ben Harrall – Margate, Lose 2 Win Podcast – Bournemouth, 23MPH Podcast – Bournemouth, Carl Norton – Hull, Alex Peach – Bridgwater)
Most Lively
Winner: Aaron Knight – Yeovil
(Additionally shortlisted: Connor Steptoe – Margate, Matt Daly – Scunthorpe, Sam Coates – Maidstone, Carl Mansfield – Darlington, Andrew Dalgetty – Leicester)
Winner: Maximilian Shearer – Weymouth
(Additionally shortlisted: Dylan Painter – Bridgend, Dean Drury – Yeovil, Ray Richardson – IOW Cowes, Terry Smith – Bury, Dave Higgins – Guildford)
Referee of the 12 months
Winner: George Hepburn – Wimbledon
(Additionally shortlisted: Mitchell Peck – Bridgend, Eamonn Doherty – Kidderminster, Ryan Ferris – Paisley, Ollie Parkes – Nuneaton, Craig Scriven – Bridgwater)
Winner: KFC Scoffenheim – Bridgend
(Additionally shortlisted: Donnercaster Rovers – Margate, Double Decker Purple – Scunthorpe, Fats & Livid – Clacton, L’Argentina – Romford, Harlequinoas – Leicester Rugby)
XIs Supervisor Of The 12 months
Winner: Stuart Murphy – Slough
(Additionally shortlisted: Stuart Skinner – Margate, Chris Cash – Boston, John McNamara – Preston, Mark Cronin – Oldbury, Damo Stevens – Maidstone)
XIs Participant Of The 12 months
Winner: Harrison Devine – Warrington
(Additionally nominated: Matt Burgess – Margate, Chris Cornish – Crewe, Oliver Secomb – Margate, Andrew Barton – Maidstone, Lewis Jones – Wirral)