TradeMark Berkshire Football Awards: Frequently Asked Questions

The Berkshire Football Awards, sponsored by TradeMark Windows.

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All the key questions ahead of the big night itself.

When is the big night?

Wednesday 18th of June 2025.

Where are the awards being hosted?

 Double-Barrelled Brewery in Reading. The address is Unit 20 Stadium Way, Tilehurst, Reading RG30 6BX

How do I get to the venue?

The brewery is located just off the Oxford Road in Reading and has a number of transport links.

Car – there is free parking on site, the car park is locked at 11pm. All cars are left at their own risk. 

Bus – we are really easily accessible from Tilehurst and Reading town centre across multiple bus routes – 15, 16, 17 & 18 all stop close to walking distance from the taproom. For all the details check out the Reading Buses website

Cycling – Limited temporary bike storage available. There is covered & rigid bike storage available at unit 5 on the estate. All bikes are left at their own risk. 

Boat – if you’ve floated your way to us (lucky you!), we are easily accessible on foot from the Scours Lane Boatyard

There is also pedestrian access from the Portman Road. 

As per the Double-Barrelled website.

What time do the awards start?

Doors open at 6pm.

How can I buy a ticket?

Head over to our ticket page by clicking here. The venue is limited to 150 seats, so it is first-come first-served.

Do I have to buy a ticket if I’m nominated?

Yes, you still have to purchase a ticket even as a nominee. As much as we’d love to offer you a free ticket, we are a volunteer organisation, just like most of you!

What’s the dress code?

The dress code for the event is whatever you feel comfortable in – but if you need a guideline, smart casual. We’re usually pretty lucky with the summer weather so make sure to factor that in!

Is there food available?

Yes, dinner is once again provided by the delicious Rural Pie Co. You can select your dinner choice when you buy a ticket.

Who’s hosting the awards?

The ceremony itself will be hosted by Guardian Football Weekly podcast regular, author of Up Pohnpei! and co-host of The Sweeper podcast, Paul Watson.

Is there any entertainment?

The evening will include a performance by Burghfield Uncommon before the awards kick-off, and our house band The Small Strings will perform at half-time and full-time.

Whose made the shortlist?

The team at Football in Berkshire are proud to reveal the Short List for the 2025 Berkshire Football Awards here.

Can I come to the event even if I’m not nominated?

Absolutely you can! We love celebrating with as many of the local football community as the venue allows for! It’s an excellent opportunity to catch up and network with likeminded individuals too!

I can’t make the event, is there a way to see the ceremony?

Yes! If you’ve booked your much needed summer holiday or you’re working the late shift, fear not, our good pals at FC Video have got you covered. We’ll have a full livestream of the evening available.

Is the venue accessibility friendly?

As per guidance from Double-Barrelled. There is a small step up our taproom, and we can bring in wheelchairs through our rollershutter. There is an additional handrail in our toilet cubicles.

Berkshire Football Awards news​

Nominations open:

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NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED!

Yes! The awards are taking place at the marvellous Double-Barrelled Brewery in Reading and we’ll have food available. Tickets will be limited but on sale from 28th May. If you’d like to know when, so you don’t miss out, make sure you’ve signed up to our email newsletter here.

Scroll down to the bottom of this article for the nomination form. Before you do that though, here’s what the judging panel are looking for when choosing the shortlist.

What’s the story? Tell us exactly why the person or place should be considered. We hate to get all ‘X Factor journey’ on you but the more detail you can include, the better we can argue for your nominee for the short list.

The sort of details we love to see include things like player awards, goals, clean sheets and any other significant contributions to the footballing community – obviously within the 2024/25 season.

We’ll publish all the nominees for the Berkshire Football Awards as we receive them.

You can view all the 2025 nominees so far here.

Want to know who’s previously won what at the Berkshire Football Awards? There’s a big long page with all the previous winners here.

Nominations will be open until midday on Monday 26th May 2025.

The Long List will be published on Wednesday 28th May and the Short List on Friday 30th May.

Once the nomination window has closed, the nominations in each category will be put before a panel of judges for a decision, the top four announced online and the winners at the awards night on Wednesday 18th June.

We will accept nominations for people out of area, the only prerequisite is that the reason for nomination is that it must be because of an affiliation with a club we cover on Football in Berkshire (a full list is at the bottom of this page). We will present certificates and a trophy to the winners.

  • All nominations are done by you, the Berkshire footballing public
  • You can nominate as many people as you like for each award – the quantity of nominations counts for the judging panel..
  • That said, quality is just as important, the more detail you provide about why you are nominating, the better
  • Please try and avoid nominating your own family members
  • Due to difficulties in obtaining permissions under child protection laws we won’t consider any player under the age of 16 for nomination in any of the categories

Nomination Form

Nominations for the 2025 Berkshire Football Awards are now closed!

What’s next? Look out for the Long List of all the nominations which will be published here and across all our channels by midday on Wednesday 28th May 2025.

The Short List for each category will then be published at 2pm on Friday 30th May 2025. At that point, tickets will be made available to attend the awards night at Double-Barrelled Brewery in Reading on the evening of Wednesday 18th June 2025. If you’d like notification of when tickets are available, sign up to our newsletter here.

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