The Above & Beyond Bromley Business Awards (The ABBBAs) are back for another sparkling year – and you’re invited to be part of the celebrations!

Save the date

6pm, Thursday 13th November, 2025

Oakley House, Bromley

It’s set to be another sell-out evening of celebration, entertainment, networking and community spirit – so be sure to snap up your early bird tickets, now available. If you are a registered charity, please contact us for a discounted rate.

When you book your ticket to attend, download your 'We'll be there!' badge to showcase on your social media, email signature or blog posts.

Why The ABBBAs? ✨

This is more than just an awards ceremony. It’s a chance to raise the profile of local enterprises, make meaningful connections and support each other in the spirit of community and collaboration. What’s more, this year we’ll be raising money for the wonderful CASPA, who support autistic children, young people and families in the borough.

Award submissions & nominations are NOW OPEN!

We know that the summer holidays can be a bit of a scramble, so we’ve opened submissions and nominations 2 weeks earlier than last year to give you the maximum time to think about your entry. Avoid the panic and get your submission in now! 

Here are some tips for the general questions being asked 

…and you will find specific award question tips here.

If you enter The ABBBAs, why not shout about it by downloading your nominee badge.

We’re seeking a residential judge!

To help keep things impartial at The ABBBAs every year we appoint a 5th judge who lives in the Bromley borough and isn’t a business owner. They should be 18 years and over, someone who believes in the power of community and understands and values the contribution of others. If you know someone who fits the bill and would love to be involved in this year’s ABBBAs, please ask them to email us. We will then send them a short form to complete – but hurry, entries should be received by Friday 9th May at the latest.

Behind the scenes

The ABBBAs is led by a passionate committee who carefully oversee every detail of this important initiative – from operations and communications to the awards and the event itself. The committee ensures that the planning, execution and judging process of The ABBBAs is fair and transparent. Let’s take a closer look at who’s involved!

• Lauretta Wright – Publisher & Editor, Life In…Magazines / ABBBAs Founder

• Kristel Valaydon – Comms, PR & Marketing Expert, KV Comms

• Michelle Simpson – Event Management Specialist

• Chas Jordan – Bromley Business Network

• Aysha Best-Forbes – Life In…Magazines

Have a read of all our profiles and our areas of expertise.

Thank you to all our sponsors

We’re proud to be supported by some amazing local businesses. Sponsors confirmed for the 2025 awards include:

Tapi Carpets (Headline sponsor) |London Biggin Hill Airport & Shampan Group (Secondary Sponsors) | The MumMum Foundation | Amphlett Lissimore| The Wright VA| KV Comms | The Fairlight Group| HJM Media Services| EJJB

If you would like to support or sponsor this year’s event, just hit reply or email awards@lifeinmagazines.co.uk We have options for all budgets and we would be delighted to have your support for this very important annual event. 

For this year’s event we are delighted to be sponsoring the charity CASPA.

In the next newsletter, we’ll be taking a closer look at this year’s award categories and the judging criteria. 

Finally, we would kindly request that you forward this email on to anyone who would be keen to find out about entering or attending this year’s event. You can also download a social media graphic announcing that the 2025 awards are now officially open to share with fellow friends, colleagues and businesses.

With our very best regards,

The ABBBAs’ Committee

PS On the magazine side, we have some VERY EXCITING NEWS. We have just launched the VERY FIRST APP for the Bromley borough – and it's completely FREE! It features everything from the digital issues and What's On local events, to a local business directory plus offers, promotions and competitions and much more! You can download it on iOS right here.