B4RN has been named as ‘Best Community Project’ and the ‘Best Rural ISP’.

The Cumbrian organisation received both awards within 24 hours of each other.

The not-for-profit internet service provider who relies on volunteers, investors, and landowners to get full fibre gigabit broadband to the ‘hard to reach’ November 2021, won the two major industry awards.

They won the 'Best Community Project' at the INCA Gold Awards and 'Best Rural ISP' at the ISPA Awards twenty-four hours later.

They claimed the INCA prize during a dinner at the National Motorcycle Museum on November 3.

CEO Michael Lee said: "This award belongs to the communities, volunteers, champions and landowners that work every day to deliver future proof broadband to their communities."

Chief Operating Officer Tom Rigg echoed those sentiments at the ISPAs: "These awards are for you. All our communities, champions, volunteers, landowners – everyone.

“What an achievement, you deserve it.”