No joy for Gary Barwell and his team this year:
Full list of awards winners:
Bernard Flack Memorial Trophy (Multi-Day pitches)
Winner: Lee Fortis (Kia Oval)
Runner-up: Matt Merchant (Emirates Old Trafford)
Commendation: Vic Demain (Seat Unique Riverside)
One-Day pitches:
Winner: Lee Fortis (Kia Oval)
Runner-up: Richard Robinson (Headingley)
Commendations: Karl McDermott (Lord’s), Adrian Llong (The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Canterbury)
First Test Match Recognition Awards:
Richard Robinson, Headingley; England Men v Australia, 2023
Simon Tremlett, Wormsley Cricket Ground; England Women vs Australia 2013
Sean Williams, Seat Unique Bristol; England Women vs India 2021
Scott Hawkins, Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton; England Women vs South Africa
Outground Pitches Award:
Winner: John Dodds (Scarborough CC)
Runner-up: Josh Marden (Beckenham)
Commendation: Nick Johnson (Blackpool CC)

And it's on the site now:
https://edgbaston.com/news/bears-match-day-experience-votes-best-in-cricket-in-2023/

I can't see anything yet on the Warwickshire site so I've had to look on the Somerset site to glean the following:
_"Derbyshire won three awards including sharing the Customer Retention Initiative Award and Best Development of a New Facility (under £500,000). The club also shared the Tickets or Membership Sales and Marketing Campaign of the Year with Midlands neighbours Warwickshire CCC, who led on their joint delivery of ‘Vitality Blast Off’ to launch the Vitality Blast season with a double header at Edgbaston.
The innovation preceded both clubs enjoying record years in terms of attendance and revenue and cemented Blast Off as a key fixture for next summer. Warwickshire also won the Best Domestic Spectator Experience award and was placed as finalists in four other categories."
More information here:
https://somersetcountycc.co.uk/news/club-news/hat-trick-for-somerset-at-business-of-cricket-awards/

To be fair, the Club have quietly dropped the Birmingham name from the T20 side title - if you look on the website, they are now just Bears. That's not the same as bringing back the Warwickshire name but it's a start!
Of course, the Hundred side is very much a Birmingham badged team; and I suspect that is why the T20 team is now just Bears, to avoid confusion.
I can see that there is sense in sharing ideas with other sporting clubs on, say, player fitness, marketing and publicity. But I'm not so sure that a football fan who isn't already interested in cricket is going to be persuaded to come to Edgbaston.
I could well be wrong and it will be interesting to see what develops.

Not quite sure what I think about this:
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/cricket/bears-ceo-stuart-cain-reveals-28069058

Yes, an almost unbelievable performance today.

I agree that this is a good (re) signing.

Refunds available:
https://edgbaston.com/news/edgbaston-offers-refunds-to-fireworks-spectators/

Apologies to Exiled Bear and correction - it seems there was a successful display on Friday night and Saturday was the problem event:
"A spokesperson for Edgbaston Stadium said: 'The Fireworks Spectacular is one of the most popular events in our calendar, with families returning year after year, so it's really disappointing the adverse weather conditions impacted last night's event.
'The same type and volume of fireworks were used on Friday night at the stadium and 4,000 visitors enjoyed an amazing display on a clear night.
'However, last night there was a lingering mist and the atmospheric conditions were such that smoke from the fireworks failed to dissipate. We understand that other displays in the region were also affected by the conditions.'"

I think it was last night only - and there does seem to have been a problem:
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/video-shows-disappointing-edgbaston-stadium-28048640

Like one or two recent overseas stars, it would seem that the fireworks didn't shine and sparkle last night:
Edgbaston Facebook page:
"Due to the atmospheric conditions and unfortunate weather conditions we know that our fireworks display was impacted.
We are currently investigating the issues that occurred and we will communicate with all ticket purchasers in due course."

I think the BBC may have got it wrong in this case. My understanding is that it's a white ball contract with a pay-as-you-play red ball added on. That's what Mrs. Garton said and it's confirmed by Mark Robinson saying: “At the moment George wants to focus on white ball cricket, but the door will always be open for him to return to the red ball format.”

At last, he arrives:
https://edgbaston.com/news/getting-to-know-george-garton/

The Sussex Inner Circle website agrees about the inadequate statement from Sussex, And mum says:
"It’s just a real shame that communication broke down as it did. I’m not saying George wasn’t in some way to blame, he isn’t the greatest communicator (I know from experience) but I don’t think it’s particularly professional of the club to be so blunt.
George has worn a Sussex shirt for 16 years since U10’s and I’ve been the proudest of mums to see him wearing it.
I’m still a Sussex fan though, let’s hope it’s a good move for both Sussex and George."

Well, this is interesting:
https://sussexcricket.co.uk/news/george-garton-depart-sussex
Departure from Sussex but no mention of Warwickshire.

Still no announcement from either Sussex or Warwickshire about George Garton.

Having looked on the two Sussex related on-line forums, you're right, BristolBear, that whilst posters on one of them seem glad to see George go, posters on The Inner Circle are on the whole really sorry.
The lady poster who I assume is George's mother says, amongst other comments:
"George asked to be released from his contract with Sussex because he became more and more disillusioned, undervalued and unhappy at the club. So much so that he felt he’d fallen out of love with the game and questioned his future in cricket.
His move to Warwickshire is an attempt to get that love of the game back.
He has signed a 2 year white ball contract but with a pay-as-you-play red ball added on.
One of the main reasons he went to Warks was because of Robbo.
The Cricketer have jumped the gun somewhat. I believe it was going to be announced on Monday." 
It's good news that he may play 4 day cricket as well as white ball, otherwise it just looks like a Vitality Blast deal.

From The Cricketer:
"The Cricketer understands that seamer Henry Brookes could move on from Warwickshire this winter.
Contracted until the end of the 2024 season, the 24-year-old had a bit-part role for the club last term, playing three times in the Championship, making five outings in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup and a dozen in the run to the Blast quarter-finals.
In May, he had a two-match loan spell at Derbyshire, taking nine wickets at 16.66 across appearances against Leicestershire and Gloucestershire."
If true, it's a shame that someone who showed such promise is moving on. His injury problems didn't help his development; but the ability to bring on young bowlers doesn't seem to be the greatest strength of the coaching staff.

That's very interesting, though mum is hardly an unbiased observer and her opinions do raise some questions.
If George really did/does want to play all formats but was prevented by Farbrace, why has he chosen to come to a county (out of all the many other counties that supposedly wanted him) that has only offered him a white ball contract?
And if the county really wanted rid of him, why didn't they just agree to tear up his contract rather than insisting that he bought it out, which normally only happens when it is the player who wants to move and the county wants to keep him.
Out of the ten people who have posted on the Sussex discussion forum, I think nine are pleased to see him go and one is sorry. Even allowing for the fact that discussion forum posters can be quite negative (yes, really), that's quite a majority. The consensus seems to be that he always seems to be fit when franchise teams are paying him but he's too often injured when Sussex need him.
Still no announcement from either club. Could it be that he has to pass a medical before the contract can be signed?
Anyway, we shall see.
Because he will probably play in the Hundred, we shall presumably only see him in the Vitality Blast.

Unless I've missed it, I haven't seen any announcement of the George Garton move either from Sussex or Warwickshire.