Recognition For The Local Great and Good

Local people, groups and businesses efforts were given deserved recognition at the annual Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council Mayor’s Oscars, which took place on Friday, 22nd February to a packed Civic Hall venue. 

 The evening, which was attended by over 400 guests including the Mayor and Mayoress, was bigger and better than ever before.  Compared by John Newbould and Gary Shenton the awards ceremony kicked off with Volunteer of the Year and didn’t end until later in the evening with a Mayor’s Special Award. 

 Overall, there were eighteen categories as well as two Mayor’s Special Awards, which are given at the Mayor discretion. 

 Following the event, the Worshipful the Mayor Cllr Maurice Jones said: “The Mayoress and I were overwhelmed at the number and standard of nominations for this year’s Oscars.  Choosing the eventual winners was a difficult task because as far as we’re concerned they’re all local champions.”

 He added: “I’d like to thank our sponsors for their continued support because without them this event wouldn’t be the highlight of the Mayoral year.”

 Winners on the evening were:

• Air Products Volunteer of the Year – Allan Jepson
  
• Alchemy Dental Practice Sports Personality of the Year – Shanaze Reade
  (sponsored Crewe and Nantwich Sports Council)
  
• The Malcolm Case Trophy – William Heath
  (sponsored Crewe and Nantwich Sports Council)
  
• The Vernon Cooper Trophy – Alma A’Court & Jeffrey Jarvis
  
• Emmie Dixon Home Ltd Club of the Year – Crewe & Nantwich Athletics Club
  
• Bentley Motors Ltd Comunity Initiative of the Year – Jessica Thyer, Jenny Whitehead, Rosie Hutt and Kate Freeman
  
• CNBC Citizen Award – Gareth Roberts
  
• South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry Best Building Design – Eagle Bridge Health and Well-Being Centre, Dunwoody Way, Crewe
  
• Wulvern Housing Police Community Support Officer of the Year – PCSO David Jinks
  
• Mayor’s Special Award – Joseph O’Connell
  
• The Starkey Leisure – Wrenbury Hall Environmental Initiative of the Year – Junior Neighbourhood Warden Scheme
  
• The Rotary Club of Crewe Young Citizen of the Year – Rebecca Cunningham
  
• Marks and Spencer Customer Service Award – Tony Griggs
  
• Willaston Parish Council SCOOT Award – Kevin Stanley
  
• Wulvern Housing Good Neighbour of the Year – Kath Harvey
  
• Cheshire Constabulary Exemplary Community Policing Award – PS David Kibblewhite, PC Stuart Lloyd, PC Amy Fletcher, PC Nicola Berry, Anti-Social Behaviour Co-ordinator Laura Woodrow
  
• Cheshire Constabulary Probationer Officer of the Year – PC Kath Thomas
  
• Cheshire Constabulary Special Constable of the Year – Colette Swansbury
  
• Cheshire Pride Performer of the Year – Musical Mayhem
  
• MMU Cheshire School of the Year – St Thomas More Catholic High School
  
• The Mayor’s Special Award – Bob Jones 
  

ENDS

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25^th February 2008

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