Little did we know, when we celebrated 25 years of the GloucestershireLive Business Awards, that the sparkling awards ceremony which took place at Cheltenham Racecourse on Thursday 12 October, would sadly be the last!
Each year, in the Spring after the GloucestershireLive Business Awards ceremony, we celebrate with the winners by inviting them to a Winners’ Dinner at our office to congratulate them personally and get to know them better.
On the 7 March, we transformed our large meeting room into a restaurant for the evening and served a delicious two-course meal catered by Stroud-based Joanna Parker.
Before dinner was served we gathered with our guests in our reception area and raised a glass to the winners as well as to thank Reach Plc, with their brands; Gloucestershire Live and Business Live, represented on the evening by Clare Young, Key Account Director, for an amazing 25 years of the Gloucestershire Live Business Awards.
Shown in the main image are G-TEKT Europe Manufacturing (G-TEM) who won Made in Britain were represented by Adam Wood and Darren Wilding, along with Hayley Paget and Ben Gardiner of Gardiner Bros & Co (Leathers) who were double award winners with Business of the Year and the Environment and Sustainability Award.
Winner of Small Business, Rugrats and Half Pints, was represented by founder Caroline Bevan who is pictured above with James Geary, along with Nicola Noah who represented National Star for Charity of the Year.
Jo Middleton, also from National Star is shown below with Steve Mitchell and Alexandra Holmes of The Cheltenham Trust who represented Laurie Bell for Business Person of the Year.
Below is Lee Janes with Hari P and Martin McWilliam, founder of Bolthole Retreats and winner of the Growth Award.
Gloucester City Homes won Best Place to Work and were represented on the evening by Claire Baldwin and Charlie Morefield who are shown below.
Winner of Rising Star was Charlie Savage of the Royal Agricultural University, shown below with partner Sophie, and Nic Gratton.
With special guest, former BBC Radio Gloucestershire presenter, Mark Cummings and his wife Jo.
Thank you to all those who joined us to represent their award winning businesses!
