NOMINATIONS for the Winchester Business Excellence Awards are now closed, with judges now reviewing the entries.
The Winchester Business Excellence Awards organised in partnership by the Hampshire Chronicle, Winchester BID and Hampshire Chamber of Commerce are sponsored by Paris Smith, Dutton Gregory, Winchester City Council, Winchester University, Winchester BID, Azets, Gentian and Ridge & Partners. The awards are also supported by Natwest, Honey & Harvey, Little Kitchen and Chesil House and are open to businesses within the Winchester district.
The judges will be looking to announce the three finalists in each category on Thursday May 4 in the Hampshire Chronicle and on hampshirechronicle.co.uk and then a celebratory awards event, will conclude the awards on Thursday June 1 at Winchester College.
The winners of each category will receive £250 of advertising in the Hampshire Chronicle or on hampshirechronicle.co.uk and will also be featured in the category winners’ coverage.
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The Millennium Egg will continue to be awarded by the Winchester City Council to the organisation or individual who has made an outstanding contribution to Winchester area.
The Business of the Year Award will be nominated to the overall winner that will be chosen by the judging panel form all the category winners.
Natwest are supporting the judging process, are providing the welcome drinks and Ridge & Partners are sponsoring the speaker, Martin Hibbert.
Martin is a survivor of the Manchester Arena bombing attack, where he suffered life changing injuries. He previously worked in the private banking sector, before setting up his own business in 2015 as an agent for female footballers. He will talk about mental health and wellbeing and how he has shown enormous strength during his recovery. In June 2022, he hand-cycled up Kilimanjaro to raise £1m for the Spinal Injuries Association.
There have been a record number of entries this year.
Tickets for the gala event on June 1 at Winchester College are available from hampshirechronicle.co.uk/awards
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