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BRAVOS AFLOAT
It was all aboard for the Bravo Awards on 16 July as guests gathered for BIA:NW’s fifteenth annual awards presentation, sponsored by Manchester Airports Group. We were in Liverpool for the second year running to celebrate the city’s Capital of Culture status, but this time we went for a complete change of venue and met on the mv Fitzcarraldo, Walk the Plank’s Theatre Ship, which is berthed at Canning Dock for 2008.
Our thanks go to Manchester Airports Group and the individual award sponsors without whom the event would not have been possible. Guests were welcomed in appropriate fashion by local accordionist Helen Maher on the quayside, and Celtic harp player Stan Ambrose on board the ship.
The formal presentations were introduced by Brigit Egan of Oakridge Training & Consulting, Vice Chair of BIA:NW, and Sarah Brookes, Head of Public Relations for Manchester Airports Group.
We must thank Walk the Plank, who could not have been more helpful, even providing guided tours of the ship, including the engine room.
Three Awards were presented: The Merseyside ACME Award for the Skills Bank Adviser of the Year The Eversheds Award for the Board Bank Member of the Year The Kaleidoscope Award for the Mentor of the Year
Each winner received a unique ceramic clock by Sarah Ellenbogen from Manchester, together with a cheque for £500 to donate to the arts organisation of their choice
The judges: Alison Brearey, Partner, Eversheds Sarah Brookes, Head of Public Affairs, Manchester Airports Group Mike Edwards, Managing Director, Kaleidoscope ADM Olga Gribben, Creative Industries Officer, Arts Council England, NW Nathan Lee, Deputy Chief Executive, Museums Libraries Archives NW Paul Mathews, BIA:NW Board Member Kevin McManus, Director, Merseyside ACME
Summary of winners and runners up
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