Business & Community Awards 2010

Award Winners 2010

Another sell-out, all-ticket audience gathered at Petersfield Festival Hall on 16 April for the third Life in Petersfield Business and Community Awards. There were 15 different award categories, each individually sponsored, with Kebbell Homes as the overall sponsors.

A glittering night for the rugby club started when the Sports Award went to Fiona Pocock, the England women’s international player, who learned the game at Petersfield RFC . The field gun run for charity last year by the rugby club mixed age team were winners in the Event of the Year category.

The enthusiastic audience also watched a video interview with Ben Southall, who gained a worldwide reputation when he won "The Best Job in the World” last year for Queensland Tourist Authority as catertaker of Hamilton Island on the Great Barrier Reef.

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Roll Of Honour: The Award Winners and Highly Commendeds

Best new business. Sponsor: Hampshire Chamber of Commerce
Winner: General Wine Company. Highly commended: The Name - Peter Hoole

Sports Award. Sponsors: Picketts and Pursers
Winner: Fiona Pocock. Highly commended: Nick Todd, Rugby Colts

Business of the Year. Sponsor: Jacobs and Hunt
Winner: Meon Valley Travel. Highly commended: Review, Syn-Star

Retailer of the Year. Sponsor: Syn-Star
Winner: Coates Hairdressers. Highly commended: One Tree Books, Meon Valley Travel

Green Initiative Award. Sponsors: Daltons Solicitors
Winner: Paul Ciniglio (for the Sunpower CO2ttage). Highly commended: Sustainablity Centre – Terena Plowright

Pub/restaurant/café of the Year. Sponsor: Richard Arnold Opticians
Winner: The Square Brewery. Highly commended: Folly Tree Tea Room, Monoloco

Not for Profit/Charity of the Year Award. Sponsor: Rowlands
Winner: Char’s Fund. Highly commended: Campaign for Rural England (East Hampshire), National Childbirth Trust (Petersfield and Liss Branch)

Event of the Year. Sponsor: Alitex
Winner: Petersfield RFC Field Gun Run. Highly commended: Railway 150, Petersfield FC Junior 6-a-sides

Best Village/Town Initiative. Sponsor: Swan Street Surgery
Winner: Downland Buriton Farm, Highly commended: Paul Cliniglio, Petersfield Heritage

Professional Community Support. Sponsor: Reeves Removals
Winner: Caroline Millar. Highly commended: Robert Luckhurst, Paul Martin

Teacher of the Year. Sponsor: Bisocoes Solicitors
Winner: Charlotte Stephenson. Highly commended: Michael Newman, Peter Sutton

Arts and Entertainment Award. Sponsor: Petersfield Photographic
Winner: Petersfield Youth Theatre. Highly commended: Petersfield Comedy Club, Petersfield Music Festival

Volunteer of the Year Award. Sponsor: Review
Winner: Melanie Robinson. Highly commended: Stuart Barden, Stuart Luckhurst

Sports Award. Sponsor: Picketts and Pursers
Winner: Fiona Pocock. Highly commended: Petersfield RFC Colts, Nick Todd

Best New Business Award. Sponsor: Hampshire Chamber of Commerce
Winner: General Wine Company. Highly commended: Peter Hoole – The Name

Young Achiever of the Year Award. Sponsor: Rhona Russell
Winner: Tom Heal. Highly commended: Will Essai and Jake Topp, Tim Braithwaite

Petersfield Personality of the Year. Sponsor: Energy Footprint
Winner: Stuart Barden. Highly commended: Paul Ciniglio, Paul Martin

Videos from the event

Introduction		Business of the year
Retailer of the year		Petersfield Academy of Dance
Pub/Restaurant/Cafe of the year		Not for Profit/Charity of the year
Ben Southall		Event of the year
Charlie Miller		Best Village/Town Initiative
Professional Community Support		Teacher of the year
Arts and Entertainment Award		Volunteer of the year
Sports Award		Petersfield Youth Theatre
Best New Business		Young Achiever
Personality of the year		Event of the year