Who were the winners at Textile Centre’s awards?

Carla Norfolk, of Luxury Fibres and Yarns Ltd, Bradford, receives the Lord Barnby Award from Andrew Dawson on behalf of the Worshipful Company of Woolmen Lucy Eccles (front right) who won the inaugural Chris Antich Inspiration Award is joined by Andy Wadham (rear left), of DNA Leadership Ltd, Lynn Morrison (front left) Alan Williams (back right), from Camira Fabrics Ltd, Mirfield, after they received the Training Company of the Year Award from Tracy Brabin, MP for Batley and Spen (rear 2nd left). Jason McCartney, MP for Colne Valley (rear 2nd right), joined in the celebrations supporter of textile training, who died earlier this year.

The Lord Barnby Award, made by the Worshipful Company of Woolmen, went to Carla Norfolk, of Bradford-based Luxury Fibres and Yarns Ltd.

Camira Fabrics was named Training Company of the Year while other major awards went to Siobhan Beaudin, of Dewsbury-based Lawton Yarns Ltd, for advanced apprentice of the year; Laura Bennett, of R Gledhill Ltd, Oldham, who was technical certificate learner of the year; and Lloyd Jacques, of Runcorn firm Sigmatex UK Ltd for intermediate apprentice of the year.

Also attending the event were Colne Valley MP Jason McCartney, Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin and Nicola Redmore, president of Huddersfield Textile Society. Lucy Eccles, of Camira Fabrics Ltd, Mirfield, is presented with the inaugural Chris Antich Inspiration Award by his son David Antich, Managing Director of Antich & Sons (Huddersfield) Ltd, the award in memory of his father Chris Cutting a special birthday cake are, left, Managing Director Bill Macbeth and Chairman Paul Johnson, Chairman from the Textile Centre of Excellence, at their annual awards presentation Siobhan Beaudin, of Lawton Yarns Ltd, Dewsbury, receives her award for Advanced Apprentice Learner of the Year from Nicola Redmore, President of the Huddersfield Textile Society