Business awards
The most prestigious night of the business calender is returning once more in 2017.
Calling all businesses! It’s time to enter our superb awards event.
The Scarborough News Business Awards will be held at Scarborough Spa on Friday November 24.
Last year, more than 350 people packed out the venue for a celebration of success throughout our region.
This year, The University of Hull is returning as the headline sponsor of the ceremony and awards night.
The awards are open to businesses in Scarborough, Whitby, Filey, Ryedale and Bridlington.
Anyone interested in sponsoring one of the awards should contact lisa.bradbury@jpress.co.uk.
It covers Scarborough, Whitby, Filey, Ryedale and Bridlington.
There is now a dedicated website where you can make your entries for this year’s awards.
Simply visit www.scarboroughba.co.uk and fill in the details.
You can submit entries in as many categories as you like. Anyone interested in sponsoring an award should contact lisa.bradbury@jpress.co.uk. To register for tickets contact at karen.cross@jpress.co.uk.
Among the nominees so far this year are:
Go Ape, Dalby
The business has been nominated in the Rural Award. Go Ape has been in Dalby Forest for 10 years now and just celebrated it’s 10th birthday in March.
Starting initially with just the adult Tree Top Adventure course and then expanding to Tree Top Junior and Forest Segway more recently.
It draws thousands of visitors to the area and into the forest every year and the company moto is to ‘Live Life Adventurously’.
Sarah Weatherill, Forever to Hold
Sarah founded her business in January and has, naturally, entered the New Business category. She got started after doing her own flowers for her wedding and got such great feedback she went into business.
She said: “We take pride in our work and no job is too much trouble, we listen to each bride’s individual tastes and requirements.”
“I have now built up my own business from scratch and I’m proud of what I have achieved.”
The Stables at Cross Butts
The Stables have entered the Tourism Award.
They say: “We are a family-run restaurant in Whitby, now employing around 40-50 people, bringing work to the local community.
“We have been working as a restaurant/wedding venue for 13 years. Previous to that we were farmers with an outstanding herd unfortunately lost due to the foot and mouth epidemic.
“We are now expanding all the time and hosting weddings most weekends in our converted barn, also hosting for its second year The Coastline Festival in our fields all in support of our local football club.”