Stillettos winner will receive £1,000 cash prize

A BOOST to local businesses has been announced by the organisers of some popular awards.

Muddy Stilettos is offering a £1,000 cash prize, a £900 Savile Row suit and £500 for Winser London.

The prizes will be awarded to one of the winners of the awards - nominations opened yesterday.

The website is aimed at women aged between 30 and 55 and has local versions. Berkshire’s is run by Rachel Jane, a journalist and local resident.

Muddy Stilettos’ Editor-inChief Hero Brown said that the awards aim to give a boost to independent businesses.

They said: “We want to support local businesses and our high streets as practically as possible.

“The £1,000 cash prize is natural progression for the Muddy Stilettos, as our whole ethos is about promoting the best independent local companies.”

There are 24 categories to enter including Best Art Gallery and Local Producer through to Destination Pub and Yoga/ Pilates instructor. This year a new award category, Best Newcomer, is being introduced, for lifestyle businesses that have been billing for less than 18 months.

Ms Brown added: “‘We work with sole traders and small businesses every day and know first-hand how hard it is out there at the moment, with Brexit, changing shopping habits and high rentals. The Muddy Awards already help many of these small plucky businesses gain publicity, but my ambition has always been to go further and support these businesses in as practical way as possible.

“I’m really proud to be offering a cash prize this year, along with a whole range of locally-based business benefits for Muddy Award winners.”

Winners of the awards will be announced on Wednesday, May 22. The winner of the cash prize will be announced in early June.

For more details, or to nominate a Wokingham borough business, log on to muddystilettos.co.uk/lifestylebusiness-awards