Nominations for the awards closed in March and were judged by a panel of members and officers of the Town Council including the Mayor of Shrewsbury, Councillor Jon Tandy.
Business Category
Lulu Flowers (Bronze)
Premier Inn, Shrewsbury Field Forever Festival, Love Shrewsbury, House of the Rising Sun, Battlefield Printing Group, The Buttermarket, Thighs the Limit & Busted, The Bellstone, First Car Shrewsbury (Silver)
Salop Design & Engineering Ltd, Graham Galliers, White7 (Gold)
Overall Winner: Salop Design & Engineering Ltd
Built Heritage Awards
Hatchers Solicitors (Gold, Overall Winner)
Environmental Awards
Ian Taylor, Eric Downton (Silver)
Severn Hospice Volunteer Gardens (Gold, Overall Winner)
Community Awards
Ian Allport for his work with Shrewsbury Athletics Club, Radio Shropshire, Shrewsbury Parkrun, HMS Talent, Shrewsbury Morris Dancers, Shrewsbury Club, Rybrook Shrewsbury, Saxonby Homes, Shrewsbury Lions (Silver)
Imagematch, Shrewsbury Town Community Trust, David Leeke, Digital Den, Jim Hawkins, Sue Wood, Francesca Griffiths, John Mustafa (Gold)
Overall Winner: Digital Den
Tourism
Shrewsbury Visitor Information Centre, The County of Salop Steam Engine Society Ltd, Shropshire Regimental Museum, Shrewsbury Folk Festival, Sabrina Boat, Shrewsbury Food Festival (Gold)
Overall Winner: Shrewsbury Folk Festival
Youth
Adcote School, Shrewsbury College, Young Enterprise (Gold)
Overall Winner: Young Enterprise
Courtesy Award
Aubrey Kirkham Funeral Directors, Radfield Home Care, Salop Leisure, Shropshire Live
Overall Winner: Aubrey Kirkham Funeral Directors
Market Trader of the Year
The Market Buffet (Winner), WD Butchers (2nd), More Books (3rd)
In addition to the above categories the Mayor of Shrewsbury, Councillor Jon Tandy, also presented his special Commendation Awards.
Awards went to: Brigadier GH Wheeler CBE, Chris Bradley, Stan Sedman, Robin Jukes-Hughes, Mad Cow Productions, Daniel McGowan, Craig Petty, Peter Bettis, Raymond Liu, Maggie Love, Mary-Anne Richey, Shrewsbury Town Council Horticultural Workforce, Maurice McGrath, Cromwells.
Councillor Tandy said: “I have come across so many inspiring individuals and organisations during my term of office who consistently go above and beyond for our wonderful town. Last night’s awards ceremony honoured some of Shrewsbury’s unsung heroes.”
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