Pride of Herefordshire Awards 2008
The Pride of Herefordshire Awards are designed to celebrate the very best of what goes on in our area. The awards, a joint venture between the Hereford Journal, Herefordshire Partnership and Sunshine Radio, are designed to highlight the achievements of the many people who are unsung heroes, or who work quietly behind the scenes but make a real difference to the success and well-being of Herefordshire.
Judging will be led by partner organisations from the Herefordshire Partnership - and as well as deciding on the category winners they will also make an award for the overall Pride of Herefordshire winner.
Now the process begins. Each nomination we receive will be submitted to a panel of judges who will select three finalists for each award. Following on from this, invitations will go out for a prestigious celebration event to be held at the Three Counties Hotel, Hereford on October 16th, where winners will be presented with their awards in a party atmosphere.
Peter Guy, advertisement manager and director of Shropshire Newspapers, said the Hereford Journal was proud to be involved.
‘The Pride of Herefordshire awards stand for everything which is good about our wonderful county,’ he said. ‘They celebrate and appreciate the unsung heroes, generous volunteers, and friendly characters who go that extra mile to make a difference in their local community, without the thought of personal reward. The time has come to give them the recognition they so richly deserve, yet rarely crave. ‘All too often, it seems, the news headlines are dominated by bad news.
Yet daily, in Herefordshire’s towns, villages and rural hamlets, people are overcoming obstacles on the road to success, refusing to take ‘no’ for an answer, and making their communities safer, richer, and happier places by their selfless actions.
‘The Hereford Journal is a community-driven newspaper. Our community is our readership. And among our readership we know there are hundreds of heartwarming stories which deserve to be told.’ He added: ‘We are proud of our county, and proud to be the sponsor of these Pride of Herefordshire Awards, which we hope will highlight how our beautiful county brings out the best in its people, setting an example which other parts of the country could follow.
