SOCIETY
The Queens Hotel in Leeds welcomed the 35th Yorkshire Awards for the first time. Moving from Hilton Leeds City, to allow for an even bigger ceremony, an audience of 240 invited guests, made up of award winners, VIPs and members of The Yorkshire Society, enjoyed a wonderful gala dinner, awards presentations and entertainment.
Award-winning soprano Lizzie Jones MBE kicked things off with a dazzling performance, while the Punjabi Roots Academy closed the event with a thrilling display of music and dance. Throughout the evening, money was raised for Macmillan Cancer Support and The Penny Appeal. Yorkshire’s most prestigious awards were presented to NHS Yorkshire, John Burkhill, Yorkshire Tea, Angloco, George Webster, Tyrone Salmon, Kevin Sinfield CBE, Channel 5, Sheffield Sharks, Stephen Cottrell (Archbishop of York), Gabby Logan MBE, and Timothy West CBE. A special award was presented to Sir Rodney Walker who started the awards back in 1988.
Five minutes with... TIMOTHY WEST CBE
Yorkshire Life was granted an audience with Timothy West CBE ahead of him receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award, of which he said was a ‘great surprise’. Each year, The Yorkshire Society bestow this to a person who, over their lifetime, has achieved the highest accolades, and made an invaluable contribution to the reputation of Yorkshire.
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