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2008 Pride in Bedford Award Winners

The 2008 awards, done in partnership with Times and Citizen Newspaper were held on Monday 12th May at Bedford Park Inn.

Nearly 300 people attended to see host Trudie Goodwin who played Sgt June Ackland in The Bill announce the winners of the awards.
 

All the finalists received certificates, the winners of the night were: 

Child of Courage sponsored by ASDA
Winner - Jake Brightman 
Highly Commended - Rebecca Prosser, Charlotte Daniels, George Kelly, Olivia Whitelock
 
Best Fundraiser sponsored by The Harpur Centre
Winner - Dennis Taylor 
Highly Commended - Michelle Fleming
 
Young Achiever sponsored by Bedfordshire University
Winner - Sean Denham 
Highly Commended – Benjamin Roomes
 
Adult Achiever sponsored by Audi
Winner – Nigel Thompson
Highly Commended Kyle Bennett Knell

Service with a Smile sponsored by Bedford BID
Winner - Harminder Mahi
Highly Commended - Limes Café
 
Pat Olney Leisure and Culture Award
Winner - Cauldwell Community Project
Highly Commended - Fusion Youth
 
Winifred Fowler Services to the Community Award sponsored by BPHA

Winner - Future of Kempston Youth Forum
Highly Commended - Amrik Singh Jamu, Guru Nanak Gurdwara
 
Educational Attainment Bedford College
Winner - Phillip Lack
Highly Commended- Elstow Lower School
 
Hazel Mitchell Environment Award sponsored by Jordans
Winner - Pamela Stephenson
Highly Commended - Shane Hughes
 
Helping/ Caring for others sponsored by Park Woodfine Heald Mellow
Winner - Rose Murphy 
Highly Commended - George Kelly, Annette Brazenor
 
Shortlisted Finalists 

Best Fundraiser - Louis Fussell 

Young Achiever - Veronica Leone 

Adult Achiever - Mervyn Prestell, Iva Barr, Matt Skelton, Kacey Jones, Sue Kumar 
Service with a Smile - Great Barford Post Office, D Clarke Butchers 

Pat Olney Leisure and Culture Award - Janet Lehain, Bedford Creative Arts, Peter Budek, Frank Nezhadpournia, East Area Thai Kick Boxing 

Winifred Fowler Services to the Community Award - Dr John Cordell, Lawrence McDonald, Mervyn Weeden, James Bayliss, Bedford SNAP dance 

Educational Attainment - Shalaine Aldis and Peter Day, Sally Whitney 

Hazel Mitchell Environment Award - Shalaine Aldis and Peter Day, Anne Dorber 

Helping/Caring for others - Jason Long, Tina and Brian Betts, Paul Buckton, Jude Cottam, Robert Bailey



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