‘WE ARE STOCKPORT’ ANNOUNCES SHORTLIST FOR AWARDS

‘We are Stockport’….has declared the shortlisted nominees for ‘We are Stockport’s’ award in this year’s Stockport Business Awards. The shortlist of five has been announced daily this week on ‘We are Stockport’ profiling why they deserve to be considered for this new and exciting award.

This new category at the Stockport Business Awards came about to reflect and support the campaign run by ‘We are Stockport’ to showcase all that is great and good about our borough.

To celebrate Stockport’s hidden gems, whether they are people or places, revealing the Borough’s heroes and heroines. The winner of this award is a person or a place, a community group, a business, landmark or tourist destination. In a nutshell the ‘We are Stockport’ award is here to thank the people and celebrate the places that make Stockport proud.

So this week the top five were revealed, who are I Love Bramhall, Screen Stockport, beedoo, The Vintage Village and NK Theatre Arts.

Rachel Wallace, (left) Place Campaign Manager for We are Stockport, said:

“The judges had a tough time deciding on the top five. The calibre of the entrants was outstanding, testament to the fantastic place Stockport is. We are Stockport launched just three months ago and it’s proving to be an incredibly popular publishing platform, each day increasing in followers and interest – probably as the people in Stockport truly believe in their place and want to share what makes Stockport a great place to live, work and visit!”

www.wearestockport.co.uk

Take some time to read the individual stories about the shortlisted nominees and see if you can guess who the final three are, to be announced next week on We are Stockport and in the Stockport Express. The overall winner will be announced at Stockport Business Awards on 15^th October.

The stories behind the shortlist of five: I Love Bramhall; Screen Stockport; beedoo; The Vintage Village and NK Theatre Arts.