SOUTHPORT’S unsung heroes were praised on Wednesday at a fabulous gala dinner event at the Floral Hall.
The Ambassador Awards, which is organised with the help of businesses throughout the town, gives the people behind the scenes the chance to shine at the Oscar-style evening.
The competition is in its seventh year now and as compère Debi Jones noted on the night, ‘to be put forward for an Ammie is a huge honour in itself because there were so many nominations’.
Each year, the competition is getting bigger and better and planning has already began for next year’s event on May 14, 2008.
As the Tonight With Trevor McDonald ITV1 demonstrated to the people of Britain, Southport is a boom town at the moment.
Four new hotels are in the process of being built and thousands more visitors are due to flood into our town next year, not least on the back of Liverpool’s 2008 Capital of Culture celebrations, the 2008 Open Golf Championships at Royal Birkdale and the growing success of Sefton’s tourism department in promoting Southport as a fantastic conference venue.
To keep the growing numbers of visitors coming back again though, it is vital they go away with a smile and remember their visit here for all the right reasons.
It takes a small, but hugely under-rated army to do that – such as chefs, bar staff, shop assistants, shop owners, reception staff, cleaners, etc.
Every one of them that goes that extra mile is worth their weight in gold to Southport’s reputation and Southport’s future.
Congratulations to everyone who was nominated this year, everyone who was shortlisted and everyone who won – you all deserve your chance to bask in the spotlight.
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