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T H E P I X E L T R A D E AWA R D S
After a lively champagne
reception in which the trade’s
THE PIXEL TRADE AWARDS
oldest and newest friends met to
AS CHILDREN, WE’RE TOLD IT’S NOT THE WINNING BUT THE
catch up, everyone sat down to a
TAKING PART THAT COUNTS. THAT WAS CERTAINLY TRUE OF
sumptuous three course meal.
THIS YEAR’S PIXEL TRADE AWARDS, HAILED BY WINNERS,
After brief speeches from Pixel
RUNNERS UP AND GUESTS ALIKE AS A GREAT NIGHT OUT!
managing director Lee Mansfield
and former editor Dennis Taylor,
the awards themselves were
presented by Olympic gold known covers into the early
medallist Sally Gunnell OBE. hours. Whilst most attendees
From the obvious to the either retired to their rooms in
unexpected, all the results were the Marriott or made their way
met with cheering and applause. home when the night officially
England and Wasps rugby
players Peter Scrivener and
Simon Shaw lead a light-hearted
game of Heads and Tails for
event beneficiary, children’s
medical research charity Sparks,
with a couple of the items selling
for figures way above their
estimates!
“The Pixel Trade Awards was a
brilliant evening and Sparks were
delighted to have been invited closed at one, the hotel bar
back to benefit,” said Sparks’ remained busy and we hear the
Events Co-ordinator Cat Squire. last guests were still celebrating
“Sparks ambassadors Sally a great night out at four in the
Gunnell, Peter Scrivener and morning.
Simon Shaw, plus all who ”The Pixel Awards event is a
attended from the charity itself, great reminder that this is still a
large industry addressing its
challenges and successfully
navigating unprecedented
and then a charity auction after change,” said John Shandley,
the dinner had taken place. Sales Manager at Noritsu.
Prizes included experiences like The team organising the show
a hot air balloon flight and are now back to reviewing and
exclusive sports and pop culture planning after a brief and well-
memorabilia. It must be noted earned rest.
that Pixel’s guests were more Lee Mansfield, Pixel’s Managing
than ready to put their hands in
their pockets for a worthy cause,
thoroughly enjoyed the evening vibrant so far. Dinner and the
and helped to raise over £7,000 awards were a great night… it
which will go a long way towards was so good to meet up with most
helping Sparks achieve its aim of of the trade.”
helping all babies be born healthy After the dinner, awards
and stay healthy!” presentations and auction, the bar
David Parkinson of Wilkinson remained open and a band
Cameras called the night “the most played lively soul tunes and well-
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