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2009 Lottery award winners revealed
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Special BBC programme celebrates top Lottery-funded schemes across the UK
Portmill House, Portmill Lane,
Hitchin, Herts SG5 1DJ, UK By pete hayman
Tel: +44 (0)1462 431385
Fax: +44 (0)1462 433909 The winners of the sixth annual
e-mail: please use contacts' National Lottery Awards, which
fullname@leisuremedia.com aim to recognise the contribu-
subscriptions tion that Lottery-funded
Julie albone 01462 471915 schemes provide in local
subs@leisuremedia.com communities across the UK,
editor have been revealed.
Liz Terry 01462 431 385 A total of 21 projects across
Managing editor
seven individual categories
Tom Walker 01462 471934
reached the final stage of the
Journalists
2009 awards, with the winners
pete hayman 01462 471938
unveiled as part of a special Broadcaster John Sergeant (centre) hands out the heritage award
helen patenall 01462 471934
television show screened live
sarah Todd 01462 471927
on BBC1 on 5 September. A scheme designed to restore Television presenter Jackie
Martin nash 01462 471933
Sefton Performing Arts and Stourport-on-Severn's Canal Brambles said: "Each year the
designer
Creative Education Centre Basins in Worcestershire picked National Lottery Awards
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picked up the award for the up the prize for the best recognises the incredible
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best arts project, while a new Lottery-funded heritage project impact that Lottery-funded
dean Fox 01462 471900
community sports pavilion for of 2009 and the RSPB's Old projects have on people and
Tim nash 01462 471917
Beragh Red Knights gaelic Moor Nature Reserve in the communities across the UK."
sales Team Manager
games club in County Tyrone, Dearne Valley, South Yorkshire, There were also awards for
annie Lovell 01462 471901
Northern Ireland, was named was awarded the best environ- the best education, health and
account Managers
as the best sports project. ment project gong. voluntary projects.
Recruitment, training, tenders
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simon hinksman 01462 471905 Pontin's reveals major new investment proposals
anthony Ward 01462 471914
emma Matthews 01462 471907
By pete hayman
property desk
simon hinksman 01462 471 905
Pontin's has announced plans
spa opportunities
for the refurbishment of its UK
emma Matthews 01462 471907
holiday parks as part of a multi-
Financial Controller
million pound development
sue davis 01395 519398
scheme to be carried out over
Financial administrator
the next five years.
denise Gildea 01462 471930
The company's owner, Ocean
Parcs, said the new proposals
Circulation Manager
will go beyond the £50m
Michael emmerson 01462 471932
scheme that was unveiled in
To subscribe to Leisure Opportunities, February, with the Southport A number of Pontin's holiday parks are to undergo a makeover
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