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Staying home to celebrate the tourism industry
celebrating the very best of the county’s tourism industry at a top Yorkshire venue. This year, to make sure all nominees can enjoy the event, regardless of
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any Covid-19 restrictions which are in place across the county, Welcome to Yorkshire has now revealed that the presentation will be fully digital. The ceremony to take place on Monday 23 November at 7pm. The fantastic Natalie Anderson and Rich Williams will return as Welcome
to Yorkshire’s wonderful White Rose Awards hosts for the evening. Both Yorkshire- born and bred presenters are thrilled to be hosting The White Rose Awards for a second time. Natalie Anderson is a proud Yorkshire woman, actress,
presenter and an established lifestyle influencer with her online platform and brand The Capsule. She is best known for her prolific roles on ITV dramas
Emmerdale and The Royal, plus guest presenting ITV’s This Morning, as well as appearing in musical theatre productions Wicked and Kay Mellors’ Fat Friends - The Musical. Broadcaster Rich Williams is passionate about Yorkshire,
presents on Virgin Radio and can be seen on LUTV, the official TV channel of Leeds United. Everyone who attends the White Rose Awards online event is
The White Rose Awards 2020 ‘There’s no
keeping our fabulous
All the nominees brilliantly showcase the wonderful variety of world-class offerings in the county with awards recognising the very best in food, drink, accommodation, attractions, arts and culture. Head Judge Elaine Lemm said: “There’s no keeping our fabulous Yorkshire tourism and hospitality businesses down. We may not be able to celebrate together in the usual way but celebrate we will.” Welcome to Yorkshire’s Chief Executive James Mason
Yorkshire tourism and hospitality businesses down’
being encouraged to dress up to the nines and get fully in award show spirit, despite this year’s different format. 98 finalists are in the running to win one of the highly coveted trophies.
said: “2020 hasn’t been the year any of us expected, but we are completely committed to celebrating the vast tourism talent we have here in the county. This year’s awards relate to the 12-months between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2020, which wasn’t affected by
Covid-19. Since then however we know it’s been incredibly challenging for all our members. Every business who’s fought on through lockdown is a winner in my eyes and this year more than
ever we’ll be celebrating them all.” Visit:
wra.yorkshire.com/virtual-white-rose-awards
he Welcome to Yorkshire 2020 White Rose Awards will be held online for the first time in the event’s history. The UK’s biggest tourism awards ceremony usually sees a thousand people
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