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November 30, 2006
Local heroes
I have just returned from an enjoyable lunch with Rachel Davies, principal of Uxbridge College and their PR guru Liz Bellchambers.
We slipped across the border to the Swan in Denham Village to meet up and I can thoroughly recommend this excellent hostelry for a spot of lunch.
Main topic of conversation was our Local Heroes Awards, of which the College have been generous supporters since we launched the awards four years ago. They are one of the highlights of the year for the Gazette and they are now reaching an exciting stage.
Entries for this year have closed and we are busy coming up with a shortlist in the six categories for final judging next month. Once again we have been overwhelmed with the response we have received and there are many inspirational and heart touching stories - some of which we have been featuring weekly in the Gazette.
We are now busy planning the awards gala evening on January 18 at Hayes Campus when the winners will be announced and once again it promises to be a spectacular night for all concerned.
The lunch also provided a welcome relief from a day of catching up on paperwork and email overload - it's amazing how after just one day out of the office your inbox is at breaking point!.
It was also good to see Liz again who before 'defecting' to the College earlier this year was my Content Editor at the Gazette and a staunch supporter of the Local Heroes awards.
Posted by aseal at November 30, 2006 2:28 PM