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January 19, 2007
They're all local heroes
Last night was a celebration of local heroes from across the borough.
The annual Gazette/Uxbridge College Local Heroes Awards was another memorable night as some truly remarkable feats and achievements by individuals were honoured.
It's always a very humbling occasion and I only have admiration for the exceptional cases of caring, courage, bravery and dedication that were featured at the ceremony held in the theatre at Hayes Community Campus.
At any event like this there have to be winners but in my mind everyone who attended last night as a shortlisted finalist was a local hero in their own right.
The awards are now in their fifth year and thanks to the generous support of Uxbridge College, and in particular Principal Rachel Davies, have continued to flourish and are now firmly established as a major event in the borough.
It certainly was a night to remember and I hope that everyone who attended enjoyed it as much as I did. And the music from the Vyners Swing Band that entertained the large audience certainly ensured that the evening went with a swing.
And, it was also good to meet up again with the band's leader Perry Parsons and have the opportunity to congratulate him on his recent award of an MBE. It is a richly deserved honour for Perry, who was the Hero of Hillingdon at last year's awards.
Next week's Gazette will be featuring the awards in full and we will also shortly be posting a special picture galary from the evening on the website.
Posted by aseal at January 19, 2007 8:02 AM