Skipton buinesses to celebrate excellence

The Skipton Business Awards are back for their third year, proudly organised by Skipton BID

This much-anticipated event continues to shine a spotlight on the outstanding talent within Skipton’s vibrant business community.

This year, the public once again played a vital role by nominating their favourite businesses across 12 diverse categories and the response was phenomenal. An independent panel of judges carefully reviewed the longlist of nominations on Friday 8th August to select the finalists.

To celebrate the full range of Skipton’s businesses, several new categories were introduced this year:

• Arts & Culture Venue of the Year – Sponsored by Benjamin Opticians
  Finalists: Craven Museum & Gallery, Craven Arts Centre
• Best Event – Sponsored by Skipton Building Society
  Finalists: Santa Fun Run, Share Skipton Repair Café, Sheep Day
• Best New Business – Sponsored by AWB Charlesworth Solicitors
  Finalists: Nightshade, Skipton Deli, The ML
• Business Service Award – Sponsored by David Roberts & Partners (York)
  Finalists: ADNC Projects Ltd, Express Laundromat, Skipton Building Society High Street Branch
• Coffee Shop of the Year – Sponsorship Available
  Finalists: Bean Loved, Coopers Café, Kibble Bakery Coffee House
• Hair & Beauty Salon of the Year – Sponsored by Melvin & Co
  Finalists: ASH, BOHO, Velvet Beauty Studios
• Health & Wellbeing Business of the Year – Sponsored by Craven College
  Finalists: Craven Community Boxing Club, Holistic House, Holistic Therapies by Alli
• Leisure & Tourism Award – Sponsored by North Blinds
  Finalists: Skipton Boat Trips, Skipton Ghost Tour, Skipton Hotel
• Pub or Bar of the Year – Sponsored by Bizzie Lizzie’s
  Finalists: Boathouse, Nightshade, Speakeasy
• Restaurant of the Year – Sponsored by Crag & Co
  Finalists: Efendy, Le Caveau, Phoebe’s
• Retailer of the Year – Sponsored by Elsworth at the Mill
  Finalists: Bodyshop, Dogsbody and Friends, Victoria Coleman
• Skipton’s Shining Star – Sponsored by Shepherd Partnership
  Finalists: Dean Majors, Mark Shaw, Share Skipton

The winners will be revealed at the awards ceremony on Monday, 6th October, held in the Concert Hall at Skipton Town Hall.

Tickets go on sale from 20th August and can be booked via www.skiptonbid.com .

Sarah Howsen, BID Manager at Skipton BID, commented: "We are now in the third year of the Skipton Business Awards and they continue to grow year on year. The public response was fantastic once again and highlights how fortunate we are to have such a diverse and talented business community in Skipton. We now look forward to the awards night to see who will be crowned the best in town."