2007 YORKSHIRE RURAL AWARDS GALA EVENING

All photographs © Bill Wilkinson 2007. [ more photos ]

Alan Titchmarsh, Robert Flanagan, Managing Director of Dalesman Publishing and Sir Bernard Ingham chat before the awards.   Dalesman Editor Terry Fletcher (left) chats with Francis and Karen Shaw, winners of the Restoration Award for Hellifield Peel.

Keith Madeley, chairman of the Yorkshire Society; the Vice Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, John Brennan; Ashley Jackson,
Rod Scholes of the Yorkshire Society and Lord St Oswald.

   Alan Titchmarsh, patron of Horticap receives a £5,000 cheque for the charity from Robert Flanagan, Managing Director of Dalesman Publishing.
Tom Bannister with Tim Parr, senior partner of Horwath Clark Whitehill, sponsors of the Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Michael Bannister and Alan Titchmarsh after the father and son team were presented with the prize.   Ian Bailey of Elvington Parish Council winner of the Environmental Project Award with Neil Pinner, Land and Planning Manager of the sponsors, Yorkshire Water, and Alan Titchmarsh.
Bill Cowling, Honorary Show Director of the Great Yorkshire Show, presents the Farm Business of the Year Award, sponsored by the Yorkshire Agricultural society to Paul and Kate Langthorne.   Beryl Simpson of Raydale Preserves receives the Food Producer of the Year Award from Jan Anderson, Director of the Environment Directorate of Yorkshire Forward and Alan Titchmarsh.
William Fry, Head of Business Development at Rural Solutions, - part of the sponsors, the Accent Group - presents the Restoration Award to Francis and Karen Shaw as Alan Titchmarsh looks on.   Louise Williams, winner of the Young Achiever Award, receives her trophy from Mike Austin, Group General Manager of Sunwin, a division of United Co-operatives and Alan Titchmarsh.
Peter Jones, managing director of the Yorkshire Investment Group, sponsors of the Lifetime Achievement category, presents the award to Colin Speakman.   Gotcha! Alan Titchmarsh looks at his surprise Yorkshireman of the Year trophy as Jackie Didcock, Regional intermediary Sales Manager of the Skipton Building Society, sponsors of the award, looks on.
Yorkshireman of the Year Alan Titchmarsh holds his trophy aloft.   The winners and sponsors of the Yorkshire Rural Awards 2007 celebrate their success.
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