The Ceremony

This year's inaugral awards ceremony was held at Castle Hill Estate in Filleigh,

Barnstaple on 28th November!

The Winter Wonderland themed evening included wonderful local food, beautiful music,  David Kennard - our inspirational guest speaker, a charity raffle in aid of North Devon Hospice which raised £1,705 ... and of course the chance celebrate and congratulate our winners!

See THE AWARDS page for full details of the winners.

Below are a selection of photos taken on the night, click on the photos to enlarge.

You can also view and buy images from the night on the Journal website.

Many thanks to those who have written in to thank us for an enjoyable evening. 

Read some of the comments at the end of this page!

         Quotes from guests:

        "Thanks for all your hard work in arranging the entire event. Apart from winning an award which will benefit the

            company, the evening ceremony was something that my wife and I will remember for a long time." John Barker,

            Reveal Media Ltd

"What fantastic news - I checked the web site on Monday morning and was totally surprised to see that

      Golden Coast had won!  Although I was away on Friday I really wish I had been able to make the awards as

          I've heard it was a great night." Jamie, Golden Coast

            "Can I take the opportunity to thank you, Martin & the rest of the ND+ team for organising a terrific & most

            memorable event. We could appreciate the effort involved, & rest assured it made for a memorable & most

            enjoyable function. Please forward our sincere gratitude to all." Lawrence Raybone, Ilfracombe Aquarium

            "Excellent night on Friday - very well done indeed!" James Morris, Farm & Cottage Holidays Ltd

            "We had a lovely time on Friday night and were thrilled to win the award. The dinner/evening was so well organised

            you obviously all pulled the stops out – well done!!" Richard & Ruth, Hallwood Fresh Veg

            "Many thanks, we thought the evening was exceptional and big congratulations to you and your colleagues."

            Richard Best, breathingspace

            "Thanks for a really great night on Friday, the atmosphere was lovely in such beautiful surroundings, and the food  

            was delicious and a really original idea to show off local produce.  We enjoyed the evening very much, thanks to

            everyone who obviously put so much effort in to making it a success." Helen Lethbridge, Damage Barton

            "Just a quick note to congratulate you all on a splendid evening which we all enjoyed very much."  Wendy,

            Woolacombe Cottages

            "Just to say thank you for organising Friday evening at Filleigh …it was a great evening. Thanks again  and do keep

            us informed of your next year bash!!!"   Rowena Rhead, Ark Nursing & Care agency /Ark Care Homes

            "Congratulations on Friday night folks, I thought it was a really enjoyable and worthwhile event." Richard, North 

            Devon Journal

            "It was truly spectacular. Well done.  Special congratulations to Martin who as MC was professional, witty and

            entertaining, his best performance yet!  We were extremely honoured to receive the award for the Best Breakfast, 

            the Dartington Glass trophy is beautiful and will have pride of place in our dining room for all our guests to see." 

            Liz & Graham, Bulworthy Cottage

           "So many congratulations to you all, your incredible hard work paid off and the whole evening seemed to fly

          along. Thank you all for choosing Castle Hill for such a prestigious event." Lady Arran, Castle Hill