Access11 Awards Review
The CTA 25th Anniversary Awards Dinner held on Tuesday 15 March 2011 in the Hilton Hotel, Manchester to celebrate and publicly acknowledge the hard work and dedication of community transport organisations across the UK. It remains the only awards ceremony focusing on the achievements of community-led transport solutions.
The emphasis of the awards has always been on rewarding excellence and promoting best practice in community transport service delivery and recognising ordinary people doing extraordinary things on behalf of their communities.
The CTA gratefully acknowledges the support of all our sponsors, without whose funding and expertise we would be unable to run the CTA 25th Anniversary Awards Dinner.
The Awards Categories were as follows:
Best Rural Community Transport
Sponsored by EvoBus UK
Shortlisted Nominees: Brecon & District Disabled Club
Buchan Dial-a-Community Bus
Grass Routes, Monmouthshire
Winner: Buchan Dial-a-Community Bus
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Left to right: Lee Gibson (EvoBus UK), Rachel Milne (Buchan Dial-a-Community Bus)
Best Urban Community Transport
Sponsored by Ratcliff Palfinger
Shortlisted Nominees: Bexley Accessible Transport Scheme
Bridge Accessible Transport
Merton Community Transport
Winner: Bexley Accessible Transport Scheme
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Left to right: Beverly Jackson (Ratcliff-Palfinger), Andrew Grieve (Bexley Accessible Transport Scheme)
Community Health Partnership of the Year
Sponsored by Coach & Bus Week
Shortlisted Nominees: Dial a Ride (Scarborough & District) and Scarborough Healthcare Trust
Holderness Area Rural Transport and Yorkshire Ambulance
Middletone and Rochdale PCT
Winner: Dial a Ride (Scarborough & District) and Scarborough Healthcare Trust
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Left to right: Derek Phillips (CBW), Julie Banks (Dial a Ride Scarborough & District)
Best Transport Authority
Sponsored by Unwin Safety Systems
Shortlisted Nominees: Monmouthshire County Council
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Winner: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
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Left to right: Andrew Creese (Unwin Safety Systems), Alun Thomas (Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council)
Community Transport Social Enterprise of the Year
Sponsored by Mellor
Shortlisted Nominees: Down Community Transport
Harwich Connecxions Transport Co-Operative
Winner: Harwich Connecxions Transport Co-Operative
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Left to right: Geoff Hudson (Mellor), Debbie Rotchell (Harwich Connecxions Transport Co-Operative)
Community Transport Volunteer of the Year
Sponsored by GoSkills
Shortlisted Nominees: Nigel Maidens: Grimsby, Cleethorpes & District Dial-a-Ride
Robert Robertston: British Red Cross
Stephen Lewis: Grass Routes
Dean Price: Aberfan and Methyr Vale youth & Community Project
Winner: Robert Robertston: British Red Cross
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Left to right: Jackie O'Brien (GoSkills), Robert Robertston (British Red Cross)
MiDAS Driver of the Year
Sponsored by Q’Straint
Shortlisted Nominees: Anthony Slater: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Rodney Monteith: Rural Link
David Barker: CATS
Gerald Canning: Easilift
George Doyle: Dial a Ride (North Denbighshire) Ltd
Trevor Bench: Cotswold CVS
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First Runner Up: Anthony Slater
Winner: David Barker
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Left to right: David Barker (CATS), Anthony Slater (Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council), Phil Stratton (Q'Straint)
Best Exhibitor Access11
Sponsored by Community Transport Association
Winner: Unwin Safety System
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Left to right: Diann Quinn (CTA), Gerry O’Connor (Unwin Safety Systems)
The CTA 25th Anniversary Achievement Award
Presented by Stephen Hickey
Winner: Mary O’Neill MBE, Dungannon & District Community Transport
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Left to right: Mary O’Neill (Dungannon & District Community Transport), Ewan Jones (CTA)