The Springboard Awards for Excellence winners have been announced!

The scene was set in the fabulous ballroom at The Dorchester and the atmosphere was electric with anticipation and excitement amongst the 450 distinguished guests. A fabulous meal, with lovely wines put everyone in the mood for the final presentation!

Just before the announcement we auctioned a magnificent prize donated by The Dorchester of their Krug Room chef’s table for 12 people. Huge interest in bidding saw the guests vying for the opportunity to have a taste of the glamour and exclusivity of this wonderful room, whilst raising £6½k for us.

Then came the main event of the evening! As each award was announced the room erupted into enthusiastic applause, showing their delight as winner after winner was proclaimed.

It was brilliant to see such a wide geographical and industry spread of winners; from London to Scotland, and from Cornwall to Ireland, with hotels, colleges, travel firms, pub groups and websites all getting a look in.

For those of you who missed the opportunity to purchase photographs during the evening from Smile, who incidentally hare donating a percentage from each photograph sold to Springboard, visit www.smilephotography.net/events/?id=227