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People's Festival wins a
prestigious award!
CHAMPAGNE corks are popping at Orb CIC
as the organisers of the Liverpool Loves festival celebrate winning a
prestigious award. Dubbed:- "The People's Festival", the
event was awarded the accolade of Small Tourism Event of the Year at the
Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards 2016. The Awards were presented at a lavish
ceremony at St George's Hall on Thursday evening, attended by all the business
and organisations which help to boost the City's visitor economy. The esteemed
panel of judges were impressed by how well thought out the festival is and
said:- "…clearly lots of hard work had gone into the delivery to produce
such a successful event."
They also praised Orb CIC for its commitment to excellence, staff training and
sustainable tourism. Festival director Josh Boyd from Orb CIC was delighted to
collect the award which was sponsored by Wild Thang. He said:- "It feels
great to have been recognised as the best small tourism event of the year. It's
a testament to the strength of our concept; however this is not just an award
for the Orb CIC team; but for all our sponsors, funders, partners, contributors,
artists, traders and visitors. Liverpool Loves is dubbed The People's Festival
and so this is an award for everyone that pulled together to create the event
with us last year and a real endorsement for what we're trying to achieve for
the City Region. Thank you!"
Sara Wilde McKeown, Chair of Liverpool Region Visitor Economy Board, praised the
calibre of entries. She said:- "The entries have been exceptional and
represent a shining example of the region's vibrant tourism industry. Year on
year we continue to see the passion and creativity that is evident across the
people and businesses that comprise and contribute to the region's visitor
economy."
Liverpool Loves was also shortlisted for Best Newcomer to the Visitor Economy
award at the sell our ceremony hosted by Andrew Dickens. Now in its 2nd year,
Liverpool Loves is a feel good festival which celebrates and promotes all the
fantastic things that Liverpool has to offer. The 1st ever event was a
resounding success; hailed 1 of the stand out moments of 2015 with over 27,000
people attending across the weekend. Returning to Pier Head Liverpool this
summer, the festival is free to attend and has fab 4 core themes:-
'Business', 'Culture', 'Food' and
'Wellbeing.'
Held over 3 days, 'Liverpool Loves' starts, on Thursday, 4 August
2016, with:- 'Liverpool Loves Business', followed by:-
'Liverpool Loves Nightlife' on Friday, 5 August 2016, culminating in a
'Liverpool Loves Festival Day' on Saturday, 6 August 2016.
The team behind Liverpool based social enterprise, Orb CIC has a strong proven
track record in staging major City events and festivals and are pulling out all
the stops to ensure that this year's event is even better than the last. Orb has
joined forces with a range of events and cultural organisations to produce a
dynamic programme of entertainment that offers something for all ages and
interests; aiming to spread the love and put a big smile on people's faces. Find
out more at:-
LiverpoolLoves.Co.UK and get involved by
emailing your details to:-
LiverpoolLoves@ORB-Events.co.uk. |
