The second annual Kings Heath Business Excellence Awards ceremony was held at the Hare & Hounds pub on Thursday 26th January. Over 60 people attended the event, hosted by comedienne Mrs Barbara Nice and with prizes presented by Coun. Martin Mullaney.
The winners, voted for by shoppers and local residents, were:
Best Charity Shop – Acorns
Silver - British Heart Foundation, Bronze - Oxfam
Best Dining Experience – Pangaea
Silver - Spice Merchant, Bronze - Kitchen Garden Café
Best Takeaway/Fast Food – Pangaea
Silver - Hi Tide, Bronze - KFC
Best Public House/Bar – Hare & Hounds
Silver - The Station, Bronze - Loco Lounge
Best Clothing/Accessories Retailer – people♥
Silver - New Look, Bronze - H Samuel
Best Heath & Beauty Service – Boots
Silver - Style-o's, Bronze - Hedshed
Best Professional/Financial Service – Lloyds TSB
Silver - NatWest, Bronze - HSBC
Best Supermarket/Convenience Store – Sainsbury’s
Silver - Asda, Bronze - Lidl
Best Technology/Electrical Retailer – Skill Electronics Ltd
Silver - Argos, Bronze - cashconverters
Best Dressed Christmas Window - people♥
Silver - Johnstans Butchers, Bronze - Acorns
Best Customer Service – Johnstans Butchers
Silver - Pangaea Restaurant, Bronze - Acorns
The winners are a diverse mix of local independents and national outlets, who all contribute to the wonderful variety available in Kings Heath.
It’s never been more important to support our local retailers, restaurants and other businesses, and the Business Excellence Awards are a wonderful way to show our appreciation for both independent and High Street retailers and services.
The Kings Heath Business Excellence Awards is now in its second year and the awards were entirely decided by votes from shoppers and local residents. Edward McGuire and Pip Arch were chosen at random from the votes cast and attended the ceremony to collect their prizes of a £100 Kings Heath shopping voucher and an iPod Nano respectively.
Kings Heath Centre Partnership Business Improvement District is hosting its AGM on Wednesday 5 October 2011 at 6.30pm at Razzels, 100 High Street, Kings Heath.
This will be followed by a BID champion workshop, hosted by Clarks Associates.
For more details, email Nikki.Carr@birmingham.gov.uk
The construction of a new public square at the heart of Kings Heath is about to start. Located at the junction of Vicarage Rd and the High Street, the project has been supported by Kings Heath Centre Partnership from its inception. The Partnership, using BID money, helped pay for the initial landscape design activity and more recently has agreed to pay nearly £20,000 towards street furniture and plants including benches and bulbs. The major funders for construction are Birmingham City Council and Groundwork UK’s Community Spaces programme. The work will be carried out in 3 phases over a period of 6 months.