Cardiff Life Awards Winners Guide 2019

Cardiff is the winner – always The biggest ever Cardiff Life Awards were held last month. More nominations, more finalists and yet more emotions on a very special night

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hat is this life if we have no time to stand and stare…?”

Awards give opportunity for pause.

Pause to think how well a business has done in the year. Pause to consider a city and how it is changing. And pause to ponder on just what remarkable individuals there are in Cardiff, developing companies, employing more people, finding new routes to market, increasing the amounts of goods and services bought locally, risking start-ups, volunteering for charities, acting civically, seeking to improve this city…

And so it was at the Cardiff Life Awards, the most emotional yet. It was a night to be proud of Cardiff.

We came to celebrate and stayed to cheer – resoundingly. The warmth in the room was palpable.

The brand-new and hotly contested Civic category was won by Creative Cardiff, which has had a profound effect on Cardiff as a place in which we are proud to live and work.

For many, the highlight of the evening was the surprise Special Achievement Award, which recognised the extraordinary life and work of Steve Williams, inspirational PE teacher at Whitchurch High School.

Even more brilliant was the moment the award was presented, via video message, by Wales’ top goalscorer of all time, Gareth Bale. “Inspiration work is rare in itself, but giving inspiration across decades is extraordinary,” said Gareth. “I’m delighted to be able to honour someone who has touched thousands of people’s lives through the years.”

The award was met with roaring applause and a standing ovation. Reader, whisper it not but there was even just the hint of tears throughout the room.

Such was the power of the Awards and the sheer exhilaration of celebrating Cardiff that they were trending on Twitter – trending nationally, that is.

Obviously.

Reading the nominations and attending the Awards makes us feel yet better about Cardiff – and we hope that the same is true of Cardiff Life as issue in, issue out, we celebrate the very best of Cardiff.

On this uberglamtastic evening, of shimmering beauty, of whooping and surging emotion, of celebration and coming together, ultimately there was one winner: Cardiff – always.

To all who entered, judged, sponsored, partnered, entertained, gushed, filmed, aftershowed, photographed, supported, organised, hosted, fed and dined us all, just one word: thanks. These were the very best yet.

And next year?

It’s started already. Tick tock.

Greg, Steph, Emma, Mark, Kate, Claire and the Cardiff Life and MediaClash Events teams

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Headline Sponsor

Platinum

architects

It’s a cliché for a good reason to say that we couldn’t have organised the Cardiff Life Awards without our wonderful sponsors – but, well, we couldn’t’ve.

But beyond that, it’s also superb that so many leading companies are part of this singular celebration. To each: thank you.

Headline Sponsor:

Savills and WSET

Platinum Sponsor:

Silver Sponsors: Cardiff & Vale Health Charity, Illustrate Digital

Cardiff Airport Jelf

Main Sponsors: Capital FM, Cardiff

Feature Sponsors: WOW Event Hire, Crossfold Films

BID, Cardiff Blues, Chapel 1877, Genero, Hotel Indigo, Lexus Cardiff, MediaClash, Park Plaza Cardiff, Robertsons Solicitors,

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category WINNERS

ARTS

Sponsored by

Winner:

Hijinx

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BAR

Sponsored by

Winner:

Lab 22

BUSINESS SERVICES

Winner:

Café/ COFFEE SHOP

Winner:

CHARITY

Winner:

CIVIC

Winner:

Sponsored by

Illustrate Digital

City Hospice

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Bodlon

Creative Cardiff

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EVENT

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Winner:

Cardiff Pottery Workshops

Winner:

Roath Rocks Dragged 2 Church

HAIR & Winner: BEAUTY Simon Constantinou

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EDUCATION

Winner:

GASTROPUB

Winner:

HEALTH & WELLBEING

Winner:

Sponsored by

Media Academy Cardiff

Heathcock

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HOMES & INTERIORS Sponsored by

Winner:

Chalkhouse Kitchens

LEGAL & FINANCIAL Sponsored by

LEISURE & Winner: TOURISM Bay City Voyages

NEW BUSINESS

PROPERTY

RESTAURANT

Sponsored by

Winner:

Charles James Developments

Sponsored by

Winner:

CJCH Solicitors

Winner:

Credas

Winner:

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PLATINUM AWARD

Winner:

Pugh’s Garden Village

Sponsored by

Winner:

Hijinx

SPECIAL AWARD Winner:

Š Hannah Timm

Nigel Owens and Steve Williams

All hail the Judges!

Betina Skovbro Entrepreneur, baker and photographer

Caron Rockey Director, Martyn Prowel Soliciors

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Councillor Huw Thomas Leader, Cardiff Council

Helen Kemp Client services director, Jelf

All decisions about these Awards are made by a panel of utterly impeccably independent judges, chosen afresh each year from all areas of Cardiff business life. All different businesses types and sizes.

With a record number of yet stronger nominations, the decisions this year were harder than ever for our judges.

Our sincere thanks to all.

Julie-Ann Haines Chief customer officer, Principality

Mark Peters Chairman, Montague Place

Nia Llewelyn Jones Freelance publicist/director, Nia Jones PR

Vicky Griffin Owner, Goji Hair

Victoria Deane Director of support services, New Directions

Why not take on a new challenge this year and raise money for your local hospital!

Cardiff & Vale Health Charity supports hospitals and the community within Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.

We have a number of events taking place this year, so why not sign up for FREE, take part and raise money for a ward or healthcare service of your choice.

Newport Marathon & 10km - 5 May 2019 Cardiff Bay Bed Push - 12 May 2019 Cycling around the world - 1 June 2019 Barry 10km - 4 August 2019 Cardiff 10km - 1 September 2019 Cardiff Half Marathon - 6 October 2019 To register, call: 02921 841802 or email: fundraising.cav@wales.nhs.uk #teamhealthcharity @health_charity www.facebook.com/HealthCharity/

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PHOTOS BY T WO CATS IN THE YARD Jim and Rhiannon Dobson Joanna Bumly and Dixie Normous

Nathan Pithers and Helen Constantinou

Gavin Sheppard, Charlotte Mahon, Nick Barber, David Lovitt, Angela Davey, Andrew Barry, Dane Jones, Menna Williams and Benjamin Jones Sara Pepper, Kayleigh McLeod and Justin Lewis

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Catherine and Howard Smith

Nick Otley, Rhisian Otley and Gareth Hutt

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Ceri Hill and Graham Screen

Carys Richards and Rosanna Hood

Louise and Andrew Misell

Nathan Wyburn and Wayne Courtney

Mike Tan, Jane Tan, Glen Paterson, Adam Colman, Melanie Disley, Kevin Hobbs, Elisabeta Dominte Dominic Attard, Eleanor Duffy, Lee O’Doherty, Claire O’Doherty

Francesca James, Giovanni Malacrino and Dorian Bowen

Tom Gaskill, Zahra Reardon Smith, Marian Meigrot, Chene Griffiths, Rob King, Lisa Timms, Jennifer Day and Paul Johnston

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Amy Palin Conveyancing

Jamie Lyall Mental Health

As winner of the Cardiff Life Award for 2019 Legal and Financial Business of the year, we’d like to say... THANK YOU!

Sally Perrett: Family, Matrimonial, & Childcare

SadĂŠ Asker Court of Protection

Rebecca May Wills and Probate

Sarah Devine Mental Health

Gareth Thompson Commercial

Myles Thomas Private Client

To the Cardiff community for supporting our commitment to delivering leading service.

John Moyle Criminal

Ana KocmutSaunders: IP

We would also like to make a special mention of our over 130 staff across 4 offices in Wales, who each make what we do possible.

Alison Farrar Anti-Piracy

Max Wootton Employment

Head Office: Williams House, 11-15 Columbus Walk, Cardiff CF10 4 BY

Criminal | Employment | Commercial Residential Conveyancing & Private Property | Family, Childcare & Matrimonial Debt Recovery | Wills & Probate | Mental Health

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CARDIFF LIFE AWARDS Olivia Insole, Jordan Tucker and Michael Lewis

Francesca Fish, Bronyn Wheatley, Kate Fish, Evie James Lois Williams, Samantha Coles, Ferne Morgan and Rhianon Loxton

Nia Jones, Caron Rockey and Betina Skovbro

Mark George, Kate Butterfield, Kirstie Howe, Emma Dance and Claire Hawkins Kieron Eccles-Miller and Phil Eccles-Miller

Lois Williams and Samantha Coles

Rob and Sian Doyle

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Amy Palin and Charlotte Bardet

Mia Kowsor andJoanne Plumley

Rebecca Lees and Ashleigh Welch

Melin Edomwonyi, Scott Jones, Emily Jones, Nathan Robjohn, Sunitsa Williams, Manu Docampo, Dan Roberts, Josh Bedford, Patsy Musgrove, Consuela Onhigi (

Joanne Chinnock, Gerard Griffiths, Gary Hughes, Marie de Tito Mount, Colin Laity, Laura Doidge, Vicky Edwards, Steve Heathfield, John Davies, Claire Jenkinson and Susan Tester-Jones (

Amy Hawkins, Nicola Harding, Matthew Harding, James Thomas, Kara Pugh, Carys Cowan, Jason Cowan (Pughs Garden Village) Theodore Jordan-Jones and Kiera Ricci

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Eagerly awaiting the ceremony

A bit of light reading...

Host Nigel Owens

The excitement builds

All smiles Peter Karrie performs

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