Exeter Living Awards Winners Guide 2019

exeter is the winner – always…

The biggest ever Exeter Living Awards were held last month. More nominations, more finalists – and yet more emotions on a very special night…

Jane, Greg, Steph, Anna, Paul, Paula and the Exeter Living and MediaClash Events teams

Cover image © Matt Round

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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 Exeter, 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 Exeter Living Awards, the most emotional yet. It was a night to be proud of Exeter.

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

The brand-new and hotly contested Civic category saw not one, but two winners crowned. Judges found it impossible to choose between CoLab Exeter and Exeter Library, both of whom have had a profound effect on Exeter as a place everyone is proud to live and work in. In a city of such success, highlighting the vital work they both do was recognised with a standing ovation.

For many, the highlight of the evening was the surprise Special Achievement award, which recognised the extraordinary life and work of Tony Rowe, chairman of Exeter Chiefs and founder and chief executive of SW Comms. Tony has been a powerful driving force behind the Chiefs for over 20 years, transforming the club utterly. He was notably touched by his standing ovation.

Reader, whisper it not, but there was even just the hint of tears.

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

Obviously.

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

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

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

And next year?

It’s started already. Tick tock.

Platinum Sponsor

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It’s a cliché for a good reason to say that we couldn’t have organised the Exeter Living 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.

Platinum Sponsor: Jelf Main Sponsors: Ashley House, Cathedral Appointments, Crumbs, Dana Mulligan PR & Marketing, Energy Hair, Exeter College, Exeter Live Better, MediaClash, Old Mill Accountants, Princesshay, Triangle Networks, Warwick Event Services, WBW Solicitors, Wilkinson Grant & Co

Silver Sponsors: The Exeter, Mercure Hotels, The Oddfellows, Premier Financial Planning Feature Sponsors: CityFibre, Forn Exeter, The Stand Off

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category WINNERS

ARTS

Sponsored by

BUSINESS SERVICES Sponsored by

CHARITY

Sponsored by

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Winner:

Thelma Hulbert Gallery

Winner:

Air Marketing Group

Winner:

Balloons (Devon)

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BAR

Winner:

Lloyd’s Lounge

Café

CIVIC

Sponsored by

Winner:

Apple Blossom Cafe

JOINT WinnerS:

CoLab Exeter and Exeter Library

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CREATIVE Sponsored by

EVENT

Sponsored by

GASTROPUB

Winner:

Luminous Show technology

Winner:

Exeter Pride

Winner:

The Seven Stars, KENNFORD

EDUCATION

Winner:

Cornerstone Academy Trust

Food/Drink Producer Sponsored by

HAIR & BEAUTY Sponsored by

Winner:

Good Game

Winner:

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Winner: HEALTH & WELLBEING Exeter City

HOMES & INTERIORS

LEGAL & FINANCIAL

LEISURE & TOURISM

Community Trust

NEW BUSINESS Sponsored by

Winner:

The Exeter

Winner:

Luminous Show Technology

Sponsored by

PROPERTY

Winner:

Sapphire Spaces

Winner:

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Winner:

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RESTAURANT

Winner:

MEAT59

Sponsored by

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT

Winner:

Tony Rowe

RETAILER

Sponsored by

TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION Sponsored by

Winner:

Nourish of Topsham

Winner:

Degould

PLATINUM AWARD Sponsored by Winner:

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

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FINALISTS Arts

• Dreadnought South West • Exeter Phoenix • Substance & Shadow Theatre • Thelma Hulbert Gallery • The Young Pretenders Theatre Company Bar

• Doctor Ink’s Curiosities • Exeter Christmas Market Bar • Lloyd’s Lounge • The Mugglers Inn • The Oddfellows • Spoken • The Standoff

• The Daisy Café Education • The Ginger Cat Deli • Cornerstone Academy Trust • Exeter Cathedral Charity School • Balloons (Devon) • Exeter • CoLab Exeter Mathematics • Community, School Equality, Disability • Exeter Tutors Action (CEDA) • The Outdoors • Exeter CITY Group Community Trust • Rebecca Dowell • Exeter Dementia Tuition Action Alliance • organicARTS • Pete’s Dragons Event • RSPCA South, East • Devon County & West Devon Show • YMCA Exeter • Event Exeter at the University of Exeter • Exeter Cathedral Civic Christmas Market • Awcock Ward • Exeter Literary Partnership Festival • CoLab Exeter • Exeter City Futures • Exeter Pride • InExeter (Christmas • Exeter Library Light switch on) • Freemoovement • Phonic FM (10th UK CIC Anniversary • Royal Albert Takeover) Memorial Museum • South West & Art Gallery Business Expo • The Oddfellows • TEDxExeter • TEDxExeter

Hair & Beauty

• A Salon Called Hare • Amanda Marsden Lifestyle Salon & Spa • The Hair Boutique (Exeter) Limited • Radiance MediSpa • Salon82 Hairdressers • Skin Southwest • Wear Park Spa at Exeter Golf and Country Club

Planning • Seabrook Clark Leisure & Tourism

• The Donkey Sanctuary • Exeter Golf & Country Club • Exeter Racecourse • Haven Banks Outdoor Education Centre • Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery • Stuart Line Cruises • Upton Barn & Walled Garden

Restaurant

• The Conservatory Restaurant • Forn Bar & Restaurant • Harry’s Restaurant • Lloyds Kitchen • MEAT59 • On The Waterfront Retailer Sponsored by Princesshay Exeter

• The Belt Makers • The Grocer On The Green • Nourish of • County Topsham Chiropractic • Sancho’s • EDP Drug & New Business • Sapphire Spaces Alcohol Services • Exe Bookkeeping • Exeter Advanced and Payroll Services • SNOB • Toot Garook Dentistry • Frocks in Swing • Zebel Bespoke • Exeter CITY Time Business Service Community Trust • Health House • Air Marketing • The Exeter Travel • Lloyd’s Lounge Group Technology and Clinic • Luminous Show • Aquamarine Innovation • Health House Technology • Awcock Ward • BioSystems • Nuffield Health • Nourish of Partnership Technology Exeter Hospital Topsham • Forest Produce • Bitpod • Homes & Interiors • Premier Financial • Girling Jones • Degould • Bradburys of Exeter Planning • Launch Online • The Environmental • H2O • The Recycled • The Lead Lab Futures & Big Data • LHC Design Candle Company • LHC Design Impact Lab Creative Food / Drink • Market Carpets • The Standoff • Nexus Open • Exeter Velocities • Attention Media Producer • Sapphire Spaces Systems • Lightfoot • Clockwork Satellite • Butter Bike Co. • Premier • Luminous Show • Dtwo Creative • Good Game Property Communication Technology • Lightning Oak • Quickes Traditional Legal & Financial • Awcock Ward Electronics • Optix Solutions Productions • Spoken Gin Partnership • Charles Stanley • RGB Recruitment • Luminous Show • Veg in a Box • Burrington Estates • Re-Flow • The Exeter • Signs Express • Sparx Technology New Homes • The Family Law • We Are Like Minds • One Voice Media • East of Exe Company Gastropub & PR • Exeter Science Park Café / Coffee Shop • The Cadeleigh Arms • GX Accountancy • Render Creative • KTA Architects and & Bookkeeping • The Five Bells Inn • @143 Urban Designers Services • The Oddfellows • Apple blossom cafe • Tubers The Video Creators Academy • Ring of Bells Inn • Kirk Hills: Chartered • Space • Bumble and Bee/ Accountants • Seven Stars Sea • Premier Financial Kennford • Phoenix Café Bar

All hail the Judges!

Ann Hunter Manager, InExeter

Dr Olivia Champion Founder, BioSystems Technology

Erin Cox Owner, Erin Cox Jewellery

John Laramy Principal and chief exec, Exeter College

Health & Wellbeing

All decisions about these Awards are made by a panel of utterly, impeccably independent judges, chosen afresh each year from all areas of Exeter 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

Julian Harris Branch director, Jelf

Owen Richards Founder and managing director, Air Marketing Group

Peter RandallPage Artist, sculptor, Royal Academician

Sarah-Jane Bingham-Chick Director, Savills

Yvan Williams Owner, The Oddfellows

SEEN AC ROSS E X E T E R , O N E SH I N D I G AT A T I M E

JP and Stacey Hedge Freemoovement, Girling Jones, Apple Blossom Café, D2 Creative and Steve Hawkins

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John Laramy and Greg Ingham

Kalkidan Legesse and Vidmantas Markevicius (Sancho’s)

Sarah-Jane Bingham-Chick (Savills) and Rose Mullin (Substance & Shadow Theatre)

Energy Hair, with Sam Taylor (Hanlon’s) Salon 82 and Launch Online

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Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel

Let’s get this party started!

Matthew and Faye Rowbury (Daisy Café) Amanda Marsden and Hayley Williams (Amanda Marsden Aveda Lifestyle Salon)

The Oddfellows

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Pete Woodham Kay (Good Game) and Sam Taylor (Hanlons Brewery)

Amy Ware, Laura Clarke and Sophie Baitup (Radiance MediSpa)

Rowan Clarke (Salon82), Becky Dickinson and Jay Cowle (Launch Online) and Ama Williams (Environmental Futures & Big Data Impact Lab) Ella Huffman and Jo Armstrong (CoLab)

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Phil Langford and Brian Helmer (Taurus Clearer Communications)

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Louise Mayor, Gemma Johnson and Dan Sandhu (Sparx)

Charles Stanley, LHC Design and Cornerstone Academy Trust

Sophie Brookes and Ben Lanyon (Warwick Event Services)

Shevek Pring, Melinda Burge, Annabelle Milverton and Tom Lowday (The Outdoors Group)

The Great Hall at the University of Exeter was packed out with 500 guests

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Oliver Raud (Plymouth College of Art), Kathryn White and Ama Williams (Environmental Futures & Big Data Impact Labs)

Jelf, Animals In Distress and Taurus Clearer Communications

Luka Chitty (Luka’s Barbers) Natalie Brereton and Greg Ingham (MediaClash)

Burrington Estates New Homes, InExeter and Exeter Phoenix

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Our meat is supplied by award winning butchers Gribbles, and the buns are baked at Olivers Bakery in Crediton.

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Victoria Baitup, Kayla Ramday, Nicky Toffolo, Pradnya Apte, Poppy Herridge and Erin Harrison (Skincare Southwest and Onboard PR) Ross Morsehead, Louise Middleditch, John Laramy and Emily Horn (Exeter College)

BioSystems Technology Victoria Bearham, Georgina Evans, Shaun Thornburgh, Charlotte Curtis and Kennedy Hiley (The Hair Boutique)

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Exeter Library, St Austell Brewery, The Stand Off and Forn