Date for next Chamber Goole and Howdenshire Business Excellence Awards revealed

Garrey Haase - date of the next awards ceremony has been set.

THE date for the next Chamber Goole and Howdenshire Business Excellence Awards has been revealed.

The event will take place on February 25, 2022, at Goole High School, after the decision to cancel the 2021 event was reluctantly taken following the introduction of a third national lockdown and the on-going Covid-19 pandemic.

It had originally been hoped that the event could take place later in 2021 than usual, but the organising committee have decided to focus its efforts on planning the 2022 event instead.

Garrey Haase, Chairman of the committee and the founder of the awards, said: “We’ve been monitoring recent developments and it has become apparent that it will just not be possible to stage the usual large-scale event this year because of the on-going restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of Covid-19.”

“We did, of course, consider staging a virtual event instead, but because the black tie awards ceremony is something that many people from the local business community look forward to each year we felt that it wouldn’t be the same if we couldn’t all come together and celebrate the achievements of our winners.

“Instead, we’re aiming to make our 2022 awards - the eleventh event that we’ve held - our biggest and best yet! We have already received a number of entries and they will go forward for consideration for next year’s awards instead, although entrants can choose to update and resubmit the information nearer the time if they prefer.”

He added: “In the meantime, we hope everyone stays safe and wish the local business community well at this incredibly challenging time.”

The awards website  - www.goolebusinessawards.co.uk - will remain open for entries, although the final deadline for submissions for the 2022 event is not until December this year. Further details will be announced later in the year.