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🏆 Enter the Spelthorne Business Awards Today! · The Sheppertonian (for Shepperton village)

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  Some
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  of
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  our
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  strongest
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  entrants
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  are
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  micro
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  businesses.
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  Great
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  stories
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  are
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  always
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  about
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  size.
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  Some
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  of
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  those
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  backstories
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  about
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  why
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  people
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  have
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  started
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  businesses
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  and
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  what
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  they're
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  doing
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  in
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  their
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  business
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  really
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  win
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  the
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  hearts
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  and
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  minds
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  of
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  some
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  of
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  the
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  judges
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  as
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  well.
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  That's
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  Julia
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  Owen,
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  Senior
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  Economic
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  Development
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  Officer
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  at
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  Spelthorne
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  Borough
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  Council.
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  And
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  if
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  you
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  run
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  a
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  business
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  locally,
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  this
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  episode
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  is
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  worth
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  your
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  time.
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  Welcome
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  to
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  the
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  Sheppertonian.
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  I'm
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  Gareth
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  and
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  this
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  is
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  the
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  podcast
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  bringing
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  you
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  stories
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  and
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  voices
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  from
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  in
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  and
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  around
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  Shepperton
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  in
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  Surrey.
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  Before
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  we
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  get
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  into
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  it,
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  a
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  thank
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  you
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  to
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  the
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  partners
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  and
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  supporters
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  who
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  make
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  production
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  possible
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  through
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  the
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  Sheppertonian
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  Business
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  Club.
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  Our
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  partners,
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  the
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  Ferry
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  Coffee
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  Shop,
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  purveyors
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  of
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  fine
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  coffee,
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  tea
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  and
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  snacks
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  and
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  more.
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  Danielle
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  Davies,
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  Celebrant:
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  Every
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  story
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  deserves
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  a
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  ceremony
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  as
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  unique
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  as
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  the
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  people
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  at
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  its
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  heart;
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  and
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  the
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  Sound
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  Boutique:
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  Thoughtful
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  audio
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  for
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  every
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  story...
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  and
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  to
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  our
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  supporters,
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  including
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  Island
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  Motors,
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  Shepperton-based
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  family
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  run
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  MOT
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  servicing
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  and
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  repairs,
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  pre-booked
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  independent
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  evenings
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  and
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  weekends
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  and
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  they'll
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  even
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  collect
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  and
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  return
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  your
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  vehicle.
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  And
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  a
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  quick
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  mention,
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  there's
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  now
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  a
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  community
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  groups
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  page
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  on
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  the
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  Sheppertonian
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  website.
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  If
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  you're
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  involved
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  in
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  a
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  local
• 1:57
  group
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  or
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  just
• 1:58
  want
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  to
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  browse
• 1:59
  what's
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  out
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  there,
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  head
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  to
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  thesheppertonian.uk
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  and
• 2:02
  look
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  for
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  the
• 2:03
  community
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  groups
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  page.
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  Today,
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  the
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  Spelthorne
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  Business
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  Awards.
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  They've
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  been
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  running
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  for
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  eight
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  years,
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  celebrating
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  local
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  businesses
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  across
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  the
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  borough.
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  I
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  sat
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  down
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  with
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  Julia
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  to
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  find
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  out
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  what
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  the
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  awards
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  are,
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  who
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  they're
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  for
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  and
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  why
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  this
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  year
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  matters
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  more
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  than
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  most.
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  I
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  started
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  by
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  asking
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  Julia
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  what
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  the
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  awards
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  are
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  really
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  about.
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  It's
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  the
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  eighth
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  and
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  final
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  year
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  of
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  our
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  Spelthorne
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  Business
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  Awards
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  in
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  its
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  current
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  form.
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  With
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  the
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  move
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  to
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  the
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  sort
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  of
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  unitary
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  arrangements,
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  this
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  final
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  edition
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  is
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  about
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  celebrating
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  everything
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  about
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  our
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  business
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  community
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  and
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  what
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  they've
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  built
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  over
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  the
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  last
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  eight
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  years.
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  And
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  that's
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  really
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  been
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  the
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  ethos
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  over
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  the
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  last
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  eight
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  years,
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  really
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  celebrating
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  local
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  businesses,
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  how
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  they've
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  grown,
• 2:44
  their
• 2:45
  businesses
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  and
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  how
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  they
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  succeed.
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  And
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  we
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  hope
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  it
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  offers
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  networking
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  opportunities,
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  celebration
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  and
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  that
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  badge
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  of
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  endorsement
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  that
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  they're
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  an
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  award
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  winner
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  that
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  hopefully
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  opens
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  new
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  opportunities
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  for
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  them
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  as
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  well.
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  A
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  badge
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  of
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  endorsement.
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  That's
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  a
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  phrase
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  worth
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  sitting
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  with
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  because
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  for
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  a
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  small
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  business,
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  external
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  recognition
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  can
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  change
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  how
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  customers,
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  partners
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  and
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  and
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  even
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  yourself
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  see
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  what
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  you've
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  built.
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  The
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  awards
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  are
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  really
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  important
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  to
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  us.
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  None
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  of
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  it
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  would
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  be
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  possible
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  without
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  the
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  support
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  of
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  our
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  sponsors
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  and
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  partners.
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  Their
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  generosity
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  and
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  the
• 3:18
  belief
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  in
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  recognising
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  local
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  success
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  and
• 3:20
  championing
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  local
• 3:21
  business
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  has
• 3:22
  been
• 3:22
  the
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  Heart
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  of
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  the
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  awards.
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  And
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  there's
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  a
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  huge
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  sense
• 3:26
  of
• 3:26
  pride
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  as
• 3:27
  the
• 3:27
  awards
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  have
• 3:28
  grown
• 3:28
  into
• 3:28
  something
• 3:29
  that
• 3:29
  really
• 3:29
  reflects
• 3:30
  the
• 3:30
  spirit
• 3:30
  of
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  Spelthbourne
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  as
• 3:31
  well.
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  But
• 3:32
  it's
• 3:32
  something
• 3:33
  we're
• 3:33
  really
• 3:33
  proud
• 3:33
  of
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  and
• 3:34
  it's
• 3:34
  our
• 3:34
  chance
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  to
• 3:35
  say
• 3:36
  thank
• 3:36
  you
• 3:36
  to
• 3:36
  sponsors,
• 3:37
  partners
• 3:37
  and
• 3:38
  the
• 3:38
  business
• 3:39
  community.
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  There's
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  a
• 3:40
  reason
• 3:40
  this
• 3:40
  year
• 3:41
  carries
• 3:41
  more
• 3:41
  weight
• 3:42
  than
• 3:42
  the
• 3:42
  previous
• 3:42
  seven.
• 3:43
  I
• 3:43
  asked
• 3:43
  Julia
• 3:44
  what's
• 3:44
  behind
• 3:44
  it.
• 3:45
  Very
• 3:45
  simply
• 3:46
  it
• 3:46
  is
• 3:46
  because
• 3:46
  Spelthorne
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  won't
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  exist
• 3:48
  as
• 3:48
  a
• 3:48
  borough
• 3:49
  from
• 3:50
  2027.
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  So
• 3:52
  we
• 3:52
  know
• 3:52
  that
• 3:52
  this
• 3:52
  is
• 3:52
  the
• 3:52
  last
• 3:53
  one
• 3:53
  as
• 3:54
  the
• 3:54
  Spelthorne
• 3:55
  Business
• 3:55
  Awards.
• 3:55
  We
• 3:56
  hope,
• 3:56
  as
• 3:56
  we
• 3:56
  sort
• 3:57
  of
• 3:57
  transition
• 3:57
  into
• 3:58
  West
• 3:58
  Surrey,
• 3:59
  that
• 3:59
  there
• 3:59
  will
• 3:59
  be
• 3:59
  a
• 3:59
  continuation
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  of
• 4:01
  of
• 4:01
  some
• 4:01
  kind
• 4:01
  of
• 4:02
  business
• 4:02
  awards
• 4:02
  where
• 4:03
  the
• 4:03
  local
• 4:03
  authority
• 4:04
  will
• 4:04
  celebrate
• 4:05
  the
• 4:05
  business
• 4:05
  community.
• 4:05
  We
• 4:06
  know
• 4:06
  Runnymede
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  and
• 4:07
  Guildford
• 4:08
  have
• 4:08
  done
• 4:08
  business
• 4:08
  awards
• 4:09
  in
• 4:09
  the
• 4:09
  past,
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  so
• 4:10
  we
• 4:10
  hope
• 4:10
  it
• 4:10
  will
• 4:11
  continue,
• 4:11
  but
• 4:12
  it
• 4:12
  will
• 4:12
  be
• 4:12
  in
• 4:12
  a
• 4:12
  different
• 4:13
  guise.
• 4:13
  So
• 4:14
  there's
• 4:14
  a
• 4:14
  future
• 4:14
  beyond
• 4:15
  Spellthorne,
• 4:15
  potentially
• 4:16
  even
• 4:16
  bigger.
• 4:17
  But
• 4:17
  this
• 4:17
  is
• 4:18
  the
• 4:18
  last
• 4:18
  chance
• 4:19
  to
• 4:19
  enter
• 4:19
  under
• 4:19
  the
• 4:19
  name
• 4:20
  that's
• 4:20
  meant
• 4:20
  something
• 4:21
  locally
• 4:21
  for
• 4:22
  eight
• 4:22
  years.
• 4:22
  If
• 4:23
  you've
• 4:23
  got
• 4:23
  an
• 4:23
  image
• 4:23
  in
• 4:24
  your
• 4:24
  head
• 4:24
  of
• 4:24
  what
• 4:25
  a
• 4:25
  business
• 4:25
  award
• 4:25
  looks
• 4:26
  like,
• 4:26
  Julia
• 4:27
  might
• 4:27
  surprise
• 4:27
  you.
• 4:28
  People
• 4:28
  are
• 4:28
  often
• 4:28
  surprised
• 4:29
  by
• 4:29
  how
• 4:29
  many
• 4:30
  and
• 4:30
  the
• 4:30
  range
• 4:30
  of
• 4:30
  categories
• 4:31
  there
• 4:31
  are.
• 4:32
  So
• 4:32
  it's
• 4:32
  not
• 4:33
  just
• 4:33
  the
• 4:33
  best
• 4:34
  business
• 4:34
  in
• 4:34
  a
• 4:35
  particular
• 4:35
  area,
• 4:36
  although
• 4:36
  we
• 4:36
  do
• 4:36
  have
• 4:36
  those
• 4:37
  as
• 4:37
  well.
• 4:37
  But
• 4:37
  we've
• 4:38
  introduced
• 4:38
  awards
• 4:38
  like
• 4:39
  Rising
• 4:39
  Star,
• 4:40
  which
• 4:40
  introduces
• 4:41
  individual
• 4:42
  employees
• 4:43
  and
• 4:43
  so
• 4:43
  people
• 4:44
  can
• 4:44
  nominate.
• 4:45
  It
• 4:45
  could
• 4:45
  be
• 4:45
  an
• 4:45
  apprentice,
• 4:46
  but
• 4:46
  it
• 4:46
  could
• 4:46
  be
• 4:46
  anyone
• 4:47
  within
• 4:47
  an
• 4:47
  organization
• 4:48
  that's
• 4:49
  done
• 4:49
  something
• 4:49
  stand
• 4:50
  out
• 4:50
  and
• 4:51
  could
• 4:51
  be
• 4:51
  honoured
• 4:51
  for
• 4:52
  that.
• 4:52
  We've
• 4:53
  got
• 4:53
  a
• 4:53
  Breaking
• 4:54
  Down
• 4:54
  Barriers
• 4:55
  award
• 4:55
  again
• 4:55
  was
• 4:56
  introduced
• 4:56
  last
• 4:56
  year,
• 4:57
  which
• 4:57
  rewards
• 4:57
  businesses
• 4:58
  champion
• 4:59
  inclusion
• 5:00
  and
• 5:00
  accessibility.
• 5:01
  We've
• 5:01
  got
• 5:02
  community
• 5:02
  and
• 5:02
  charity
• 5:03
  awards
• 5:04
  this
• 5:04
  year.
• 5:04
  For
• 5:05
  the
• 5:05
  first
• 5:05
  time,
• 5:05
  we're
• 5:05
  doing
• 5:06
  a
• 5:06
  Business
• 5:06
  Person
• 5:07
  of
• 5:07
  the
• 5:07
  Year
• 5:07
  award
• 5:08
  again
• 5:09
  that's
• 5:10
  evolved
• 5:10
  from
• 5:11
  some
• 5:11
  of
• 5:11
  the
• 5:11
  other
• 5:11
  categories.
• 5:12
  We
• 5:12
  have
• 5:13
  done
• 5:13
  sort
• 5:13
  of
• 5:13
  a
• 5:13
  franchise
• 5:14
  award
• 5:14
  before,
• 5:15
  but
• 5:15
  we
• 5:16
  found
• 5:16
  that
• 5:16
  business
• 5:17
  person
• 5:17
  is
• 5:17
  probably
• 5:18
  a
• 5:18
  bit
• 5:18
  more
• 5:18
  inclusive
• 5:18
  and
• 5:19
  can
• 5:19
  cover
• 5:19
  franchise
• 5:20
  operators
• 5:20
  as
• 5:21
  well.
• 5:21
  So
• 5:21
  there
• 5:22
  is
• 5:22
  a
• 5:22
  range
• 5:22
  and
• 5:23
  we
• 5:23
  have
• 5:23
  continued
• 5:24
  to
• 5:24
  evolve
• 5:24
  those
• 5:25
  categories
• 5:26
  to
• 5:26
  fit
• 5:26
  in
• 5:26
  with
• 5:27
  applicants,
• 5:27
  to
• 5:28
  make
• 5:28
  it
• 5:28
  easy
• 5:28
  to
• 5:29
  apply.
• 6:37
  Rising
• 6:38
  Star,
• 6:39
  that
• 6:39
  stood
• 6:39
  out
• 6:39
  to
• 6:39
  me.
• 6:40
  If
• 6:40
  you
• 6:40
  employ
• 6:41
  someone
• 6:41
  brilliant,
• 6:42
  this
• 6:42
  is
• 6:42
  a
• 6:42
  way
• 6:42
  to
• 6:42
  put
• 6:43
  their
• 6:43
  name
• 6:43
  forward.
• 6:44
  It's
• 6:44
  not
• 6:44
  just
• 6:45
  for
• 6:45
  business
• 6:45
  owners.
• 6:46
  The
• 6:47
  most
• 6:47
  common
• 6:47
  thing
• 6:48
  Julia
• 6:48
  hears
• 6:49
  from
• 6:49
  businesses
• 6:49
  who
• 6:50
  don't
• 6:50
  enter
• 6:50
  is
• 6:51
  probably
• 6:51
  what
• 6:51
  you'd
• 6:52
  guess.
• 6:52
  There's
• 6:52
  lots
• 6:53
  of
• 6:53
  small
• 6:53
  businesses
• 6:54
  when
• 6:54
  we're
• 6:54
  targeting
• 6:55
  them,
• 6:55
  that
• 6:55
  say
• 6:56
  they're
• 6:56
  too
• 6:56
  small,
• 6:57
  but
• 6:57
  in
• 6:58
  reality,
• 6:58
  some
• 6:59
  of
• 6:59
  our
• 6:59
  strongest
• 7:00
  entrants
• 7:00
  are
• 7:00
  micro
• 7:01
  businesses.
• 7:01
  Great
• 7:02
  stories
• 7:02
  aren't
• 7:02
  always
• 7:03
  about
• 7:03
  size,
• 7:04
  although
• 7:04
  we
• 7:05
  like
• 7:05
  to
• 7:05
  see
• 7:06
  businesses
• 7:06
  developing
• 7:07
  some
• 7:07
  of
• 7:07
  those
• 7:08
  backstories
• 7:09
  about
• 7:09
  why
• 7:09
  people
• 7:10
  have
• 7:10
  started
• 7:10
  businesses
• 7:12
  and
• 7:12
  what
• 7:12
  they're
• 7:12
  doing
• 7:13
  in
• 7:13
  their
• 7:13
  business
• 7:14
  really
• 7:14
  win
• 7:15
  the
• 7:15
  hearts
• 7:16
  and
• 7:16
  minds
• 7:16
  of
• 7:16
  some
• 7:16
  of
• 7:16
  the
• 7:17
  judges
• 7:17
  as
• 7:17
  well.
• 7:18
  And
• 7:18
  there's
• 7:18
  a
• 7:18
  local
• 7:18
  example
• 7:19
  that
• 7:19
  proves
• 7:19
  the
• 7:20
  point.
• 7:20
  Cat
• 7:21
  Hayes,
• 7:21
  founder
• 7:22
  of
• 7:22
  Shepperton's
• 7:22
  own
• 7:23
  Totally
• 7:23
  Tangerine
• 7:24
  Cookery,
• 7:24
  first
• 7:25
  entered
• 7:25
  back
• 7:25
  in
• 7:26
  2021.
• 7:27
  She
• 7:27
  won
• 7:27
  the
• 7:27
  Spelthorne
• 7:28
  business
• 7:29
  plan
• 7:29
  competition
• 7:29
  in
• 7:29
  2021,
• 7:31
  which
• 7:32
  run
• 7:32
  by
• 7:32
  the
• 7:32
  Spelthorne
• 7:32
  Business
• 7:33
  Forum.
• 7:33
  But
• 7:33
  working
• 7:34
  in
• 7:34
  partnership
• 7:35
  with
• 7:35
  council,
• 7:36
  she
• 7:36
  won
• 7:36
  the
• 7:37
  Spelthorne
• 7:37
  business
• 7:38
  awards
• 7:38
  in
• 7:38
  2021
• 7:39
  and
• 7:40
  22.
• 7:41
  And
• 7:41
  then
• 7:41
  last
• 7:41
  year
• 7:42
  she
• 7:42
  won
• 7:43
  the
• 7:43
  Businesswoman
• 7:44
  of
• 7:44
  the
• 7:44
  Year
• 7:44
  category
• 7:45
  Best
• 7:46
  Small
• 7:46
  Business
• 7:46
  Award.
• 7:47
  And
• 7:47
  she
• 7:48
  was
• 7:48
  crowned
• 7:48
  the
• 7:48
  overall
• 7:48
  best
• 7:49
  business
• 7:49
  in
• 7:49
  Spelthorne
• 7:50
  at
• 7:51
  those
• 7:51
  awards.
• 7:51
  So
• 7:52
  she's
• 7:52
  a
• 7:52
  really
• 7:53
  good
• 7:53
  example
• 7:53
  of
• 7:53
  seeing
• 7:54
  the
• 7:54
  benefit
• 7:55
  of
• 7:55
  entering
• 7:56
  the
• 7:56
  awards
• 7:56
  and
• 7:56
  how
• 7:56
  it's
• 7:57
  supported
• 7:57
  her
• 7:58
  business
• 7:58
  journey
• 7:58
  as
• 7:59
  well.
• 7:59
  That
• 8:00
  journey
• 8:00
  started
• 8:00
  with
• 8:01
  one
• 8:01
  application,
• 8:02
  but
• 8:02
  I
• 8:02
  wanted
• 8:03
  to
• 8:03
  know,
• 8:03
  what
• 8:03
  about
• 8:04
  the
• 8:04
  businesses
• 8:04
  that
• 8:05
  don't
• 8:05
  make
• 8:05
  the
• 8:05
  finals,
• 8:06
  even.
• 8:06
  If
• 8:07
  they
• 8:07
  don't
• 8:07
  win?
• 8:07
  I
• 8:08
  think
• 8:08
  people
• 8:08
  have
• 8:08
  found
• 8:09
  the
• 8:09
  value,
• 8:10
  the
• 8:10
  whole
• 8:10
  process
• 8:11
  of
• 8:11
  developing
• 8:12
  the
• 8:12
  application,
• 8:13
  about
• 8:13
  reflection
• 8:14
  about
• 8:14
  your
• 8:15
  business,
• 8:15
  how
• 8:16
  you've
• 8:16
  grown
• 8:16
  it,
• 8:17
  where
• 8:17
  you
• 8:17
  want
• 8:17
  it
• 8:18
  to
• 8:18
  go,
• 8:18
  some
• 8:19
  of
• 8:19
  those
• 8:19
  lovely
• 8:19
  case
• 8:20
  studies
• 8:20
  or
• 8:20
  testimonials
• 8:21
  that
• 8:21
  you
• 8:21
  have
• 8:22
  to
• 8:22
  think
• 8:22
  about
• 8:22
  to
• 8:22
  perhaps
• 8:23
  support
• 8:23
  your
• 8:23
  application.
• 8:25
  It's
• 8:26
  really
• 8:26
  worthwhile
• 8:26
  for
• 8:27
  your
• 8:27
  marketing
• 8:27
  and
• 8:27
  your
• 8:28
  own
• 8:28
  sort
• 8:28
  of
• 8:28
  business
• 8:29
  plans
• 8:29
  as
• 8:29
  well.
• 8:30
  So
• 8:30
  it's
• 8:30
  a
• 8:30
  worthwhile
• 8:31
  exercise
• 8:32
  regardless
• 8:32
  of
• 8:32
  whether
• 8:33
  you
• 8:33
  become
• 8:33
  a
• 8:33
  finalist
• 8:34
  or
• 8:34
  winner.
• 8:35
  So
• 8:35
  you're
• 8:35
  thinking
• 8:35
  about
• 8:36
  it.
• 8:36
  What
• 8:37
  does
• 8:37
  it
• 8:37
  actually
• 8:37
  involve?
• 8:39
  It's
• 8:39
  a
• 8:39
  pretty
• 8:39
  straightforward
• 8:41
  online
• 8:41
  form.
• 8:42
  We
• 8:42
  say
• 8:43
  it
• 8:43
  should
• 8:43
  take
• 8:44
  about
• 8:44
  30
• 8:44
  to
• 8:45
  40
• 8:45
  minutes.
• 8:46
  It
• 8:46
  can
• 8:46
  take
• 8:46
  people
• 8:47
  a
• 8:47
  lot
• 8:47
  longer,
• 8:48
  but
• 8:48
  you
• 8:48
  can
• 8:49
  save
• 8:49
  it
• 8:49
  and
• 8:49
  return
• 8:50
  to
• 8:50
  it.
• 8:50
  You
• 8:51
  don't
• 8:51
  have
• 8:51
  to
• 8:51
  do
• 8:51
  it
• 8:51
  all
• 8:51
  in
• 8:52
  one
• 8:52
  go.
• 8:52
  It's
• 8:53
  very
• 8:53
  manageable.
• 8:54
  So
• 8:54
  even
• 8:54
  for
• 8:55
  for
• 8:55
  busy
• 8:55
  owners,
• 8:56
  there
• 8:56
  are
• 8:56
  some
• 8:57
  basic
• 8:57
  information
• 8:57
  that
• 8:58
  we
• 8:58
  ask
• 8:58
  about
• 8:58
  your
• 8:59
  business
• 8:59
  and
• 9:00
  then
• 9:00
  there's
• 9:00
  some
• 9:01
  specific
• 9:02
  information
• 9:03
  relevant
• 9:03
  for
• 9:03
  the
• 9:03
  particular
• 9:04
  category
• 9:05
  that
• 9:05
  does
• 9:05
  need
• 9:06
  a
• 9:06
  little
• 9:06
  bit
• 9:06
  of
• 9:06
  thought
• 9:07
  if
• 9:07
  you
• 9:08
  going
• 9:08
  to
• 9:08
  be
• 9:08
  a
• 9:08
  finalist.
• 9:09
  But
• 9:09
  the
• 9:09
  actual
• 9:10
  process
• 9:10
  doesn't
• 9:11
  take
• 9:11
  too.
• 9:12
  Long,
• 9:12
  so
• 9:12
  the
• 9:12
  form
• 9:13
  itself
• 9:13
  isn't
• 9:14
  the
• 9:14
  hurdle.
• 9:14
  And
• 9:14
  if
• 9:15
  you
• 9:15
  want
• 9:15
  a
• 9:15
  hand,
• 9:15
  there
• 9:16
  are
• 9:16
  application
• 9:16
  workshops
• 9:17
  running
• 9:17
  across
• 9:17
  the
• 9:18
  borough.
• 9:18
  We're
• 9:18
  at
• 9:19
  Shepperton
• 9:19
  Studios
• 9:20
  on
• 9:20
  14th
• 9:21
  April
• 9:21
  early
• 9:22
  evening,
• 9:22
  then
• 9:23
  we
• 9:23
  hold
• 9:23
  another
• 9:23
  one
• 9:24
  in
• 9:24
  Staines
• 9:24
  at
• 9:25
  our
• 9:25
  Spelthorne
• 9:25
  Jobs
• 9:25
  and
• 9:26
  Skills
• 9:26
  Hub
• 9:26
  on
• 9:26
  the
• 9:26
  7th
• 9:27
  of
• 9:27
  May
• 9:27
  at
• 9:28
  lunchtime.
• 9:29
  And
• 9:29
  then
• 9:30
  Sytner
• 9:30
  Jaguar
• 9:31
  Land
• 9:31
  Rover
• 9:31
  are
• 9:32
  hosting
• 9:32
  another
• 9:32
  session
• 9:33
  for
• 9:33
  us
• 9:33
  on
• 9:33
  the
• 9:33
  18th
• 9:34
  of
• 9:34
  May
• 9:35
  between
• 9:35
  10
• 9:36
  and
• 9:36
  11:30.
• 9:37
  All
• 9:38
  the
• 9:38
  details
• 9:38
  will
• 9:38
  be
• 9:38
  on
• 9:39
  the
• 9:39
  website
• 9:39
  and
• 9:39
  people
• 9:40
  can
• 9:40
  book
• 9:40
  on
• 9:41
  to
• 9:41
  attend
• 9:41
  those.
• 9:42
  And
• 9:42
  those
• 9:42
  workshops
• 9:43
  aren't
• 9:43
  just
• 9:43
  about
• 9:44
  filling
• 9:44
  in
• 9:44
  a
• 9:45
  form.
• 9:45
  We
• 9:45
  get
• 9:46
  some
• 9:46
  previous
• 9:46
  winners
• 9:47
  in
• 9:47
  to
• 9:47
  talk
• 9:48
  about
• 9:48
  how
• 9:48
  they've
• 9:48
  developed
• 9:49
  their
• 9:49
  own
• 9:49
  applications
• 9:50
  and
• 9:51
  it's
• 9:51
  an
• 9:51
  opportunity
• 9:51
  for
• 9:52
  our
• 9:52
  sponsors
• 9:52
  and
• 9:52
  judges
• 9:53
  to
• 9:53
  come
• 9:53
  in
• 9:54
  to
• 9:54
  give
• 9:54
  some
• 9:54
  insight
• 9:55
  into
• 9:55
  what
• 9:55
  they
• 9:55
  look
• 9:56
  for
• 9:56
  and
• 9:56
  what
• 9:57
  marks
• 9:57
  out
• 9:58
  a
• 9:58
  really
• 9:58
  good
• 9:58
  application
• 9:59
  for
• 9:59
  them
• 10:00
  when
• 10:00
  they're
• 10:00
  judging.
• 10:01
  So
• 10:01
  you
• 10:02
  get
• 10:02
  that
• 10:02
  kind
• 10:02
  of
• 10:02
  feedback
• 10:03
  and
• 10:03
  also
• 10:04
  those
• 10:04
  conversations
• 10:05
  between
• 10:05
  other
• 10:06
  businesses
• 10:06
  that
• 10:06
  are
• 10:07
  attending
• 10:07
  the
• 10:07
  workshop
• 10:08
  as
• 10:08
  well.
• 10:08
  You
• 10:08
  know,
• 10:08
  the
• 10:08
  sort
• 10:09
  of
• 10:09
  vibe
• 10:09
  off
• 10:09
  each
• 10:10
  other,
• 10:11
  just
• 10:11
  telling
• 10:12
  their
• 10:12
  own
• 10:12
  business
• 10:12
  stories
• 10:13
  and
• 10:13
  the
• 10:14
  kind
• 10:14
  of
• 10:14
  things
• 10:14
  that
• 10:14
  they
• 10:14
  might
• 10:15
  be
• 10:15
  considering.
• 10:15
  It's
• 10:16
  really,
• 10:16
  really
• 10:16
  worthwhile.
• 10:17
  Here
• 10:18
  are
• 10:18
  the
• 10:18
  dates.
• 10:18
  Entries
• 10:19
  are
• 10:19
  open
• 10:19
  now
• 10:20
  and
• 10:20
  close
• 10:20
  on
• 10:20
  19th
• 10:21
  June.
• 10:22
  Finalists
• 10:22
  are
• 10:23
  announced
• 10:23
  at
• 10:23
  the
• 10:23
  end
• 10:24
  of
• 10:24
  July
• 10:25
  and
• 10:25
  the
• 10:25
  ceremony
• 10:26
  takes
• 10:26
  place
• 10:26
  on
• 10:27
  Friday
• 10:27
  2nd
• 10:28
  October
• 10:28
  at
• 10:28
  the
• 10:28
  Holiday
• 10:29
  Inn
• 10:29
  in
• 10:29
  Shepperton.
• 10:30
  I
• 10:30
  asked
• 10:30
  Julia
• 10:31
  what
• 10:31
  that
• 10:32
  night
• 10:32
  is
• 10:32
  actually
• 10:32
  like.
• 10:33
  It's
• 10:33
  a
• 10:33
  gala
• 10:34
  ceremony
• 10:34
  and
• 10:34
  dinner.
• 10:35
  It's
• 10:35
  a
• 10:35
  real
• 10:36
  highlight
• 10:36
  of
• 10:36
  the
• 10:36
  programme
• 10:37
  this
• 10:38
  year.
• 10:38
  We're
• 10:38
  back
• 10:38
  at
• 10:38
  the
• 10:39
  Holiday
• 10:39
  Inn
• 10:39
  in
• 10:39
  Shepperton.
• 10:40
  It's
• 10:41
  a
• 10:41
  real
• 10:41
  celebration.
• 10:42
  Everyone
• 10:42
  dresses
• 10:42
  to
• 10:43
  impress.
• 10:43
  It's
• 10:43
  a
• 10:44
  great
• 10:44
  atmosphere,
• 10:44
  there's
• 10:45
  good
• 10:45
  food
• 10:45
  and
• 10:45
  local
• 10:46
  entertainment
• 10:46
  and
• 10:47
  it's
• 10:47
  that
• 10:47
  balance
• 10:48
  between
• 10:48
  formality
• 10:49
  and
• 10:49
  fun,
• 10:50
  really.
• 10:51
  So
• 10:51
  we
• 10:51
  find
• 10:51
  that
• 10:52
  we
• 10:52
  have
• 10:53
  people
• 10:53
  coming
• 10:53
  along
• 10:54
  to
• 10:54
  support
• 10:55
  other
• 10:55
  businesses
• 10:56
  that
• 10:56
  have
• 10:56
  reached
• 10:57
  the
• 10:57
  finals.
• 10:59
  So
• 10:59
  it's
• 11:00
  all
• 11:00
  about
• 11:00
  finding
• 11:01
  out
• 11:01
  people's
• 11:02
  stories,
• 11:02
  who's
• 11:03
  won
• 11:03
  as
• 11:03
  finalists.
• 11:04
  There's
• 11:05
  lots
• 11:05
  of
• 11:05
  pictures,
• 11:05
  lots
• 11:06
  of
• 11:06
  opportunity,
• 11:07
  posting
• 11:07
  those
• 11:07
  pictures
• 11:08
  on
• 11:08
  social
• 11:08
  media.
• 11:09
  So
• 11:10
  we
• 11:10
  do
• 11:10
  think
• 11:10
  it's
• 11:10
  a
• 11:10
  real
• 11:11
  sort
• 11:11
  of
• 11:11
  highlight
• 11:11
  for
• 11:12
  the
• 11:12
  business
• 11:12
  community.
• 11:13
  And
• 11:13
  if
• 11:13
  you're
• 11:14
  wondering
• 11:14
  about
• 11:14
  the
• 11:14
  dress
• 11:14
  code,
• 11:15
  it's
• 11:15
  not
• 11:16
  black
• 11:16
  tie.
• 11:16
  We
• 11:17
  say
• 11:17
  that
• 11:17
  the
• 11:17
  dress
• 11:18
  code
• 11:18
  is
• 11:18
  dressed
• 11:19
  to
• 11:19
  impress.
• 11:19
  I
• 11:20
  think
• 11:20
  previously
• 11:20
  it'd
• 11:20
  been
• 11:21
  black
• 11:21
  tie.
• 11:21
  That
• 11:21
  can
• 11:22
  put
• 11:22
  some
• 11:22
  people
• 11:22
  off
• 11:23
  in
• 11:23
  terms
• 11:24
  of
• 11:24
  having
• 11:24
  to
• 11:24
  wear
• 11:24
  a
• 11:24
  black
• 11:25
  tie
• 11:25
  or
• 11:25
  the
• 11:25
  expense
• 11:26
  of
• 11:26
  hire.
• 11:26
  Whereas
• 11:27
  we
• 11:27
  want
• 11:28
  everyone
• 11:28
  to
• 11:28
  have
• 11:28
  a
• 11:28
  good
• 11:29
  time,
• 11:29
  but
• 11:29
  also
• 11:29
  feel
• 11:30
  comfortable
• 11:30
  as
• 11:30
  well.
• 11:31
  And
• 11:31
  behind
• 11:31
  all
• 11:32
  of
• 11:32
  this,
• 11:32
  the
• 11:33
  people
• 11:33
  who
• 11:33
  make
• 11:33
  the
• 11:33
  awards
• 11:34
  possible
• 11:34
  in
• 11:35
  the
• 11:35
  first
• 11:35
  place.
• 11:36
  The
• 11:36
  awards
• 11:36
  are
• 11:37
  sponsored
• 11:37
  and
• 11:37
  have
• 11:38
  been
• 11:38
  since
• 11:38
  their
• 11:39
  inception
• 11:39
  by
• 11:40
  our
• 11:40
  local
• 11:40
  business
• 11:41
  community
• 11:42
  as
• 11:42
  well.
• 11:42
  So
• 11:43
  they
• 11:43
  invest
• 11:44
  their
• 11:44
  time,
• 11:45
  money
• 11:45
  and
• 11:45
  energy
• 11:46
  into
• 11:46
  making
• 11:46
  what
• 11:46
  the
• 11:47
  awards
• 11:47
  as
• 11:47
  they
• 11:47
  are.
• 11:48
  They
• 11:48
  act
• 11:49
  as
• 11:49
  judges,
• 11:50
  which
• 11:51
  is
• 11:51
  really
• 11:51
  valuable.
• 11:52
  They
• 11:53
  come
• 11:53
  along
• 11:53
  to
• 11:53
  the
• 11:53
  ceremony,
• 11:54
  they
• 11:54
  help
• 11:55
  promote
• 11:55
  the
• 11:55
  awards
• 11:56
  to
• 11:56
  clients
• 11:57
  and
• 11:57
  customers
• 11:58
  and
• 11:59
  are
• 11:59
  generally
• 11:59
  just
• 12:00
  supportive
• 12:00
  of
• 12:00
  the
• 12:00
  business
• 12:01
  community.
• 12:02
  That
• 12:02
  was
• 12:02
  Julia
• 12:02
  Owen,
• 12:03
  Senior
• 12:03
  Economic
• 12:04
  Development
• 12:04
  Officer
• 12:05
  at
• 12:05
  Spelthorne
• 12:05
  Borough
• 12:06
  Council.
• 12:06
  Entries
• 12:07
  for
• 12:07
  the
• 12:07
  Spelthorne
• 12:08
  Business
• 12:08
  Awards
• 12:08
  are
• 12:08
  open
• 12:09
  right
• 12:09
  now.
• 12:09
  The
• 12:10
  deadline
• 12:10
  is
• 12:10
  19th
• 12:11
  June
• 12:11
  and
• 12:12
  the
• 12:12
  ceremony
• 12:12
  takes
• 12:13
  place
• 12:13
  on
• 12:13
  Friday,
• 12:13
  2nd
• 12:14
  October
• 12:15
  at
• 12:15
  the
• 12:15
  Holiday
• 12:15
  Inn
• 12:15
  in
• 12:16
  Shepperton.
• 12:17
  Head
• 12:17
  to
• 12:17
  the
• 12:17
  Spelthorne
• 12:18
  Borough
• 12:18
  Council
• 12:18
  website
• 12:18
  for
• 12:19
  full
• 12:19
  details
• 12:19
  and
• 12:20
  to
• 12:20
  start
• 12:20
  your
• 12:20
  application.
• 12:21
  If
• 12:21
  you're
• 12:22
  part
• 12:22
  of
• 12:22
  a
• 12:22
  local
• 12:23
  community
• 12:23
  group
• 12:23
  or
• 12:24
  know
• 12:24
  of
• 12:24
  one,
• 12:24
  check
• 12:24
  out
• 12:25
  the
• 12:25
  new
• 12:25
  Community
• 12:25
  Group's
• 12:26
  page
• 12:26
  at
• 12:26
  thesheppertonian.uk
• 12:28
  thanks,
• 12:28
  as
• 12:29
  always,
• 12:29
  to
• 12:29
  the
• 12:29
  partners
• 12:30
  and
• 12:30
  supporters
• 12:30
  backing
• 12:31
  the
• 12:31
  Sheppertonian
• 12:31
  through
• 12:32
  the
• 12:32
  Business
• 12:32
  Club.
• 12:33
  Their
• 12:33
  support
• 12:33
  keeps
• 12:33
  this
• 12:34
  podcast
• 12:34
  rooted
• 12:34
  in
• 12:35
  the
• 12:35
  community.
• 12:35
  I'm
• 12:36
  Gareth.
• 12:36
  This
• 12:36
  has
• 12:37
  been
• 12:37
  the
• 12:37
  Sheppertonian.
• 12:37
  Until
• 12:38
  next
• 12:39
  time,
• 12:39
  I'll
• 12:39
  see
• 12:39
  you
• 12:40
  around.