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Nominations for the 30th annual Inspiring Women Awards (2022) are now open and close on 31/12/2021. The shortlist will be published in February 2022 and the winners announced at the Awards lunch on 20th May 2022.
Be inspired
Founded in 1992, the Inspiring Women Awards have, over the past 28 years, publically recognised and promoted the achievements of 100’s women who live or work in the North West and North Wales. Many of the Award winners have gone on to receive further recognition through our Honours system and in 2018, 3 more were honoured: Diane Modahl MBE (Sports Award winner 2003); Marnie Millard OBE (Business Award winner 2016) and Britain’s most decorated Winter Paralympian Menna Fitzpatrick MBE (Inspiring Young Woman Award winner 2017).
These evolving Awards have stood the test of time because at their heart is the desire to continue finding and recognising those women who inspire us.
Our 2020/2021 winners
We are delighted to announce the 2021 winners across 7 categories:
Business, Community, Entrepreneur, Inspiring Young Woman, Manchester Bee, Here Come the Girls, and Extraordinary People in Extraordinary Times.
Professor Denise Barratt-Baxendale
Business Award
Claire-Marie Boggiano
Manchester Bee Award
Emma Buckley
Entrepreneur Award
Karen Campbell-Williams
Business Award
Lucy Danger
Extraordinary People in Extraordinary Times Award
Sarwat Jaleel
Entrepreneur Award
Jade Kilduff
Inspiring Young Woman Award
Marie McCourt
Community Award
Maggie Oliver
Here Come the Girls Award
Grace Vella
Inspiring Young Woman Award
Detective Chief Inspector Allison Woods
Here Come the Girls Award
EVENT HOSTED BY MICHELLE DANIEL (BBC) & JACQUELINE HUGHES-LUNDY (FOUNDER)
“The Inspiring Women Awards shine a light on hundreds of inspirational women from all walks of life in the North West of England and North Wales. Publicly celebrating and promoting the achievements of women in business and the community is critical to ensuring the impact they are having is recognised, and it also provides a cadre of visible role models to inspire the next generation of leaders. I am honoured and humbled to have received the 2019 Constance Award, and am determined to continue quietly making a difference in all that I do.“
Sharon Thorne, Deloitte
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