Your Southport Stars Awards 2024 – winners revealed

More than 200 people attend the Your Southport Stars Awards ceremony where organiser Southport BID revealed the winners after more than 80,000 votes were cast. Tony McDonough reports

Your Southport Stars Awards 2024
Your Southport Stars Awards 2024 held at The Grand in the town centre. Picture by Southport BID

 

Southport BID businesses came out in force for the 2024 Your Southport Stars Awards.

Organised by Southport BID, this annual awards event celebrates the vital contribution and positive impact of Southport town centre businesses. More than 200 people attended the ceremony at The Grand in the town centre. 

Businesses were invited to nominate themselves before a public vote saw more than 80,000 individual votes being cast across 11 categories.

The Vincent Hotel was the big winner on the night, taking home awards for Hotel or Guest House of the Year and Business of The Year (presented to the business with the most overall votes).

Techedia won the Southport Innovation Award went to Techedia. It was recognised for its work repurposing a former retail unit.

Lord Street in Bloom Volunteers were awarded this year’s Special Recognition Award, which honours a business or organisation that goes above and beyond for the benefit of Southport town centre.

Southport BID chief executive Rachel Fitzgerald said: “This year’s Your Southport Stars Awards were bigger and better than ever.

“The awards honour the incredible work of Southport BID businesses and highlight the diverse and vibrant business community that exists within our town centre.  Once again, the public have shown their appreciation by voting in huge numbers.”

 

Your Southport Stars Awards 2024
The Vincent Hotel, winners of the overall Business of the Year award. Picture by Southport BID
Your Southport Stars Awards 2024
Volare, winners of Restaurant of the Year 2024. Picture by Southport BID
Your Southport Stars Awards 2024
House of Ivy, winners of Cafe or Coffee Shop of the Year. Picture by Southport BID

 

A new scheme, Southport Youth Pledge, was launched at the event. It will be delivered in partnership by Southport Education Group, Southport Learning Trust and Southport BID.

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Southport Youth Pledge will offer the platform for collaboration between education providers and Southport businesses.

In recognition of their ongoing commitment to young people, Techedia, Lattimer, and Fletchers Solicitors were each recognised with an Employer Accreditation Award. Your Southport Stars Awards 2024 winners and finalists:

National Retailer of the Year

Winner: Primark

Finalist: The Entertainer Toyshop

Independent Retailer of the Year

Winner: June the Florist

Finalist: The Plant Room

Restaurant of the Year

Winner: Volare

Finalist: Great Himalayas

Café or Coffee Shop of the Year

Winner: House of Ivy

Finalist: A Great Little Place

Pub, Bar or Club of the Year

Winner: Southport Market Bar

Finalist: The Windmill

Entertainment Venue of the Year

Winner: Southport Bijou Cinema

Finalist: Playtown Southport

Health and Fitness Venue of the Year

Winner: Victoria Health and Leisure Club

Finalist: The Dairy Holistic Hub

Beauty Business of the Year

Winner: LM Beauty

Finalist: Beauty HQ

Hotel or Guest House of the Year

Winner: The Vincent Hotel

Finalist: The Bold Hotel

Expert Services Business of the Year

Winner: Print Quarter

Finalist: Anthony James Estate Agents

Public Service of the Year

Winner: Merseyrail

Finalist: Merseyside Police – Southport Neighbourhood Policing Team

Southport Innovation Award

Winner: Techedia

Special Recognition Award

Winner: Lord Street in Bloom Garden Volunteers

New Business of the Year

Winner: The Plant Room

Business of the Year

Winner: The Vincent Hotel

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