Godiva scoops Gold!

The Godiva Festival has recently scooped the top prize at the Heart of England Excellence in Tourism Awards for Best One Off or Annual Event.

The festival beat off stiff competition from the Flavours of Herefordshire Festival, Ludlow Food and Drink Festival and the Women’s Chainmaker Festival to take the top place at the dazzling ceremony in the ICC in Birmingham.

The awards are a celebration of the very best in tourism in the West Midlands and showcase the diverse and fantastic range of attractions, accommodation and tourism venues that this region has to offer. They were established to recognise the commitment, innovation and standard of the tourism practitioners who help generate £6 billion for the local economy.

Nicola Leake, Head of Destination Marketing for CV One ltd and Councillor Tim Sawdon, Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Libraries were presented the exclusive Wedgewood award by Bobbie Heavens, TWM Board Member and last year’s winner of the Outstanding Contribution to Tourism alongside presenters Suzanne Virdee and Nick Owen.

Nicola Leake said:

“To win such a coveted award is a fantastic achievement for the festival and it is testament to everyone involved in the planning and production of this amazing event.

This year we saw record numbers of attendees who came to revel in the sunshine, soak up the atmosphere and catch live performances from some of the UK’s finest artists. This prestigious award rewards the festival with the recognition that it deserves.”

In addition to winning the top prize at the Heart of England Excellence in Tourism Awards, Godiva has also been shortlisted amongst the likes of festival giants, Glastonbury for the UK Festival Awards’ Best Major Festival, which is a huge achievement in itself. The results will be unveiled on Thursday November 19th so remember to vote for Godiva at www.festivalwards.com

To see the moment we scopped the award click here!