{"id":13639,"date":"2018-02-07T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/churchill2021.co.uk\/churchill-2018-awards-honour-achievements-of-the-over-65s\/"},"modified":"2023-02-01T10:11:08","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T10:11:08","slug":"churchill-2018-awards-honour-achievements-of-the-over-65s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.themediapeople.co.uk\/churchill2021\/news\/churchill-awards-celebrations\/churchill-2018-awards-honour-achievements-of-the-over-65s\/","title":{"rendered":"Churchill Awards honour achievements of the over 65s"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-920c62aa\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-920c62aa\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-65f3c997\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-65f3c997\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-65f3c997\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-0121c93c\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-0121c93c\"><p>Dame Esther Rantzen DBE led a star-studded celebration at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.staging.themediapeople.co.uk\/churchill2021\/about-us\/our-awards\/\">Churchill Awards for the over 65s,<\/a> to honour the continuing achievements of those in this age group across all realms of society. This year\u2019s winners included Sir David Jason (stage &amp; screen), Sir James Dyson (business), Lord Melvyn Bragg (literature),&nbsp; Baroness Joan Bakewell (politics), Moira Stewart (radio) and Sir Geoff Hurst and Gordon Banks (charity).<\/p><p>Now in their 6<sup>th<\/sup> year, The Churchill Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of those aged over 65 and their contribution to British life during the past year. The winners were announced at an exclusive lunchtime ceremony at the Mandarin Oriental, London on Thursday 1 February 2018. The judging panel for this year\u2019s awards included other well-known figures such as Dame Jacqueline Wilson DBE (literature), David Courtney (popular music), Humphrey Ocean (art), and Lawrie McMenemy (sport).<\/p><p>Alongside the celebrities and famous faces, it was also an opportunity to reward some ordinary people whose achievements are less widely recognised, but no less worthy. Two special \u2018Local Hero\u2019 Awards went to Danny and Val Edwards from Southampton, and Oriana Taylor from Fareham, honouring them for the work they do in their local communities. Bill Morgan also won the \u2018Churchill Owner\u2019 Award for his contribution towards everyday life at Churchill\u2019s Eaton Lodge development in Chester.<\/p><p><strong style=\"font-size: 2rem;\"><a name=\"Esther\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong style=\"font-size: 2rem;\">Dame Esther Rantzen DBE, Churchill Ambassador, said:<\/strong><\/p><blockquote><p>I wholeheartedly congratulate the winners of these awards for providing us with such remarkable role models. They have all made a difference to the lives of millions of people over the past year, and this is a wonderful opportunity to showcase and celebrate their achievements. We will continue to be inspired by them and learn from them.<\/p><\/blockquote><p><strong style=\"font-size: 2rem;\">Spencer McCarthy, Chairman &amp; CEO of Churchill Retirement Living, added:<\/strong><\/p><blockquote><p>The Churchill Awards highlight everything the over 65s contribute to our society, and recognise the significant amount they still have to offer. It was a pleasure to welcome all our winners to celebrate with us this year and I would like to thank all our judges and everyone who has played a part in these awards, which continue to go from strength to strength.<\/p><\/blockquote><p>For more information on the Awards <strong><a href=\"[sitetree_link,id=277]\">c<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.staging.themediapeople.co.uk\/churchill2021\/contact\/\">li<\/a><a href=\"[sitetree_link,id=277]\">ck here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p><h3>Full list of winners<\/h3><ul><li>Art \u2013 Margaret Calvert OBE RDI<\/li><li>Business \u2013 Sir James Dyson OM CBE FRS FREng<\/li><li>Contribution to Charity \u2013 John Burkhill<\/li><li>Contribution to Charity \u2013 Sir Geoff Hurst MBE and Gordon Banks OBE<\/li><li>Churchill Owner (Highly Commended) \u2013 Ann and Mervyn Clark<\/li><li>Churchill Owner (Highly Commended) \u2013 Peter Fleming<\/li><li>Churchill Owner \u2013 Bill Morgan FCA<\/li><li>Literature \u2013 Lord Melvyn Bragg<\/li><li>Local Hero \u2013 Danny and Val Edwards (joint winners)<\/li><li>Local Hero \u2013 Oriana Taylor (joint winner)<\/li><li>Military \u2013 Commander Robert Cribb MBE<\/li><li>Music (popular) \u2013 David Gilmour CBE<\/li><li>Music (classical) \u2013 Sir James Galway OBE<\/li><li>Politics \u2013 Baroness Joan Bakewell DBE<\/li><li>Radio \u2013 Moira Stuart OBE<\/li><li>Science &amp; Environment \u2013 Sir Martin Holdgate CB<\/li><li>Sport \u2013 Mick Channon<\/li><li>Stage and Screen \u2013 Sir David Jason OBE<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Annual Churchill Awards takes place to honour the over 65s who are contributing across all realms of society. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[226],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.4 - 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