Examiner Community Awards: Services to the Community, Community Event, Services to Charity
IRISH eyes were certainly smiling last night.
The organisers of Huddersfield’s St Patricks Day Parade scooped the award for community event of the year.
And there whoops of delight as they collected their prize.
Ann Conrecode, who has been involved with the parade since its inception, said: "It’s not just for the Irish community, it’s for the whole town and they come out in their thousands to support us".
Since the parade committee was set up in May 2000 there have been nine annual parades costing £18,000 to stage each year. The committee work all year round to secure Irish-themed attractions from the UK as well as Ireland.
John McLoughlin, chairman of Huddersfield St Patricks Day Parade Committee said, "Its about promoting Irish culture in Huddersfield and bringing together Irish people and the Huddersfield community for an event full of colour.
Other nominees in this category were Overgate Hospice Choir and Honley Village Christmas Event.
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