What a night! What a celebration!
The first ever YorkMix Choice Awards brought together the most amazing, generous, talented and creative people for an event like no other.
Individuals, organisations and businesses packed into the sellout grand final at the Principal Hotel for the glittering awards ceremony last night.
Sponsored by Yorkshire Profiles, the YorkMix Choice Awards saw awards given to winners in 20 categories, from Best Café to Charity of the Year.
The awards ceremony was hosted by the YorkMix Radio Breakfast Club – David Green, Laura Castle and Leigh Nicholson.
“Tonight we are hear to celebrate your organisations. Each of your businesses was nominated in the first ever YorkMix Choice Awards and your tireless campaigning has seen you reach the grand final,” YorkMix Radio MD David Green told the audience.
The winners were chosen by public vote. In total, nearly 50,000 votes were cast. So who took the awards?
Best Cafe/Tearoom
Gold winner: Coffee Pod
Bronze award: Crumbs Cupcakery
Silver award: Millie Fox Café
Best Entertainment Venue
Gold winner: Theatre @ 41
Bronze award: City Screen Picturehouse
Silver award: The Grand Opera House
Best Event
Gold winner: NE York (New Earswick Musicals – Oliver Twist)
Bronze award: Hallowscream at York Maze
Silver award: York BID – Colour and Light
Best Hair & Beauty
Gold winner: Hair by Gemma
Bronze award: Number One Hair and Beauty
Silver award: Nails by Liv
Best Independent High Street Business
Gold winner: Little Blondie Bakehouse
Bronze award: Angela Bare
Silver award: Yorkshire Wolds Apple Juice Co
Best Large Attraction
Gold winner: Newby Hall and Gardens
Bronze award: Eden Camp Modern History Museum
Silver award: The York Dungeon
Best Large Gym
Gold winner: Bannatyne Health Club, Spa and Gym
Bronze award: York Sport
Silver award: Emperor’s Gym
Best Service Business
Gold winner: The Hearing Place
Bronze award: York Mumbler
Silver award: PC Revamp
Best New Business
Gold winner: And-Able Ltd
Bronze award: Behear
Silver award: Teach Me Happy
Best Place to Stay
Gold winner: Principal York Hotel
Bronze award: Acorn Glade Camping
Silver award: Middletons, part of Daniel Thwaites
Best Pub or Bar
Gold winner: The Crooked Tap
Bronze award: The Greyhound, Riccall
Silver award: Valhalla
Best Restaurant
Gold winner: Ate O’Clock York
Bronze award: Bosuns Restaurant
Silver award: The Orchid Vegan
Best Small Attraction
Gold winner: The Deathly Dark Tours
Bronze award: Askham Bryan Wildlife Park
Silver award: The Wizard Walk of York
Best Small Gym
Gold winner: TRTrehab
Bronze award: Serendipity Ladies Gym, Selby
Silver award: Sculpt and Motivate
Best Tradesperson
Gold winner: ACM Motor Services
Bronze award: Butlers Carpets of Whitley
Silver award: G’s Taxi, Selby
Best Under 18s Activity Group
Gold winner: City of York Hockey Club
Bronze award: Miss Hannah’s School of Dance
Silver award: PQA York
Best Wedding Venue
Gold winner: Principal York Hotel
Bronze award: Middleton’s Hotel – part of Daniel Thwaites
Silver award: Carlton Towers
Charity of the Year
Gold winner: York Against Cancer
Bronze award: Oscar’s Paediatric Brain Tumour Charity
Silver award: St Leonard’s Hospice
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