Pride in Oldham Award

Oldham's local newspaper 'The Oldham Evening Chronicle' with the support of a number of local companies recently run a campaign called 'The Pride in Oldham Awards'.

The members of Radio Cavell reached the 'finalist' status in this years awards in recognition of the vast amount of good work that the volunteers do in the local community.

Following several months of nominations from readers of the Chronicle, a special award ceremony was held at the Menzies Avant Hotel on Friday with more than 120 guests including the 12 finalists shortlisted from more than 100 nominations.

Several members of the Radio Cavell Team attended the award ceremony where they were presented with a framed memento - a front-page Oldham Chronicle story praising their individual achievements. This can currently be seen on display in the main entrance of the Royal Oldham Hospital.

Radio Cavell members join in a group photograph to celebrate their pride in Oldham Award Photograph: Dave McGealy/Nigel Hobson.

The awards were declared a success by many leading figures from the local community.
Lord Davies said that
"This is a good-news day for Oldham and the town deserves more."

Environment Minister Michael Meacher said
"Oldham has a huge amount going for it and this competition should become an annual event."

Phil Woolas, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, said
"I came to Oldham five years ago and this is now one of the friendliest places in the world, whose people have the unique ability to both tell it straight and hide their light under a bushel."

Dave Stankler, manager at The Revolution, the local commercial radio station who supported the competition, said
"We were amazed by the quality of the entries and every nominee deserved an award. The hardest task was choosing the finalists."

Finally Dave McGealy, chairman of Radio Cavell, said
"it was fitting the station should be honoured almost 50 years to the day since its first Latics commentary from Boundary Park."

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