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PinkNews Awards at
Church House Westminster
T
he LGBT+ website
hosted its sixth annual
awards ceremony at Church
House Westminster on the
17th of October 2018. The
award ceremony, which
recognises achievements
and support for LGBT+ right
across a wide range of
sectors and activities, saw
awards handed out to the
best campaigner, third
sector organisation and
politician of the year, as well
as a Lifetime Achievement
award.
Inside the Westminster venue,
the entrance to the Bishop
Partridge Hall was used as a
press hub whilst the reception
was hosted in the Hoare
Memorial Hall. After a vocal
performance by the Pink
singers, a London based
LGBT+ community choir, the
270 guests made their way to
the Assembly Hall for the
awards dinner.
Nick Clegg, Vince Cable and
Emily Thornberry were in
attendance along with
broadcaster Victoria
Derbyshire, Will Young and the
star of Channel 4’s series
Humans, Emily Berrington.
Speakers at the event included
Home Secretary Sajid Javid,
former Prime Minister Tony
Blair and the Labour Party
Leader Jeremy Corbyn.
The National Trust won the
Third Sector Equality award for
leading the efforts in
highlighting LGBT+ heritage
across the country and further
afield. The award was
presented by Ben Farmer, head
of HR (UK) at Amazon and
Baroness Williams of Trafford,
Parliamentary Under Secretary
of State (Minister for
Equalities) and a Conservative
life peer.
BBC’s A Very English Scandal
won the Drama prize, a new
award which celebrates a TV
series that has significantly
represented issues affecting
the LGBT+ community. The
award was presented by the
Church House’s elegant Assembly Hall.
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Liberal Democrats leader,
Vince Cable, and Britain’s
2018 Eurovision Song Contest
entry, SuRie.
Kellogg’s won the Advertising
Campaign of the Year award for
the My Perfect Bowl campaign,
made by Leo Burnett London.
The award was presented by
Lord Ian Duncan and Freddie
Bentley along with Sian Owen
from Channel 4’s The Circle.
Stonewall won the PinkNews
Lifetime Achievement Award.
The LGBT+ charity was given
the honour by former Prime
Minister Tony Blair, who praised
the oranisation’s “unrelenting
pressure and campaign against
Section 28 and on lifting the
ban on LGBT+ soldiers.”
Robin Parker, General Manager
of Church House, commented,
“We were delighted to host this
awards dinner. It was exciting
to see such a mix of politicians
and celebrities together,
celebrating the progress of
LGBT+ rights.”
Church House Westminster, Dean’s Yard, Westminster, London
SW1P 3NZ. Tel: [phone]
www.churchhouseconf.co.uk A charity rate is available.