BIBAs
More than 1,000 guests filled the landmark venue, its gilded balconies and sweeping dancefloor providing a fitting backdrop for an evening dedicated to ambition, enterprise and resilience.
By the end of the night, 20 winners had been crowned, each taking home the prize often described as“ the one they all want to win”.
Before the competitive categories began, however, there was time for one of the evening’ s most warmly received moments. The Lancastrian of the Year award was presented to Amanda Thompson OBE, managing director of Blackpool Pleasure Beach and one of the resort’ s most recognisable figures.
Nadine Coyle
Lancastrian of the Year- Amanda Thompson OBE
22 | Autumn 2026