Champ Carragher hailed a star hero; Charity chooses community winners.Byline: TINA MILES LIVERPOOL footballer Jamie Carragher Simon Petersen(born January 28, 1978 in Bootle, Merseyside) is an English international footballer playing his club football at Liverpool where he is at present vice-captain, behind teammate and fellow Liverpudlian Steven Gerrard. was among the winners at last night's Spirit of Merseyside Awards. The defender saw off competition from comedians Ken Dodd Kenneth Arthur Dodd OBE (born 8 November 1927, in Knotty Ash, Liverpool), better known as Ken Dodd, is a veteran English comedian and singer, famous for selling over 100 million records, his buck teeth, frizzy hair, feather duster (or "tickling stick"), and his catchphrases, and Ricky Tomlinson Ricky Tomlinson (born 26 September 1939 in Bispham, Blackpool) is an English actor. Early life Tomlinson was born Eric Tomlinson in Blackpool and has lived in Liverpool most of his life. and actress Sue Johnston Sue Johnston (born 7 December 1943) is an English actress. Biography Johnston was born in Warrington, Cheshire, and grew up in Prescot, Merseyside. After working as a tax inspector, she attended the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. to win the Celebrity Champion Award. The celebrities were shortlisted for their contribution to the community. The charity awards celebration, run by the Community Foundation for Merseyside, recognised the hard work of Merseyside's voluntary and community sector and donors. The other 10 awards honoured groups, individuals and funding partners who have worked with the Community Foundation for Merseyside during the past year. The dinner was hosted by BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. Radio Merseyside presenter Roger Phillips at the Liverpool Cathedral last night. Cathy Elliott, Community Foundation for Merseyside acting chief executive, said: "All of the groups who were shortlisted were fantastic and it was a brilliant opportunity to show just how strong the community sector is in Merseyside. "We pride ourselves on creating partnerships and encouraging everyone to get involved, from the community groups and participants through to our donors, staff and local personalities. "This year particularly, we wanted to make an even bigger effort for the awards because it is our 10 year anniversary. The evening was a great success." The event showed short films of all 37 nominees. All nominated groups have received funding from the Community Foundation for Merseyside. The winners were: Cultural Champions Award - Art for their Sake (Merseyside wide) Health & Well-being Award - St Mary's Day Care Centre (Knowsley) Green Machine Award - Knowsley Start (Knowsley) Children & Young People's Award - Stick 'n' Step (Wirral) People's Company of the Year - Unilever UK (Wirral) Grassroots Project - Maghull Station Volunteers (Sefton) Funding Pioneer of the Year - The Mark McQueen Foundation (Merseyside wide) Merseyside Young Transformers Award - Rampworx (Sefton) Project of the Year Award - Stick 'n' Step Unsung Hero - Maureen Thomas.. * LOG on to our website for more pictures at www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/galleries CAPTION(S): Jamie Carragher, Ricky Tomlinson and Ken Dodd at the Spirit of Merseyside Awards (Community Foundation Merseyside) last night, at Liverpool Cathedral Picture: COLIN LANE/ |
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