The nominations are in and the judges have been selected for this year’s in-Cumbria Business Awards.


In early September the judges will gather in Carlisle to select their shortlist in each of the 13 categories.
To make their jobs even trickier, the awards, in association with NRL, will be even bigger this year, with the introduction of the Best Green Business award and also the New Diversity and Inclusion Award.
This is in addition to 10 existing categories and the highly-prized Robin Burgess Lifetime Contribution to Cumbria award.

This year’s judges are: Rebecca Graves, NRL
Carol O’Donoghue, Cartmell Shepherd
Rachael Bell, Rachael Bell Wealth Management
Caroline Barber, 32 West
Rachel Seal, David Allen
Graham Lamont, Lamont Pridmore
Kelly Ashbridge, The Cumberland
Phil Redfern, React Engineering
John Sidney, University of Cumbria
Ben Heslop, BIPC programme manager
Jayne Moorby, Oxley Developments.

This year’s awards are being held at the Dalston Hall Hotel, near Carlisle, on Friday, November 29.
As usual, the awards night will feature a special host (to be announced), in addition to entertainment, great food and drink and, of course, the all-important announcement of the winners.
“The in-Cumbria Business Awards are always the highlight of the year for the team at the magazine,” says associate editor Sue Riley.
“We couldn’t do it without our handpicked team of judges and all the sponsors and people behind the scenes who make it such a success year after year.
“This year I think the judging will be particularly challenging given the number of nominations in each category - the judges really have their work cut out when they meet on September 2.
“I can’t wait to find out which businesses and individuals they choose...”