Issued: 26 November 2001
Achievement Galore!
Nineteen finalists have been announced for the 2001 Angus Achievers Awards, presented by the Angus Ahead campaign to promote the talents, skills and enterprise of the county.
The shortlisted nominees come from across Angus, with entrants in four new categories now lined up with those in the closely contested Community and Sports sections.
The 2001 Achievers Awards have produced a diverse portfolio of outstanding Angus accomplishment, which includes chefs, film producers, cyber surfers, golfers, chocolate makers and online castles.
The stars of 2001 will be celebrated at the Gala Award Ceremony on St Andrews Night (30 November) when the winners of the six awards will be announced.
The Provost of Angus Mrs Frances Duncan offered her congratulations to each of the finalists. "With 142 entries for this year's awards it has been an extremely difficult task to pick our finalists.
"Indeed the competition in the business export category was so fierce, the judges found it impossible to narrow it down to just three finalists, so we are delighted to have four of Angus' leading exporters competing for that award.
"We'll have to wait until the Award Ceremony on Friday to discover who the six category winners are but I would commend each and every one of our 142 nominees on their achievements and for their commitment to Angus."
ANGUS ACHIEVERS AWARDS 2001 - THE FINALISTS
| CATEGORY | FINALISTS |
| Aspiring Youth Sponsor: Angus College |
Scott Shand, 20yrs, (chef, Guthrie) Daniel Sim, 18yrs ('Envision', Montrose) Stuart Wilson, 24yrs (golfer, Forfar) |
| Business Export Sponsor: The Royal Bank of Scotland |
Ladco Engineering, Arbroath Mackay Ltd., Carnoustie Merpro Ltd., Montrose Strathmore Woollen Company, Forfar |
| Community Sponsor: Angus Housing Association |
Cross Glens Computer Support Group Kirriemuir 'Splash' Silver Surfers of Airlie |
| Creative Angus Sponsor: Angus Digital Media Centre |
Niall Benvie (photographer, Brechin) Steve Byrne (musician, Arbroath) Arabella Croft (film-maker, Brechin) |
| E.Tourism & Heritage Sponsor: Carnoustie Golf Course Hotel & Resort |
Glamis Castle Oaklands Guest House, Montrose TaysideHilltours.com |
| Sport Sponsor: RGIT MONTROSE |
Carnoustie Panmure Junior FC Dawn Dewar (golfer, Monifieth) Lorna Provan (archer, Montrose) |
The 19 finalists in the Angus Achievers Award 2001 are detailed above. Further information on each of the finalists is available from Moira Naulty, the Awards Co-ordinator 01307 473021 or from the awards web site at www.angus.gov.uk/angusahead.
The six category winners will be announced at the Angus Achievers Award Ceremony on 30 November, and will receive a specially commissioned award and a £500 cash prize (In the Aspiring Youth category the winner will receive an Achievers Award + £300 and the two runners-up will receive £100).
ANGUS AHEAD is the area promotional campaign for Angus. The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness of the character, strengths and opportunities of Angus locally, nationally and internationally. Angus Council is currently spearheading the campaign in conjunction with Scottish Enterprise Tayside and the Angus and Dundee Tourist Board.