Almost 90 of Horsham’s retailers and others from the local business community attended an awards ceremony that celebrated the best dress Christmas windows of 2011.
The Dress for Success Business Awards scheme was organised by Horsham Unlimited, a town centre business partnership, and encouraged the town’s shops, cafés, restaurants and estate agents to dress up their window displays.
During the two months leading up to Christmas, the public had the opportunity to vote for their favourite window display and those who received votes were placed into categories. Those included Best Restaurant/Bar/Café, Best Fashion Store and Best Property Agent (sponsored by The Resident).
The winners were announced at the awards ceremony, held recently at The Capitol theatre in Horsham.
On the night, Woodlands estate agents, James Clothing, Carmela restaurant and Just Brownies market stall were among the winners.
Sarah Ediss, from Spofforths, which was also a sponsor of the event, said: “Spofforths really enjoyed being involved with the Christmas windows campaign and meeting the retailers who took part.
“The awards ceremony was a great occasion with many Horsham retailers receiving the recognition they deserve. They created some wonderful shop windows over the festive period making the town a great shopping destination. The campaign enabled retailers and sponsors to work in partnership, which has proved so beneficial.”
Councillor Roger Paterson, Horsham District Council’s Cabinet Member for the Local Economy, said:
“What a great evening, and what a wonderful example of the depth of talent and marketing skills in Horsham’s retail scene. It’s clear that the town has welcomed the challenge of creating the Regent Street of the South and why the results of this year’s Dressed for Success proved such a huge success.”
