Newcastle Vegan Festival has just been awarded another award for festival of the year. Just one day after the Newcastle Vegan Festival was held at the Assembly rooms in Newcastle city centre, winning this award was the cherry on the cake.
The Newcastle awards are held by Creative Oceanic a quote from their website “Creative Oceanic are delighted to announce the winners of the first ever Newcastle Awards 2018. We had a tremendous response from the public over the past months, which went behind our nomination process to vote for their favourite establishments that trust and love going back once they get the chance. With hundreds of nominations received, the winners have now been revealed. The awards were a celebration of the success of a wide range of businesses and professionals that operate in Newcastle, making the city the friendliest place to visit. The awards also endeavoured to acknowledge everyone who works hard to enhance the reputation of the city, from restaurants that serve delicious dishes to bars and clubs that keep Newcastle alive at nights, museums, shopping centres as well as charities and community initiatives that volunteer to benefit the community and make our lives brighter. Irfan Younis, CEO of Creative Oceanic said:”All finalists and winners should feel very proud of themselves because it is their clients who have put them forward to showcase their exceptional work and get the recognition they deserve.These awards provided a platform to thank those who make the city a great place to live in and contribute daily to enhancing its reputation nationally and internationally. More importantly, The Newcastle Awards 2018 aimed to reward all the meritorious individuals, who have gone above and beyond to enhance the city’s tourism and hospitality, making it a “must” destination for a city break.”
We are very delighted to have won as we were faced up against some tough competition and some great festivals in our category. Thank you to everyone who has voted for us and giving us your support and thank you so much to the organisers of the awards. Newcastle Vegan Festival was our very first vegan festival which has been going now for five years and we are very proud of this event and all the support we receive.