This in from Kelly at Monkey Haven, in her own words. Ed
As a finalist Monkey Haven now goes forward to the prestigious Awards Ceremony which is being held on Monday 11 May 2015 at the Sage Gateshead.
The VisitEngland Awards attracted a total of 345 applications. Monkey Haven will have to wait until the Awards Ceremony to find out which award they will receive.
All finalists are guaranteed to receive either a Gold, Silver, Bronze or Highly Commended Award.
James Berresford, Chief Executive of VisitEngland said:
“It’s been another successful year for our Excellence Awards as we’ve received hundreds of applications of an extremely high standard. That’s why all the finalists should be incredibly proud that they’ve been short-listed against such tough competition. I’d like to congratulate all the finalists who now represent the top five in their category in England and wish them all the very best of luck on Awards night at the Sage Centre in Gateshead – a spectacular venue to celebrate the industry’s best.”
Speaking on behalf of the primate rescue centre, Monkey Haven founder Don
Walser said:
“We are thrilled to have been named as a finalist for this prestigious award – It’s wonderful to have received national recognition for our accomplishments and it’s especially exciting to be representing the Isle Of Wight and South of England.
“This is a real testament to our team’s unremitting hard work and we hope that reaching the finals will allow us to target new audiences and promote awareness of the care and rehabilitation we provide monkeys, birds of prey and other exotic creatures at our happy Haven on the Isle Of Wight”
