Southport BID feature by Stand Up For Southport
It’s time to show your appreciation for the businesses of Southport town centre by voting in this year’s Your Southport Stars Awards.
A record number of businesses are nominated this year, with 92 organisations recognised across 11 sector-specific categories.
People can vote now in the People’s Choice Award by choosing the business they feel are most deserving in each category.
Vote now via www.southportbid.com/stars25.
The Stars Awards are organised by Southport BID to celebrate the vital contribution and positive impact of Southport town centre businesses.
June The Florist, Volare, and Southport Bijou Cinema were amongst the winners in 2024. The Plant Room took home the New Business of the Year award. The top gong went to The Vincent Hotel as Business of the Year.
In a slight change, there are two awards up for grabs in each category this year.
The business with the most public votes will receive the People’s Choice Award. The Business Leaders Award will be decided by a panel; honouring a business that has had an extraordinary year over the last twelve months.
There’s also the big prize of Business of the Year and the New Business of the Year award which celebrates recently established venues.
The Innovation Award will recognise a business or development that is contributing to the progression on Southport’s economy. The Special Recognition Award will honour a business or organisation that has contributed positively to the town centre over the last twelve months.
Winners will be announced during the awards reception at The Grand on Tuesday May 13, when businesses will come together to mark the achievements of the last twelve months.
Voting closes on Friday 2 May.
Rachel Fitzgerald, Southport CEO said: “We’re excited for the return of the Your Southport Stars Awards. It’s the perfect opportunity to put the spotlight on the town centre business community.
We are delighted with the way in which BID businesses have embraced the Stars Awards. There was a great sense of friendly competition across the town centre last year!
The 2024 awards were the best yet, but we’re hoping this year will be even bigger. Make sure to cast your vote and show your love for Southport town centre businesses!”
The full list of businesses nominated for the 2025 Your Southport Stars Awards:
National Retailer of the Year
Clarks
Matalan
New look
Pavers
Primark
Specsavers
The Entertainer Toy Shop
Warren James
Waterstones
Whittakers Schoolwear
Independent Retailer of the Year
DKWatches
Eva’s Sewing Room
Flora Health Shop
June the Florist
Mind Games
OmNom Zero Waste
Over the Moon Kids Boutique & Shoe Studio
Quality Fireplaces
The Cake Box
The Plant Room
Café or Coffee Shop of the Year
A Great Little Place
Costa Coffee (Chapel Street)
HARP Coffee And Games
Hideaway
House of Ivy
Season Coffee Bar & Kitchen
Spoilt For Choice
Starbucks (Lord Street)
Starbucks (Ocean Plaza)
Tapper’s Café
Restaurant of the Year
600 Degrees
Bistro Bar Med
Great Himalayas Nepalese Restaurant and Bar
JT Akshaya Restaurant
Kalash Divine Indian
Korean Kitchen
Lings On Kings
Sapori Italian Restaurant
The Grand
The Hungry Monk
Tik Taco
Volare Restaurant
Pub, Bar, or Club of the Year
Connolly’s Irish Pub
Mavericks
Punch Tarmey’s Southport
Royales Bar
Sinclair’s bar & Lounge
Southport Market (bar only)
The Corridor Bar & Eatery
The Guesthouse
The Monument Pub
The NEW Southport Tavern
The Windmill
Entertainment Venue of the Year
Adventure Coast Southport
Playtown Southport
Silcocks Funland & Carousel
Southport Bijou Cinema CIC
Southport Flower Show and Victoria Park Events
Southport Little Theatre
Starkidz Entertainment
The Atkinson
The Fool
The Lodge Southport
Viking Golf Southport
Health and Fitness Venue of the Year
From the Block Fitness
MOOV Reformer Pilates
Pilates Works
The Dairy Holistic Hub
Victoria Health & Leisure Club
Beauty Business of the Year
Element5 Hairdressing
KDM Supplies
LM Beauty
Market Quarter Tattoo
R&R Hair and Beauty
Seven Bespoke Hairdressing
Hotel or Guest House of the Year
Lord Street Hotel
Lynwood House Hotel
Sunnyside Guest House
The Bold Hotel
The Vincent
Waterfront Southport Hotel
Expert Service Business of the Year
AdaptiveComms
Anglia Research Services
Anthony James Estate Agents
Curlett Jones Estates
Hatter’s Digital Agency Ltd
Napthens LLP
The Print Quarter Southport
United Legal Assistance
Public Service of the Year
Merseyrail
Merseyside Fire and rescue Service
Southport Education Group
Merseyside Police – Southport Neighbourhood Policing Team
New Business of the Year
Connolly’s Irish Pub
DKWatches
JT Akshaya Restaurant
The Fool
HARP Coffee and Games
MOOV Reformer Pilates
Sinclair’s Bar and Lounge
Spoilt for Choice
You can cast your vote now at www.southportbid.com/stars25.
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