It was great night for a bit of pizzaz and razzamatazz, musicians, banjo players, piano players, dancers? Mostly but not quite but we did have local impersonator of Elvis which was a lot better! He was great! It was the first ever time I got dressed to go to a black tie event! So I wasn't seriously expecting to win when up against local legends such as Billy Spakeman. I was gobsmacked to win the votes from the public who nominated me (special thanks to them) for work with Dudley College and workshops that highlighted the work of BCVA the ‘Heroes of the High Street’ and the work completed with Black Country Living Museum to highlight punjabi workers in the town through their ‘Forging Ahead’. The project was delivered at an exhibtion to a high standard at Dudley Archives with close to 300 Punjabi’s attending the opening launch at Black Country Living Museum. The work with Historic England meant local photographers had a chance to exhibit and showcase their work in national touring exhibtion.
BCVA director pictured (top) with the Cedric Hardwicke Award for the Arts at the Mayors Ball 2023. Below with Phil Brooks Photography lecturer at reception at The Copthorne Hotel Dudley.