The Morning Advertiser Pub Industry Awards

Landmark Hotel, London

7th March 2001

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The Winter Garden

 On March, the 7th, 2001, I, Gregory Collins of Deepdale Web Design attended the Morning Advertiser Pub Industry Awards after being short-listed for an award in the Best Pub Website category, sponsored by www.pubserve.com. I was accompanied by Margaret Baines, Landlady of Tan Hill and daughter, Andrea.

I submitted my Tan Hill Inn website for the award prior to Christmas 2000 and was notified by telephone in January. Two days later I received my invitation to the award by post. I had to read the letter several times before I could believe it! I promptly booked a couple of days off work at my Royal Mail job for the event.

A few weeks later I received a rail and tube ticket in the post and on the morning of March 7th, 2001 proceeded to Preston Railway station where I boarded the Virgin Express train for London Euston. In London I took the tube to Marylebone Station where I found the Landmark Hotel adjacent to the station.
And what a magnificent hotel it is. With it's Victorian splendor and luxury my first thought was was this the right hotel? It was and I found that Margaret and Andrea Baines had made it down from Tan Hill. That evening I was introduced to the other finalists for the various awards and I was plied with complementary champaigne before the Dinner followed by a brief cabaret act then the Awards itself. To collect the second prize, the Silver Award was the crowning moment of our evening.

Just to attend such an event in such a lovely hotel is to me reward enough for my work on the Tan Hill Website and my relationship with Britain's Highest Pub.

Me with Margaret Baines at the Awards

The Award Dinner

The Best Pub Website Winners are:

GOLD AWARD - The Blacksmith's Arms, Newport, Isle of Wight: www.blacksmiths-arms.co.uk

SILVER AWARD - Tan Hill Inn, Keld, Richmond, North Yorkshire www.tanhillinn.co.uk

BRONZE AWARD - The Swan Public House, Maldon, Essex www.theswanpublichouse.co.uk
Deepdale Web Design would like to thank the Morning Advertiser for it's hospitality, the staff of the Landmark Hotel, Marylebone, London. for welcoming us at their beautiful hotel and head chef, John Burton-Race and his staff for the excellent meal. Also thanks to Richard Branson and Brian Souter's Virgin Trains which I found to be a lot cleaner and punctual than the old British Rail, and the staff to be politer too.

Visit the Landmark Hotel's web site at:

www.landmarklondon.co.uk

Collecting the Silver Award
POSTSCRIPT: I wonder if the Royal Mail will lavish the same treatment on me when I go to collect my 20 year long service award. I doubt it!!!