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Mayor’s reception celebrates Social Enterprise NI award winners

Mayor’s reception celebrates Social Enterprise NI award winners

Mon, December 05, 2022

The Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council has hosted a reception for local recipients of this year’s Social Enterprise NI Awards.

Four overall winners came from the area, with two others highly commended.

The annual event, organised by Social Enterprise NI, aims to celebrate Northern Ireland’s thriving social economy sector.

The Mayor, Councillor Ivor Wallace, said: “I was very pleased to learn about the success of our fantastic social enterprises who play such an important role in our communities and local economy.

“The awards presented on the night to our local winners were very much deserved, with five different organisations sharing six awards between them across a wide variety of categories.

“It is very encouraging to see our Borough leading the way in the sector, which has demonstrated true resilience in recent years while continuing to make a hugely important impact in our area.

“We are very proud to be home to these innovative enterprises, and I was pleased to have this opportunity recognise their success.”

The winners from Causeway Coast and Glens were:

Health and Well-being Award: CAN Compass Advocacy Network (Ballymoney)

Consumer Facing Award: Naturally North Coast and Glens Artisan Market

Leader of the Year: Jayne Taggart (Enterprise Causeway)

Social Enterprise of the Year (small): Enterprise Causeway

Highly Commended

Best Use of Digital Marketing: The Designerie (Bushmills)

Outstanding Staff Team: The Hummingbird Project (Portstewart)

Donna Makhsous and James McAleese from the Hummingbird Project in Portstewart, Highly Commended in the Outstanding Team category at the Social Enterprise NI Awards, pictured with the Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Councillor Ivor Wallace. Kim Anderson, Clare Cushanhan, Curtis Hillis and Jason Smyth from CAN Compass Advocacy Network (Ballymoney), winner of the Health and Well-being Award at the Social Enterprise NI Awards, pictured with the Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Councillor Ivor Wallac The Enterprise Causeway team pictured in Cloonavin with the Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Councillor Ivor Wallace. Enterprise Causeway was named Social Enterprise of the Year, while Jayne Taggart (front, right) was named Leader of the Year. Adam Wallace from Enterprise Causeway, winner of the Graduate of the Year at the recent Causeway Chamber People Awards. Jayne Taggart, winner of the Leader of the Year category at the Social Enterprise NI Awards, pictured in Cloonavin with the Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Councillor Ivor Wallace. Zoe Jones from The Designerie in Bushmills, Highly Commended in the Best Use of Digital Marketing category, pictured with the Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Councillor Ivor Wallace. Eoin McConnell, Shauna McFall and Richard Phelan from Naturally North Coast and Glens Artisan Market, winners of the Consumer Facing category t the Social Enterprise NI Awards, pictured in Cloonavin with the Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Councillor Ivor Wallace.
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