Solar King Pride of St Helens Awards (From St Helens Star)

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Finally, Solar King's Andrew Mikhail takes to the stage to say a few words about another Pride of St Helens, Steve Prescott, whose charity organised the evening.

An emotional Steve says "the awards was never about me, they're about celebrating all these amazing people who are here tonight."

Tweet @prideofsthelens and @sthelensstar your Pride of St Helens pictures.

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A true inspiration. Andy Reid accepts the Pride of St Helens Award 2012.

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And the winner of the Solar King Pride of St Helens Award 2012 is... Andy Reid!

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And the winner is... Martin Murray!

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The penultimate award of the evening is...

Hattons Solicitors Gold Membership Sportsperson of the Year Award. The nominees are:

Martin Murray

Paul Wellens

Mark Eccleston

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And the winner is... Eamonn McManus!

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It has been an amazing and inspirational @prideofsthelens awards so far, next up is...

St Helens Star Excellence In Business Award. The nominees are:

Vinyline

Eamonn McManus

Wellbeing Project

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And the winner is... Matty Shirling!

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The eighth award on the bill is...

St Helens Council Young Sportsperson of the Year Award. The nominees are...

Matty Shirling

Joshua Neal

Lucy Renshall

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And the winner is... Lynn Duffy!

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And the next award is...

Halo Legal Services Champion Fundraiser Award. The nominees are:

Cliff Williams

Lynn Duffy

Mencap Newton Gateway

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And the winner is... Carly Stenson!

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Next up at the @prideofsthelens awards is...

The Imperial Performing Arts Award. The nominees are: 

UCC Crew

Johnny Vegas

Carly Stenson

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And the winner is... Gillian Haydock!

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The fifth award of the evening is...

Typhoo Emergency Services Award. The nominees are:

Antony Rochester

Gillian Haydock

Constable Henry Hayes

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And the winner is... Andy Reid!

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Next up is...

Boc Boc Courage Award. The nominees are:

Andy Reid 

Peter Donnelly

Billy Jarvis

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And the winner is... Domonic Hodnett!

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Inspire Risk Management Mentor of the Year Award. The nominees are:

Jane Cox

Domonic Hodnett

Kerry Ward Smith

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And the winner is... Saints Community Development Foundation!

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Next up...

Helena Partnerships Community Hero Award. The nominees are:

Jane Dearden

Janet Coy

Saints Community Development Foundation

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And the winner is... Luke Hughes!

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First award of the evening is....

St Helens College Outstanding Academic Achievement Award. The nominees are:

Rebecca Dineley

Luke Hughes

Jessica Southward

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St Helens hero Steve Prescott takes to the mic to say a few words following his 48 hour challenge this past week which hopitalised him for days. True inspiration.

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Mike Denning introduces @prideofsthelens award host Jon Wilkin.

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A lot of goosebumps at the @prideofsthelens awards as Tom Loughlin performs a spectacular 'Nessun Dorma'. 

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St Helens heritage video marks the start of the awards. Inspirational.

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Tom Loughlin and proud dad Paul are watching the awards unfold. Tom is set to take to the mic again at 9.00pm for his rendition of Nessun Dorma.

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Great atmosphere @prideofsthelens. Entertainment is first class and we are waiting for the presentations to get underway.

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Heather Marie finishes a dazzling set of swing-classics. Pride of St Helens.

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Fantastic performance by Heather Marie. Great Blackbrooker.

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Star reader wishes luck to @prideofsthelens nominees

Sarah Fillingham ‏@SarahFilPortico
Good lucktonight to all the nominees of @prideofsthelens ... have a great night :-)

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Heather Marie puts the @prideofsthelens awards in full swing

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Paris Marathon, cycled to the coast, rowed the Channel then the London Marathon.

Salute to a legend.

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Short video showing Steve Prescott and Paul Sculthorpe's Marathon adventure, emphasises the strength of will over adversity.

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It's not all about the winning. We need to think more about our communities.

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It's sad to report many people are willing to sit on the sidelines and snipe. Despite our achievements.

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Steve tells the story about the "global event" of the year and the part St Helens played.

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Star editor Steve Leary says we have so much to celebrate from our past and present.

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Mike Denning pays tribute to the people of St Helens.

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Star editor Steve Leary says: "The range of categories in the Pride of St Helens Awards ia a real real reflection of the amazing stories we have to tell about our people."

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Let's not forget the main man is here. After four days in hospital the amazing Steve Prescott is with us. Mr Incredible.

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We'll bring you all the winners and the reaction. Plus some pics from Twitter.

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Timetable for the night:

7.15: Guests seated for dinner

7.25: Welcome from Master of Ceremonies Mike Denning.

7.30: Dinner

8pm: Entertainment from Heather Marie

9pm: Solar King Pride of St Helens Awards introduction

9.05pm: Tom Loughlin performing Nessun Dorma

9.10pm: Awards ceremony

10pm: Nominees invited on stage

11pm: Backbeat Beatles

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Atmosphere building nicely here. Plenty of glitz and glamour. Martin, Murray, Carley Stenson, Paul Wellens, Jon Wilkin among some of the names to have arrived.

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The guests are arriving and young tenor Tom Loughlin is providing the sublime entertainment. What a voice.

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Sponsors Lounge at Langtree Park was looking superb earlier. Lots of hard work from Steve Prescott Foundation, Saints and the Star's promotions team to make it the setting for a night to remember.

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The big day has arrived..the first Pride of St Helens Awards. Guests will be arrving at Langtree Park from 6pm this evening.

And technology permitting the Star's team will be bringing you up-to-the-minute coverage.