ENCORE THEATRE AWARDS

At the conclusion of another Encore Theatre Awards Lunch at Croydon's Fairfield Halls, Cancer Research UK's Emma Cronin receives a cheque representing the total raised to date by the fund. This annual event takes place every May.

Encore Theatre Awards Lunch

This is the event that started off the Roy Castle Fund six years ago. Held in the Arnhem Gallery Suite of the prestigious Fairfield Halls in Croydon, it honors various sectors of the entertainment industry including awards for Show guide of the Year, Venue Manager of the Year, Gaffer of the Year, Producer of the Year and The Roy Castle Trophy for Outstanding Services to Variety. This latter award has been won by the following….

1995 Duggie Chapman MBE
1996 Ken Dodd OBE
1997 Danny La Rue OBE
1998 Val Doonican
1999 Roy Barraclough MBE
2000 Max Bygraves OBE
2001 Sir Norman Wisdom OBE
2002 Roy Hudd OBE
2003 Joe Pasquale
2004 Joe Brown
2005 Lionel Blair
2006 Tom O’Connor
2007 Jimmy Cricket
2008 Barbara Windsor MBE
2009 Duggie Chapman

Over the past six years this event has gone from strength to strength and a great supporter of the Roy Castle Fund.

Pictured above is Fund chairman Peter G Foot presenting a cheque to CRUK Area Volunteer Manager Emma Cronin at this year’s Awards Lunch.

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