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The Elite Group is very proud that its
operations director Stewart Firth is being honoured
as one of six Leeds residents to be receive the 2008
Leeds Award for hard work and dedication in our local
community.
From left to right: Councillor Ted Hanley, BARCA-Leeds Finance Manager Sue Allen,
Councillor Alison Lowe, Parliamentary candidate Rachel Reeves,
Elite Group Director Stewart Firth,
Leeds Ahead Area Manager Alison Schaffner,
LCC West North West Area Manager Steve Crocker, Councillor Janet Harper,
Elite Group Director Ed Friel
The Leeds Award winners with The Lord Mayor and Mayoress of Leeds Councillor and
Mrs Robinson
and LCC Chief Executive Paul Rogerson
The Leeds Award was launched in October
2007 and is for people who do charity or volunteer
work or give up time in their communities. Nominations
were received for a number of people, all having a
specific connection to Leeds. The leaders of the main
political parties in Leeds City Council then reduced
a short list down to just six people. These six were
then in turn endorsed by a meeting of the full council
earlier this week.
The winners were:
- Sir Jimmy Savile OBE, former radio and TV presenter,
for his services to charity
- Stanley Cundle, for his charitable work in Leeds
- Stewart Firth, for his support in recruiting local
people into employment in his firm and transforming
their lives
- Sheila Miller, for her work at St James Hospital
as a member of the chaplaincy and for her support
at St Gemma's Hospice
- Kim Milner, a fitness instructor who is dedicated
to assisting those over 50 to keep fit
- Dawn Newsome, for her work with youth groups and
who was nominated by school children
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