Pictures from the Pride of Reading Awards 2018

The grand finale of the Pride of Reading Awards 2018. Credit: getreading

Health Worker of the Year Stuart Fox. Credit: getreading

Entrepenuer of the Year Glen Dinning. Credit: getreading

Entrepenuer of the Year Glen Dinning celebrates his Pride of Reading Award. Credit: getreading

Charity of the Year Parents and Children Together. Credit: getreading

Family of the Year the Humphries family. Credit: getreading

The Humphries celebrate with their Pride of Reading Awards. Credit: getreading

Community Champion of the Year Dennis Morgan. Credit: getreading

Fundraiser of the Year Davie McGirr. Credit: getreading

Davie McGirr celebrates withhis Pride of Reading Award. Credit: getreading

Thameside Primary School won the School of the Year Award. Credit: getreading

The headteacher and other staff at Thameside Primary celebrate their Pride of Reading Award. Credit: getreading

Employee of the Year Sam Kirby. Credit: getreading

Sam Kirby with his Pride of Reading Award, presented by Reading Buses. Credit: getreading

Local Hero of the Year Lisa Brown. Credit: getreading

Matt Allwright, presenter of Rogue Traders and bandmate with Davie McGirr in The Walnuts, who performed at the ceremony. Credit: Michael Pearson/getreading

Nathan James also performed at the event, singing 'Rule the World' by Take Taht. Credit: getreading

Barton Willmore, a design company that won the Business in Action over 50 award. Credit: getreading

The team from Timetrap Escape Rooms, who won the Business in Action under 50 award, presented by Pitmans Law. Credit: getreading

Andrew Ingle and Katie Falcon-Uff of Timetrap Escape Rooms won the Business in Action under 50 award. Credit: getreading

Hillary Scott, one of the chief organisers of the awards, is celebrated on stage. Credit: getreading

The Stronger Together Employer Award won by IKEA Reading. Credit: getreading

Former Reading Footballer Ady Williams gets to the stage to present the In Your Area Smile of the Year Award. Credit: getreading

Ady Williams engages in a bit of banter with the crowd. Credit: getreading

Ady Williams with Smile of the Year winner Oliver Shears. Credit: getreading

Oliver Shears and his family with the developers of In Your Area. Credit: getreading

Friends of Reading Abbey, winners of the Cultural Contribution Award. Credit: getreading

Angel Brown, winner of the Young Person of the Year Award, with her mum. Credit: getreading

The Child of Courage Award went to Krishan Benn-Shah. Credit: getreading

Reading Street Pastors, who won the Volunteer/s of the Year Award. Credit: getreading

Poppy Woodhams-Beazeley, winner of the The Chris Tarrant Award. Credit: getreading

Singer Kitty Mazinsky performing at the Pride of Reading Awards. Credit: getreading

Singer Luke Upton performing at the Pride of Reading Awards. Credit: getreading

Simon Thomas and Chris Tarrant play a game of 'point out Reading's twinned cities' while blindfolded! Credit: getreading

Simon Edgley of Reach PLC. Credit: getreading

Danyl Johnson, who starred in 2009's X Factor. Credit: getreading

The Walnuts, a folk band which performed at the ceremony. Credit: getreading

The event had a 'let's fly away' theme. Credit: getreading

As such, there were performers dressed as airhostesses. Credit: getreading

The Reach PLC crew at the Pride of Reading Awards. Credit: getreading

Reading Buses, who sponsored the employee of the year award. Credit: getreading

Chris Tarrant and Sir John Madejski smile for the camera. Credit: getreading

Chris Tarrant and Sir John Madejski share a drink and a smile. Credit: getreading

Health Worker of the Year Stuart Fox with the award sponsors Crowne Plaza. Credit: getreading

Reading Street Pastors won Volunteers of the Year sponsored by AB Walker. Credit: getreading

Community Champion Dennis Morgan with a representative from House of Fraser

Friends of Reading Abbey pictured with award sponsors from M&G

The Child of Courage which was won by Krishan Benn-Shah was sponsored by IQVIA

Local Hero Lisa Brown pictured with award sponsors from Green Park