Retailers invited to enter awards

High Street businesses are being invited to take part in this year's retailer awards.

Following the success of previous years, the competition has returned for 2022 and business nominations are now underway!

The competition aims to recognise traders in the town and highlight the wealth of shops and services on offer in both the town centre and neighbourhood shopping areas.

At this stage of the competition, businesses are invited to enter free of charge for a chance to be crowned winner of the following categories:

• Fashion
• Pub or Restaurant
• Café or Fast Food
• Hair and Beauty
• Health and Wellbeing
• Home and Interiors
• Community and Voluntary
• Food and Drink Retailers
• Professional Services (eg banks, estate agents, travel agents, insurance brokers etc)
• Specialised Retail (eg florist, jeweller, dry cleaner, cobbler etc)

Businesses who sell merchandise or offer a service within a retail unit can enter into a maximum of two categories and collect an entry form from the Town and Tourist Information Centre, or enter online by visiting www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/HERTFORDHIGHSTREETAWARDS.

The closing date for entries is Saturday 15th October at 8pm. 

The public will then be able to cast a vote for their preferred winner for each category. Information will be provided at the end of October.

The winner and finalist will be announced at an awards ceremony on Tuesday 15th November 2022.

Chairman of the Development and Leisure Committee, Cllr Jane Sartin said: "The Hertford High Street Awards celebrate the wealth of shops and services on offer in Hertford.  We are lucky to have such a strong community of local business in the town centre and in community shopping areas, and I'd encourage everyone who runs a shop or service business which is open to the public to consider entering the competition in order that their customers have the opportunity to vote for them once the competition gets fully underway."