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Stratford Herald Business and Tourism Awards 2025

The Stratford Herald and Stratford District Council are delighted to present the 2025 Business and Tourism Awards, taking place at a prestigious gala dinner at the Crowne Plaza, Stratford on Friday, October 17, 2025.

This event brings decision-makers and business leaders from across the area together to celebrate business excellence. Business awards are a sought-after accolade of achievement, a veritable endorsement of success in business that offers exceptional marketing and PR opportunities as well as increasing your credibility and standing in the eyes of your peers and your customers. Of course, it feels pretty wonderful too!

There are 12 categories available for you, offering something for everyone, so why not take a few minutes to enter, or nominate a worthy business or person? The categories have been chosen to cover as wide a range as possible to give businesses, charities, and individuals the chance to tell their success stories.

Our independent judges are waiting to receive your entries. Each entry will be measured against the category criteria, and the judges' four selected finalists in each category will be announced in the Stratford Herald on Thursday, August 28, 2025, ahead of the awards ceremony at the Crowne Plaza on Friday, October 17.