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Lane7 to sponsor North East Bloggers Awards

OPR’s North East Blogger Awards has pinned down its venue sponsor in the shape of Lane7 in Newcastle.

The glittering event this autumn will see bloggers from across the region come together in an evening that celebrates blogs across 11 different categories including ‘Best Business Blog’.

Held in the newly renovated event space at Lane7, located on St James’s Boulevard the ceremony will take place on Wednesday 22nd October from 7.30pm.

The North East Blogger Awards is for blogs based in the North East of England and is the brainchild of creative communications agency O PR.

Managing director Kari Owers said:“We felt it was time to celebrate our region’s best bloggers and give them some recognition.

“We are delighted to have Lane7 as our event venue, its basement, The Ball Room, is such a cool hangout space and should make for a really different style of awards ceremony to the normal sit down black tie affair.

“The evening will be a fun packed evening of inspiration, networking and a celebration of the region’s best bloggers – there will even be a chance to get a bit of tin pin bowling practice!”

Nominations have flooded in for the North East Blogger Awards whose categories include, food, sports, beauty, lifestyle, parenting, business, style, travel, student, best newcomer and will culminate in a special judges’ award for the North East Blogger of the Year.

Events manager at Lane7, Chrissie Denton, said: “We’re thrilled to be able to host the inaugural North East Blogger Awards. These individuals carry an increasingly influential role in shaping the diverse cultural and economic landscape here in the North East and its right their contributions to the region are recognised. We’re looking forward to welcoming everyone into The Ball Room for what we know will be an awards night with a difference.”

Local businesses supporting the event include:

Best Food Blog - Primula Cheese

Best style blog - Intu Metrocentre

Best parenting blog – Tommee Tippee

Best travel blog – Newcastle Airport

Best lifestyle blog – Manor Walks

Best sports blog – North East Times

Best business blog – Benfield Motor Group

Best Beauty Blog – Sound, Mind and Body gym and day spa

Best new blog – Dr. Martens #standforsomething

Best student blog – Northumbria University

NE Blogger of the Year – OPR

Drinks sponsor – The Lakes Distillery and Fentimans.

Print sponsor – PPD

Tickets for the North East Blogger Awards are now on sale priced at £12.50 each and can be purchased securely online via Eventbrite: www.northeastbloggerawards.eventbrite.co.uk

Nominations are being taken until 19 September at www.nebloggerawards.co.uk .

The shortlist will be announced on 30 September 2014.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by O Communications .