The winners will be announced on Small Business Saturday, 1st December 2018.  Each winner will receive a certificate to celebrate and recognise their achievement at being an outstanding local retailer, café/restaurant or market stall.

We have many wonderful and unique independent businesses here in Cannock Chase.  They are the lifeblood of our local communities and make our town centres what they are.  It is important that we celebrate and support our local shops and market traders so they are here for generations to come.

That’s why I’m holding the ‘Best Retailers of Cannock Chase 2018’ competition.  Between now and the 26th November 2018 you can support our local independent shops, cafes/restaurants and market stalls by voting for your favourites.

There are several categories – your favourite independent shops in each of Cannock, Hednesford and Rugeley, your favourite market stalls in Cannock and Rugeley and your favourite café or resturant in Hednesford, Cannock and Rugeley.  It couldn’t be easier – all you need to do is fill in the nomination form!

Nominations close 5pm on Monday 26th November 2018 and I will be announcing the results on Small Business Saturday on the 1st December 2018.

Each of the winners will each receive a Certificate.

This competition is just a small way of letting our local independent shops, cafes/restaurants and market stalls know how much we appreciate and support them. I would encourage everyone to vote for their favourites.

Amanda Milling MP

Member of Parliament for Cannock Chase

Promoted by Olivia Lyons on behalf of Amanda Milling, both of Cannock Chase Conservatives, 90 High Green, Cannock, WS11 1BE

 Find local, trusted traders and retailers on The Best of Cannock

Supporting small businesses, find out more at

www.smallbusinesssaturdayuk.com

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The aims of the website and the competition conditions

1. Aim of the Campaign and Definitions

The aim of the campaign is to encourage shopping on the high street and markets.  For the purpose of this competition/campaign the definition for the words independent and retailer are taken from the Oxford Dictionary—a link can be found to these definitions below:

Independent: http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/independent?q=independent

Retailer: http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/retail?q=retailer#retail__14

2. End date

The competition will end at 5pm on 26th November 2018.  Winners will be announced on Saturday 1st December 2018.

3. Voting

Voters are given eight nominations:

One for each of the best independent shops in Cannock, Hednesford and Rugeley.

One for each of the best market stalls in Cannock and Rugeley.

One for each of the best cafes or restaurant in Cannock, Hednesford and Rugeley.

There will also be an overall winner, for the business that received the most votes regardless of category.

Votes are only accepted online via this website or via the official form that can be downloaded on this website.

Online

Residents are able to vote online at www.bestchasebusiness.co.uk by entering the names of their favourite local independent shops and market stalls along with their name, a valid email address, phone number and postcode.

Online voting will close at 5pm on 26th November 2018.

Each person may only vote once. Any duplicates or suspected duplicates will be discounted.

Winners

There will be 9 winners in total: one for each category and an overall winner.

Main prize winners will be determined on a First Past The Post basis.

The shop with the most votes in Cannock will be named as Cannock’s Best Independent Shop 2018.  The shop with the most votes in Rugeley will be named as Rugeley’s Best Independent Shop 2018 and the shop with the most votes in Hednesford will be named Hednesford’s Best Independent Shop 2018.  Similarly, the market stall with the most votes in Cannock with be named Cannock’s Best Market Stall 2018 and the market stall with the most votes in Rugeley will be named as Rugeley’s Best Market Stall 2018. The café/restaurant with the most votes will be named the Best Café or Restaurant 2018 for their respective areas.

There will also be a winner for the business that receives the most votes overall.

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