The Awards Dinner – Venue

The Awards dinner will take place on 12th June 2025 at the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead. The evening is a black tie event which includes a welcome reception, three course meal and the awards ceremony.

Evening Schedule (Please note timings are approximate):

18.30   Arrival Drinks
19.15   Call for Dinner
19.40   Dinner commences
21.20   Awards
22.20   Entertainment & Band
01:00   Event finishes

Dress code: Formal (Black tie optional)

Host: Alfie Joey

Alfie Joey has appeared everywhere from the Comedy Store & Wembley Arena to Coronation Street & Britain’s Got Talent.

On BBC Radio Newcastle Alfie interviewed pop stars, politicians, Oscar winners and Olympians. He hosts the podcast, ‘Speaker’s Corner with Alfie Joey ‘ and gives public speaking advice as the #SpeakEasyGuy Communication Coach. His TedX Talk ‘Changing Lanes’ is on YouTube and tells his story.

Alfie recently won ‘Communicator of the Year’ at the CIPR Awards.

On TV, Alfie played Vic Reeves’ doctor in the BBC series ‘Hebburn’ & he was in all 7 series of ‘Ideal’, a cult sitcom starring Johnny Vegas.

He is one half of the comedy impressionist double act ‘The Mimic Men’ with Cal Halbert. Their BGT appearance has had over 3 million views on YouTube. Alfie & Cal coach a ‘Confidence Through Comedy’ course.

He has written and illustrated children’s books which are available at www.AlfArt.co.uk

Nominated Charity 2025: TBC

Ticket Prices

Early Bird Ticket prices:
(until 25th April 2025)

Full Table of 10: £1,195 + VAT
Half Table of 5: £695 + VAT
Single Seats: £145 + VAT

Accommodation

If you require overnight accommodation, the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead has given us a selection of rooms at a fixed rate. To book your room, please follow this link: Hilton Room Bookings

Parking

The Hilton has limited car parking available on a first-come, first-served basis. All event attendees will be able to park free of charge for the evening of the event. Overnight parking may incur a charge.

Pre-Order Drinks/Bar Tab

if you would like to order additional drinks for the evening, we will be sharing the contact details for this nearer the time.

You can also set up a bar tab on the night with the bar tender directly