Sharp-eyed winners of Waterfront’s first Snowflake Trail announced

The winners of the Waterfront’s first ever festive Snowflake Trail have been announced this week, with 11 winners selected from the hundreds of entries received. Winners were presented with their prizes, ranging from a high speed rib ride round Plymouth Sound to an Apple iPad mini2 by Chris Arscott, Chair of the Plymouth Waterfront Partnership at a prize-giving ceremony at the Duke of Cornwall Hotel.

The Snowflake Trail, organised by Plymouth Waterfront Partnership (PWP), responsible for delivering the Waterfront Business Improvement District, saw hundreds of people scour the Waterfront for snowflakes hidden amongst shops, restaurants and visitor attractions.

Supported by 20 businesses across the Waterfront the Snowflake Trail ran for 6 weeks, from 18th November through to the New Year to encourage visitors, shoppers and residents to explore Plymouth’s Waterfront to win one of the 11 fantastic prizes on offer.

Sarah Gibson, Waterfront Manager and Chief Executive of PWP said: “We were delighted to see so many people take part in our first festive Waterfront trail this year ranging from children, right up to adults and we’re delighted that our winners reflect the wide appeal of the Snowflake Trail. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our entrants and all of the Waterfront BID businesses who supported the Snowflake Trail, either by being a snowflake venue or by providing a prize for our lucky winners. I’d also like to thank Jason Marks of Plymouth College of Art and his students for creating some of our fantastic snowflake sculptures. Working in partnership with our city partners this year Plymouth saw a step change in the way it promoted the city’s Christmas offer, and provided that Waterfront businesses vote YES during a Ballot in February to continue the Waterfront BID for another five years, we will continue to grow our marketing efforts to promote all that is great about our wonderful city and its fantastic Waterfront.”

Having received over 250 entries to the competition the winners were announced last week and presented with their prizes at the Duke of Cornwall Hotel.

PWP is currently engaging with businesses across the Waterfront area to highlight the importance of the Waterfront BID to maximising the opportunities for Plymouth’s iconic waterfront. Businesses in the Waterfront BID area will receive their voting papers in the coming weeks and asked to vote on whether WaterfrontBID2 will become reality.

Find out more about the Waterfront BID at www.waterfrontbid.co.uk

Winners:

Becky Sampson, aged 24 won an Apple iPad mini 2
Jack Hellings, aged 11 won a Family ticket to the National Marine Aquarium
Gareth Faulkner, aged 38 won a Family ticket to the National Marine Aquarium
Alexandra Pettinger Brown, aged 2 won a Family ticket to the National Marine Aquarium
Sam Quigley, aged 42 won Free entry for a family to climb Smeaton’s Tower
Isobelle Schneider, aged 6 won a VIP tour for four of Nancy Astor’s former residence at Elliot Terrace
Boyd Halls, aged 10 won a VIP lunch at the Duke of Cornwall Hotel
Maree Holloway, aged 49 won a high speed rib ride around Plymouth Sound
Reggie Church aged 5 and his mum, Hayley , won a Barbican Christmas Hamper
Stuart Quigley, aged 19 won a Barbican Christmas Hamper
Drew Wilkinson, aged 9 won a Cream Tea for two at Boston Tea Party