CiB Anglia Region held its Communic8 awards on Thursday 3 July 2008 at the stylish Bedford Lodge Hotel in Newmarket. The CiB Communic8 awards recognised the skills and talents of communication professionals in the Anglia region whose creativity, tenacity and commitment to clear and truthful communication help to bring an organisation to life for its people and clients.

The winners were

Category 1 – Internal Publications; 12 pages or Less

Shortlisted:

•        Basildon and Thurrock University - Hospital – In the news

•        Essex Police – The Law

•        Project PR - @FordRetail

Winner – Essex Police with “The Law”

Awards of Excellence went to:

•        Basildon and Thurrock University - Hospital – In the news

•        Project PR - @FordRetail

Category 2 – Internal Publications; More than 12 pages

Shortlisted:

•        Archant – Archant Network

•        Cambridgeshire County Council – countywide

•        University of Essex - wyvern

Winner – Archant with “Archant Network”

Awards of Excellence went to:

•        Cambridgeshire County Council – countywide

•        University of Essex - wyvern

Category 3: External Publications; 12 pages or less

Shortlisted:

•        Colne Housing – C-mail

•        Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital – The Pulse

Winner – Colne Housing with “C-mail”

Award of Excellence went to

•        Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital – The Pulse

Category 4: External Publications; more than 12 pages

Shortlisted

•        Cable and Wireless Pensioners Association – CAWPA News

•        Cambridgeshire County Council – east Cambridgeshire

•        PMA Media Training – Attract London

•        Project PR – Havebury News

•        South Cambridgeshire District Council – South Cambs

•        Spicerhaart – Fine haart

Winner – South Cambridgeshire District Council with “ South Cambs”

Awards of Excellence went to

•        Cable and Wireless Pensioners Association – CAWPA News

•        Cambridgeshire County Council – east Cambridgeshire

•        PMA Media Training – Attract London

Category 5: Brochures, Annual Reports and Reviews

Shortlisted:

•        Essex Police – When I leave school

•        Mackman Group – Smugglers Wharf

•        Sowerby.rc – Care Aspirations

•        Wyboston Lakes  - Relax, Dine & Stay

Winner: Sowerby Group with “Care Aspirations”

Awards of Excellence went to:

•        Essex Police – When I leave school

•        Mackman Group – Smugglers Wharf

•        Wyboston Lakes  - Relax, Dine & Stay

Category 6: New Media

Shortlisted

•        Cambridgeshire County Council – Cambridgeshire Together

•        Fisher Jones Greenwood – i-legal

•        Shergroup – Legal & Financial

•        Spicerhaart – Valunation

Winner:  Shergroup with their “Legal and Financial” DVD

Awards of Excellence went to:

•        Cambridgeshire County Council – Cambridgeshire Together

•        Fisher Jones Greenwood – i-legal

•        Spicerhaart – Valunation

Category 7: Website

Shortlisted

•        Fisher Jones Greenwood

•        Local Secrets

•        Mackman Group – www.jennifernewman.com

•        Network Norwich

•        Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

•        Project PR – www.teamipswich.com

•        Red Tiger Design – www.beauty-magazine.co.uk

•        Shergroup

•        Wyboston Lakes

Winner: Wyboston Lakes with www.wybostonlakes.co.uk

Awards of Excellence went to:

•        Local Secrets

•        Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

•        Project PR – www.teamipswich.com

•        Red Tiger Design – www.beauty-magazine.co.uk

•        Shergroup

Category 8: Photography

Winner:  Spicerhaart with their “Fine haart” campaign

Category 9: Golden Communicator of the Year

Winner: Suffolk Criminal Justice Board