Pauline Jones (Head of Tourism for the Black Country) Brian Summers (Chair of Tourism West Midlands), Shander Herian and Joyti Herian from the Red Fort in Wolverhampton, Ed James (Heart FM and presenter on the night).

THE BLACK COUNTRY HOTEL & TOURISM AWARDS 2009:

BUSINESS TOURISM OF THE YEAR
GOLD (Two winners)
The Mount Hotel & Conference Centre; Walsall Football Club SILVER The Black Country Living Museum BRONZE Light House Media Centre

HOUSEKEEPER OF THE YEAR
GOLD
Tracey Jones, Village Hotel, Walsall
SILVER
Lucie Towndrow, Patshull Park Hotel, Golf & Country Club Bronze Carley Fox, Copthorne Hotel, Merry Hill

RESTAURANT SERVICE OF THE YEAR
GOLD
Chadwyn Brodie, Copthorne Hotel, Merry Hill SILVER Jason Spencer, Village Hotel, Walsall BRONZE Sarah Causer, Patshull Park Hotel, Golf and Country Club, Pattingham

LARGE HOTEL OF THE YEAR
GOLD
The Mount Hotel & Conference Centre, Wolverhampton JOINT SILVER Copthorne Hotel, Merry Hill The Village Hotel & Leisure Club, Walsall BRONZE Novotel Wolverhampton

CHEF OF THE YEAR
GOLD
Philip Wilson, The Mount Hotel & Conference Centre, Wolverhampton SILVER Paul Ingleby, The Fairlawns Hotel, Aldridge BRONZE S. Deiva Prassanna, Novotel Wolverhampton

SMALL VISITOR ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR
GOLD
Haden Hill House, Cradley Heath
SILVER
Galton Valley Canal Heritage Centre, Smethwick BRONZE Bilston Craft Gallery

TOMORROW’S MANAGER OF THE YEAR
GOLD
Philip Wright, Patshull Park Hotel, Golf & Country Club, Pattingham SILVER Andrew Sinton, Copthorne Hotel, Merry Hill JOINT BRONZE Rebecca John, Copthorne Hotel, Merry Hill Christopher Smith, Village Hotel & Leisure Club, Walsall

RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR (New category for 2009) GOLD The Red Fort, Wolverhampton SILVER Shalimar Indian Cuisine, West Bromwich BRONZE Suki’s Bar & Indian Restaurant, Darlaston

RECEPTIONIST OF THE YEAR
GOLD
Karl Lowbridge, Village Hotel & Leisure Club, Dudley JOINT SILVER Robert Jones, Copthorne Hotel, Merry Hill Sunny Mall, Holiday Inn M6 J7 BRONZE Natalie Wood, Village Hotel & Leisure Club, Dudley

TOURISM WEBSITE OF THE YEAR
GOLD
Dudley Zoological Gardens www.dudleyzoo.co.uk SILVER Walsall MBC www.whatsonwalsall.co.uk BRONZE Patshull Park Hotel, Golf & Country Club www.patshull-park.co.uk

OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE
GOLD
Christopher Holloway, Galton Valley Canal Heritage Centre, Smethwick JOINT SILVER Joanne Guest, Patshull Park Hotel, Golf & Country Club, Pattingham Lisa McClelland, the Mount Hotel & Conference Centre, Wolverhampton BRONZE Alan Smith, Village Hotel & Leisure Club, Walsall

LARGE VISITOR ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR
GOLD
Black Country Living Museum
SILVER
Dudley Canal Tunnel & Limestone Mines
BRONZE
Dudley Zoological Gardens

FINAL AWARD
Special award given for the first time this year for OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO TOURISM IN THE BLACK COUNTRY Presented by Peter Suddock, Chief Executive of Dudley Zoological Gardens to:
MR IAN WALDEN O.B.E
Museum Director and Chief Executive of the Black Country Living Museum