On Small Business Saturday Stephen Morgan MP announced the winners of his ‘Support Local’ Portsmouth small business awards.
Last month, the city MP called for local people to nominate their favourite local shops and traders in his constituency in three different categories. With dozens and dozens of nominations across Milton, Southsea, Old Portsmouth, Eastney, Fratton, Landport, Buckland and Portsea, this year’s winners are:
- Greenest Local Business: Just Glass
- Friendliest Local Business: The Recovery Room
- Overall Best Business: Seeded
The Portsmouth MP delivered the award winners with certificates on Saturday, and thanked them for their service to our communities.
Small Business Saturday UK is a grassroots, non-commercial campaign, which highlights small business success and encourages consumers to ‘shop local’ and support small businesses in their communities.
On Small Business Saturday, customers across the UK go out and support all types of small businesses, online, in offices and in stores. Many small businesses take part in the day by hosting events and offering discounts.
£1.1 billion was spent with small businesses across the UK during last year’s Small Business Saturday, with 15.4 million people turning out to support small businesses.
Member of Parliament for Portsmouth South, Stephen Morgan MP, said:
“Local businesses are the lifeblood of our city, but times have been particularly challenging for them recovering from the pandemic and now the cost of living crisis is not only hitting the pockets of local people, it is affecting Portsmouth’s businesses too.
“It was helpful to welcome a number of representatives from the business community to Parliament recently to hear their views and concerns and to help develop Labour’s offer of support to small businesses in our community.
“I was delighted to announce this year’s winners of my small business awards by visiting them today. They have gone above and beyond in serving our city’s communities this year. Thank you to all constituents who nominated their favourite local businesses”.
Runners up from the nominations will also be receiving certificates from the Portsmouth MP in the coming days.
