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>>: Can everyone see me okay?
Brilliant.
Tonight I'm your MC.
Will you please stop weaving your hands around please?
Hands up just to see everyone
is paying attention?
No signing please.
Fantastic.
Well, I'm your MC this evening.
You are probably wondering who I'm
because probably some of you have never recognised
me but I'm Philip pa Merricks
and this is my sign name and I'm from Preston.
I have got some cheers already, there are two over there,
so anyone from the Northwest?
Have a big cheer for us?
Brilliant.
Not too bad.
I'm quite impressed with the turn out.
Fantastic.
Well, the deaf spy team asked me
to be their MC and I'm absolutely delighted
and honoured to be a part of this.
There has been so many nominees and so many award
categories I for one do not know who
is going to win, just like you so I'm definitely
in the same boat with you, so I'm so excited
about the results.
Everybody was saying, like, oh, remember last year
at the deaf spy when actually in fact it was two years ago,
but how fast has that gone?
Time has just flown away with us, so
for two years we're now here for the second Deaf Sports
Personality of the Year event, and so for 2011
to 2012 there has been so much achievement
through our wonderfulathletes of all sporting categories
and it is absolutely fantastic so it
is nice to know that we can recognise
the talent of so manyathletes this
evening, so we've got a special welcome message,
so if you would like to turn your eyes
to the screen?
Athletes.
>>: And designing amazing sporting venues and putting
on a brilliant spectacle.
What I hope we've achieved is that we've opened
up the minds of people to show what disabled people
can really achieve, and what I hope will come
from these games is increased recognition
for disabled athletes but also
for deaf athletes who work so hard to achieve all the things
in their sport.
Q I hope you've a good evening, enjoy,
and good luck.
>>: Wow.
Absolutely amazing.
I mean, Tanya to sign those things, oh,
that was just brilliant for her to learn.
There is definitely some more
surprise in store later this evening.
I just want to say a really big cheer
to all our torch bearers, oh, and
all the many who were involved in the Olympics.
Absolutely fantastic.
Let's give them a round of applause.
I mean, being a torch bearer is something
of a lifetime experience.
It is a memory I'm sure they are never going to forget,
and it is great that we had
representation from the deaf and hard
of hearing communities, and who are athletes
themselves, and have achieved so much.
I had forgotten something a little bit earlier.
The health and safety and home keeping,
so I just wanted to just clarify that we're not
expecting a fire alarm to go off this evening, but if there
is so, the RE K O arena staff
will inform us and there are fire exits where there are green
signs so do follow where they are situated
around the room, and the idea is for us
to follow those volunteer stewards who have
the union Jack hats on who will guide us out safely
to the fire assembly point which is in the car park area,
and there is a big lamppost, so we all need to gather
around there in order to be safe.
Also, toilets, hopefully you've qot an idea
of that, just where we came
down the stairs in the escalator where
the tickets were, on the right hand side
is where the toilets are situated.
This evening will be around two hours in total,
there is no break during this evening,'s event,
so if you do need to go to the toilet or need
to have a cigarette break or anything like that,
if you could please go out quietly, you do
all have a voting device with you as well, so
if you do go out, if you could give that
to security and try and remember
the number that of you've been allocated
with your voting device, so they can be allocated
to the right person when you get back to your seats.
Also with photography or anything
like that we cannot allow any flash photography
because it will affect the media equipment,
and also if you've mobile phones,
obviously a lot of deaf people will have it
on vibrate but if you could have it
to silent or completely off that would be great.
So, let's move on with the awards evening.
So, the award to start, we would like to know
the nominees who are seated here at the front,
how you are feeling.
Quite confident that you are going
to win or absolutely terrifyingly nervous?
Sweating?
Have you got butterflies all around your stomach?
How are you feeling?
Some of them are very quiet, not very responsive.
I'm sure they are all nervous, that's why.
Definitely got some quiet nominees.
But don't worry, I'm sure they will be more confident
as the evening progresses.
So, I would just like to explain
about the voting device and how it works.
We've six categories who have been judged
by national judges who have had a list of nominees
from all around the UK where they have verified them
and looked and picked and short listed their nominees,
and they have also allocated
the winner, but we want your involvement.
We want your view.
We want your opinion.
We want you to think about the nominees and
the categories and think about who you would
like to win, or who should not win
and who should and all that, and that's where
the voting device comes in, and with regards to that,
the votes that you actually put in yourself he will be tallied
up to the judges' votes that will be
on the website next week, and so it would be just
interesting to see if you've the same mindset
as the judges.
But with each category there
will be three names that are the short listed nominees.
There will be a video montage
of their experiences and what they do and
a little VT from them, and then
after in a montage there will be three names, No.
1, No.
2 and No.
3, and with the voting devices you
need to pick the number that you you feel
best represents the person that you would
like to win that category.
What the award should be
allocated to.
Not just because they are your friend,
or they are a part of your family or
they have bribed you to vote for them.
No.
The people who you would like to be the winner
of that category, so that was the No.
1 or No.
2 or No.
3.
Hopefully that's clear.
We've got some nodding.
Brilliant.
That's fantastic.
And another additional thing as well, if you do vote,
right towards the end of the evening, if you match
up to the judges' tallies, like your vote is exactly
the same, you will be given a prize
at the end of the evening.
We don't know what it is.
You will find out later.
Okay?
So hopefully that's all summarised very nicely this
evening's involvement, and we've got
the first deaf sports personality nominee in the category
of Deaf Sports Personality of the Year award.
>>: Good evening.
And welcome everyone to this fantastic venue.
>>: That's the extent of my signing I'm afraid
and thank you.
I'm Matthew from PP vote.
We're the designers and developers
of the software and the clicker pad key pads that
you will be using this evening
to make the event interactive so that
you can vote for your favourite Deaf Sports
Personality of the Year.
Without further ado, here are the nominees.
>>: So everybody get your votes in.
>>: And the winner is ...
James Clarke.
>>: Wow, it is heavy, wow!
Thank you everyone.
Can I just say something?
>>: Yes, of course.
>>: Wow.
I just have to say, 2012 has been such
a beautiful year.
I mean, first of all, Her Majesty's diamond Jubilee,
what a party that was for everyone and it was great
to go and see that, and there were so many things
to see, even me, you know, with ushers, I still managed
to see so much and enjoy and take part in so much
of it and it was just a brilliant atmosphere,
and this is my sign for para limb particulars
and also to attend that, and I still really feel I have got
post-Olympic blues but this has really lifted my
spirits tonight,-ing to the awards.
Thank you.
Wow.
Heavy.
Thank you.
Wow.
I went to Kazakhstan and that was
a very good experience and a time for me.
With the first game I was playing
with one of the top grand masters
and he was actually the No.
1 in the deaf world at the moment.
I managed to do quite well against him
in that game, and we drew, in fact.
I drew with him, and that was one
of the best results I had in that game
of chess playing a at that time.
Then I went on to play the defending world champion,
and he was a very strong competitor,
and I certainly struggled with him.
Unfortunately I lost in that game,
but I certainly learned a lot from that experience.
>>: Good evening.
So nice to meet everyone of you.
>>: Thanks very much.
I'm learning British Sign Language and I have only had
two lesson os but thanks to Katie K ie.
L.
I'm Elizabeth Flowers.
I'm here on behalf of Coventry City Council,
disabled people's strategic forum.
The forum is a network of employees
from across the City Council.
These employees include people with disability
or people who have a profession
will all or personal interest in disability issues.
The forum also works with the City Council's
counsellors and Trade Unions.
The aims of the forum are to help
to develop policies that promote disability awareness,
improve equality, and services
for disabled people, both inside and
outside of the City Council.
Recently, the Coventry Ambassadors
who volunteered during London 2012 received
an Award for their positive role
in the Olympic games.
This award recognises the fantastic contribution that
volunteers make within their communities,
so I'm honoured and delighted to be able to present
the Deaf Sports Personality of the Year Unsung
Hero category.
And the winner is ...
Teddy Webb.
>>: Thank you.
Hello.
Thank you.
Oh wow.
It is heavy.
Thank you.
I would like to say something.
Oh wow.
That's bright.
Hello everyone.
Firstly, I would just like to talk
about when I was very young.
At that time, I was involved in the NDCS, and
before that I was in the Northwest,
and it was actually the Northwest deaf children's
association, and my father actually was involved
in co-ordinating that, and fundraising
with the local deaf school, and that was when I was
very small.
I didn't have little hearing aids then, I had the big ones.
Maybe some of you remember them.
It was the very big ones that used
to go over your head, and I used to wear one
of those, and every morning he would take me
along on a Saturday morning, and by the green record print,
anyway, and he would say, you know, oh, my son is deaf,
you know, and he would be talking
to the fella about that, and one week ever
after I went back to that shop, and he didn't say,
oh you don't have to buy them any more, I
will give you it for free, because his son was deaf,
and he said well, you know, you can use that
for fundraising, and so I did
a painting competition, and the winner, people came
along to see it, and lots of people put money
into the box, and I learned that skill,
and learned that you could fundraise from that
and so I took that on.
...
>>: Hello everyone.
Good evening.
My name a is Ali and I'm a skew
about a diving instructor and it is very nice
to meet you all this evening.
Here are the nominees.
Spike speak so now we're about to find out who
is the winner, so let's take a look.
Okay.
Just hold that so I can spell it.
The winner is ...
Laurentia.
T A N.
>>: It is not me personally.
I just wanted to say thank you on her behalf.
Wow.
That's really heavy.
Could you hold this for me please?
Well, I'm here for Laurent I cannot.
She given me a little speech and
she said wow.
Thank you so much for voting
for the over seas sports personality of the year.
It is an absolute honour that you
voted for me and thank you to my horse, Robin James,
and who you voted for too.
What an achievement.
Because without my horse I would not
be able to be where I am.
He has his own personality and identity,
and it has achieved my dream, and I wouldn't be able
to have done that without him.
There is a lot of life achievement,
because of working with a team, working together,
and I'm really thankful for my team, my coach,
my family, my friends, who have supported me so
much, and doing the dressage, it is not just
a partnership between myself and the horse,
like many sports, it is an actual xan I don't
knowship where you really work with them,
and therefore it is a sport that is unique,
so thank you for encouraging me,
building up my confidence, and everything that I have
learned and taught, I'm really, really thankful,
and I'm so sorry I couldn't be here this evening
because I'm in Singapore, but thank you,
have a wonderful evening, and have
a wonderful awards evening and thank you
for voting for me.
>>: Hello everyone.
I'm Tom from the national deaf
children's society.
The national deaf children's society has really --
is really proud to support the Deaf Sports Personality
of the Year awards.
The NDCS is committed to supporting deaf young
people until a range of sports, from football, tennis, cricket,
rugby, swimming, and even chess,
and lots more activities.
We want to make sure that every deaf
young person can access sporting opportunities
and make sure that they receive the benefits
from being involved in sport.
All of the young people shortlisted
tonight should consider themselves winners,
and should consider themselves amazing role
models for deaf children.
Jack, Bethany and Jack are all remarkable.
Let's have a look at the nominees.
>>: And the winner is ...
Jack Hodgson.
>>: Cheers for the award.
I have been training really *** my Judo and I just hope
to keep trying really hard and aim for Rio.
That's it really.
>>: Wow.
Congratulations to all our winners so far.
Absolutely amazing.
Really precious.
Now we're going to have a montage
of the best of Britain, so covering two years
since 2010, so 2011 and 2012, photos, video clips,
of all activities happening within the deaf sporting
activities -- photos, we haven't really had
the up-to-date modern technology, it has been taken
on iPhones, iPads, all sorts of modern technical devices
which is fantastic, and some of you have already sent
in filming clips, and photos, so we really appreciate it,
so here is a montage of the best of Britain.
...
>>: I'm not actually Jeff, as you can probably tell,
so I'm actually here on his behalf
because I also work for SignVideo,
so I'm here really to support deaf spy, and also
to speak on his behalf to say that, you know,
we support teamwork and the ethos around that,
and that's why we're happy to sponsor this award
ceremony and all that it entails.
Just to say what we do believe
about team is this little acronym which
is team means T is together, and A is achievement, and E
is everyone and M is more.
>>: Okay, and the winner is ...
and the winner is St John's Deaf Football Club.
>>: I cannot believe it!
I'm in shock!
Wow!
Come on lads!
>>: Yay!
>>: Can you believe it?
I genuinely cannot believe it.
I did not expect to win.
Seriously.
The tennis was so brilliant in the European, honestly,
my mind is blank.
Just bear with me for a second.
For the third time we won the third time
European championship.
It wasn't easy.
France and Germany beat us, and then we were able
to beat us and I just want to say I really hope that we
continue to get more and more recognition
in U E F A and more and more recognition
and abroad and more and more recognition
with other teams.
I'm absolutely speechless.
Thank you.
Wow.
Seriously.
Thank you.
>>: Thank you.
...
>>: Well, I like the training, I to like the physical effort that's
involved in badminton.
There is a lot of training that has been put
into this and also the aspect of skill, and, you know,
with regards to golf, certainly the challenge there is,
you know, the mental aspect, the reading of the course,
so it is 50/50 as to my preference, but I
like them both.
>>: Wow this is heavy.
Hello everyone.
Ladies and gentlemen, and fans of the sport Deaf Spy,
I'm here to present the winner of the coach
of the year award, and this isn't the person who
is the best coach driver in Britain by the way,
I'm talking about coaching in the terms
of training coaching.
My boss, Stewart Harrison, is a great fan of sport,
as am myself but I haven't received
any coaching.
My father has passed on a lot of the information,
and I'm here today to announce the winner,
but also I'm here to congratulate
all the nominees, and I wish I could chop it
into three pieces and give it to each of you
because you are all very worthy so just now
to give the list of nominees.
>>: Let's have you all voting please.
>>: Are you nervous?
See you after the break.
>>: No, there is not a break.
I told you that.
>>: All right.
I suppose I will have to open it.
Go on.
The winner is ...
Bob Denning.
Bob Denning.
Well done.
>>: Ladies and gentlemen, to say I'm mildly embarrassed
is an understatement.
As a coach, you want your players
and your fellow coaching team to take the honours as a coach,
not necessarily you.
You go into the coaching industry,
the coaching business, to inspire other people
to do well, to develop their skills, and
to go on and win trophies, not necessarily take
the plawdits yourself, so I'm slightly delighted
if not slightly embarrassed to pick this up this evening.
I do have a fantastic team of coaches that I work
alongside and imaginers, Sheila
as the interpreter who makes my job so much easier.
I have a fantastic captain in Umesh, it makes my job
a lot easier than it should be, and without slightly getting too
emotion will a because that would look
weak in front of my boss here, Martin, and also Mike Gatting,
I take this with great pride but the team has helped me get
it, so a big thanks to the team as well.
Thank you.
>>: I don't think England did too bad today.
The the team is quite small, but certainly
the commuter said that, you know, it was very clear,
and we've to say that the other team were stronger,
and, you know, the premier league standard,
you know, and in the end they did beat us, but, you know.
>>: Wow.
Fantastic.
I hope you've enjoyed your evening so far,
and I just would like to say
a huge congratulations to all the winners so far as well.
We've two more award categories,
a lifetime achievement award and
the Deaf Sports Personality of the Year.
So, for you to have seen all the six nominees
for the Deaf Sports Personality of the Year award, there
is the six of them, have you felt, you six nominees,
how are you feeling?
Because it is a live vote?
Kf Kent there?
No?
Everyone is very quiet.
I'm getting them very nervous, but as you've seen all six,
all the montages, we would like to now consider who you
think should be awarded the Deaf Sports Personality
of the Year award.
Who should be dedicated this honour?
This is not going to be a judges' vote, this
is your live vote, so your vote really does count.
So how do we vote?
And the procedure?
Just before we do vote, we've a surprise message,
a VT from a certain person.
As soon as that's finished there
will be the six listed names of all the six deaf sports
personalities of the year nominees,
so you have to pick a number between one
and six of who you would like to win this award,
again not voting for the one you know best,
or anyone who has bribed you to buy a drink for them later,
or those who are friends.
Really, this award for those who have achieved so
much for their achievement, their merits, and
for their outstanding performance.
You will have fifteen seconds to vote, so we'll have
a count down again from fifteen to zero,
and that will be how you can vote,
just vote for the number you would
like to win.
So here is that special message.
>>: When owe, I'm Kelly.
Congratulations to all the nominees
for the Deaf Sports Personality of the Year.
I'm sure you are really excited to be there, and
for you being on the shortlist in the first place
is a massive achievement.
You've clearly done well in your sport, but also give
a lot of commitment to your community
and perhaps a role model.
There is going to be six nominees announced
right now with three award winners that
I would like to say congratulations
to everybody and have a great night.
Good luck to all of you for the deaf Olympics 2013.
>>: So if you could cast your votes
now just by indicating a number
of the name of the person you would
like to win?
Wow.
Have you all voted?
Did you vote?
Yes?
Can I have some nodders?
Thank you very much.
Because this really does count, because we'll be telling us
the result of it later on this evening.
They have to calculate, put all the numbers together
and then they will be putting it
into a third, second and first position.
We'll be announcing the winners later on.
But I would like to now move
on to the final category which is the lifetime
achievement award.
Nationally the judges have received six
nominees, and after such deliberation
and consideration they have short listed it
to three individuals and again, after really trying
to we know it down to one individual
they finally did it, and this will be
he the lifetime achievement award.
Do you know who it is?
I certainly don't know.
Some people say they know.
Who knows what it will be, but we've got a VT
with a footage of who the lifetime achievement award
goes to E.
>>: Hello.
I'm Robin Cousins the ice skater
and I'm very proud to be here to present to you
the lifetime achievement award.
Now many of us come into and come
out of sports quite quickly.
Others dip in and out, but for some, it takes
over their life.
It consumes their life, and they spend their life looking
after people like me and athletes
across the country.
It is so important that people can
be committed to what they need to do, and
without these lifetime people we wouldn't do what we did.
Every single competitor needs that one person who knows
what they are doing and what
they are talking about, and I'm very proud
about the lifetime achievement award.
Good luck.
>>: Hello everybody.
Are you enjoying yourselves?
Really just to say, remark are really proud
to sponsor this award, because we're actually talking
about a lifetime achievement award.
Remember two years ago when Chris won the award,
and obviously, you know, he was excellent at his sport,
and not only that, but also the skills were passed
on in terms of coaching, and this next person, it
is an honour that the award will also be
in the same context, so ...
>>: I'm guessing you all know by now?
Yes?
Ready?
The winner is ...
Philip gardener.
Congratulations Philip.
>>: Thank you.
Thank you everyone.
Do I have to say something?
Oh.
I really didn't expect this.
I was just looking forward to coming here tonight,
just with you all, and -- wow.
You know, I just thought I would be
coming here to watch the awards.
I never id to receive one myself, and
a lifetime achievement award, just
to let you know I'm not finished yet.
Right.
I'm halfway through my speech.
Let me just sum up.
I just think that, you know, it is really -- there
is a lot more people here who are more worthy than me.
I can see faces out here knew, and certainly you are
in my notebook.
It is just such an honour to receive this award
and really to receive it from you as well, it is just
an honour too.
Thank you.
Thank you all.
I dedicate this to my friends, to all of you.
I really cannot live without sport and thank you all.
Thank you.
>>: We've got a surprise for you Phil.
If you would just like to take a look on screen?
>>: Okay.
>>: Oh gosh.
...
>>: Thank you all.
Thank you.
Congratulations again.
>>: Come on, let's give him
a standing owevation everyone, please.
Fantastic.
>>: Hello, I'm Beth from Bee-Communications.
We've been providing the remote captioning this
evening, and I'm absolutely thrilled to present the award
for third place to ...
Matthew Gilbert.
>>: Hello, good evening.
Thanks everyone that voted for me tonight.
Thank you very much.
Obviously rugby is a team sport so it
is not just about my own individual
performances but everyone
around me that helped me achieve everything I have
achieved in the sport.
Obviously I must thank my parents and my parents
in law and my wife who support me everywhere I go,
and allow me to follow my dreams.
Thank you very much.
>>: Sorry, I'm new to this.
And the runner up is Mike Burris.
>>: Thank you very much everyone who voted for me.
I'm absolutely chuffed to bits to even be here,
let alone pick up a prize, so I couldn't have conit
without tremendous support from my family and also my key
members, so thank you very much.
>>: Ladies and gentlemen, it is a great pleasure
to be here this evening.
When I embarked on my career
as a sports person it was one of those wonderful things that
I was able to do as a job, but to see so many talented
people here this evening, and I'm sure we seen
everybody, but it has been an absolute pleasure for me
to be here and watch all the sports that go on here,
and I'm sure, and I hope, that the recognition
for deaf sport continues to grow, and people continue
to play, and certainly that you
encourage so many of the youngsters,
I'm sure who are out there to play a sport because it
is a wonderful thing to be able to do, and as I say,
it has been impressive to see the standard
of the sport that's played within the deaf arena,
and I really do hope that it continues
to grow and prosper as it should, so for me,
to be here this evening, it has been
an absolute pleasure to watch and see.
I only wish I could still play some sport myself.
I'm very slow these days, and unfortunately that comes
with age but it has been a pleasure
to watch so many youngsters actually play so many sports,
and enjoy it, and that's really what it
is about, to enjoy, and really have fun together.
So thank you very much indeed.
>>: Wow.
You already know me by now so no need
for introduction.
Silent Bubbles are so happy to once again sponsor
the second award, and so we hope that we can
continue to link in to the deaf community
and enjoy, you know, everything that goes with this,
and it has been a pleasure to meet you all this evening.
Okay.
The winner is ...
Umesh V A L I GE.
Valjee.
Umesh Valjee.
>>: Wow.
Just if that wasn't heavy enough,
we also have this, which is for you.
>>: Wow.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you, and really thank you
for everyone who has voted for me tonight.
Really, first of all, I would just
like to say thank you to the nominees,
the other five nominees.
And really hats off to all of you, for all of us who are here
tonight, so thank you.
I mean, myself, being stood here now receiving
this award, I really cannot believe it.
I mean, I should not actually have been
here, I should have been going to another -- to New Zealand
for something else but that got cancelled, and
the England cricket board actually made the decision,
with the plans that they were doing, to make
the tournament happen in Australia and combined it
with another event that was going on in sawt Africa, so
with regard to the ECB, and to Ian Martin, hats
off to them for co-ordinating all the things that they do,
and really congratulations to the team
for the successes they have had, and also
for the successes I have had on a personal level.
They are my personal achievements but again
they have been a dlab are ative effort,
and also we've been very successful
in the competitions and the tournaments we've been
in thus far, and we've won the disabled English cricketer
of the ayear award and that was an honour
and also the MBE which I received
from Her Majesty the Queen, that was a fantastic award
and now tonight, I mean, really, if it wasn't
for the other events that were being coordinated I wouldn't
even be here because I wasn't expected
to be south of the equateer, so thank you.
Thank you.
Looking back personally I started being involved
in cricket when I was about 15 and I just got involved
in cricket, I didn't have any expectations
about it, my brother was in a Deaf Cricket club,
and I thought all right then.
And I looked around and I thought
he is a good player, and I got this individual thirs
for competition.
I wanted to beat that person on the team, I wanted to get
up to his dard and I started to notice that there were quite
a lot of deaf players out there who were really good
in England and I thought I want to be on the same level
as these and I aspired to be like them so it was really
a fulfilling thing as I got into this and realised how many
talented players were out there, it really challenged me
and forced me to train harder.
Really, not only have I met talented
people but I have also met sportsmen
in other disciplines such as swim ing, training,
and really realising that within England there are some
excellent players there, you know, within regard
to the global sphere, and it just drove me further
and further to train and want to be the best
from who I have met, and so I'm here, definitely
to say thank you to all the deaf sportsmen who
have really set the standard so high
and so thank you for all of that.
Obviously I have to thank my family.
My mother and father for, you know, bringing me up,
putting up with me, you know, making me, you know,
dealing with me breaking and smashing things
in the garden, and my brother
from his encouragement for me, to bring me
along to training and to watch me asend
and watch me going away and playing in tournaments
and so on, so thank you to my family and I would really
also like to say thank you to my fiancee Lisa
for allowing me to go to Australia and we had a child,
and I really said do you mind if I go, I need to go
to the gym to keep fit, I had lots of commitments
and I had to make sure that involved
with my team and she bore with me,
she was so supportive as a partner and
she really has stuck by me and
the success that we achieved there, thanks
to her and I really do say, Lisa, massive thanks to you.
You supported me so much and I love you so much.
So thank you.
That's it.
Thank you.
>>: Thank you.
Wow.
Well, we've awarded every category that we've had this
evening, and I just want to say, let's just have another cheer
for all our winners and nominees.
The last not award but prize for those who have been taking
part in the voting, there is one person who matched
every single judges' pick, and it is for No.
2 45 so if that is you, 245 on the back
of the voting device, who has No.
2 45?
You've you've won the prize.
Are you seriously 245 Austin?
We've got a witness, Terry is witnessing?
Yes?
Yes.
He is definitely 245.
And the prize is you will have two free tickets
to the Deaf Spy in 2014 so you've got
to be there.
You've got to.
Fantastic.
Well done.
So with regards to the voting pads,
if you could please make sure that you give them back
to the stewards at the door, please don't take them home
with you, we would really appreciate that.
So just to sum up, as we leave the auditorium,
the bar 87 is on the second left, you can mingle,
and enjoy great catch-ups and conversations, buy rounds,
buy plenty of drinks and the bar is open until 1 am,
and the casino is open until 6 am,
so please do enjoy yourself.
Make sure you've got your wrist bands on because you
will not be allowed entry into the casino without it.
Just to say a last thank you to all the organisers who have
organised this for the past two years,
Richard and Jackie.
A big, massive thank you to both of them.
And to all our volunteers, the crew,
all the individuals involved in making this year
a very successful one.
So we hope you will enjoy the rest of your evening,
we'll see you out there, buy me a drink everyone?
Brilliant!
Fantastic!
Enjoy your evening.
See you later.
Bye.