Previous LINK winners 1999, 2000 and 2001

2001: Sixteenth LINK Awards
(L-R) Bill Tarmey from Coronation Street and Noel Brady from Sx3

Presented by Bill Tarmey (Jack Duckworth) from Coronation Street on 29 May 2002 at the Europa Hotel, Belfast in the presence of 500 guests. The Overall Winner of the night was Sx3 for supporting Action Cancer in their Action Man campaign, which raised awareness about male cancers.

The LINK judging panel were impressed by the creative partnership between Sx3 and Action Cancer which resulted in the original and daring campaign. 76% of the men who attended Action Cancer clinics did so in response to the campaign. Men are a notoriously difficult audience to reach with health messages, making the achievements of the campaign even more worthy of celebration.

Category winners:

LINK: Sx3 for Action Cancer

Large Company Award

Winner: Viridian for Princes Trust
Runner-up: First Trust Bank for Macmillan Cancer Relief

Small/Medium Company Award

Winner: Patrick and John Maginnis for Eglinton Community Development
Runner-up: JC Decaux for Simon Community

Large Company Employee Award

Winner: FG Wilson for Childline NI
Runner-up: Down Lisburn Trust for Extern

Small/Medium Company Award

Winner: Mary Deenys Bar for Marie Curie Cancer Care
Runner-up: Greer Publications for Mencap

Regional Awards

Belfast Region: Curleys for X-Ray Department RVH
Southern Region: Henry Denny for NI Chest Heart and Stroke
North East Region: Northern Bank for NE Education and Library Board
North West Region: Adria for Strabane Community Development Project

Judges Special Award: Sacred Heart Grammer for Southern Area Hospice

2000: Fifteenth LINK Awards
(L-R) Toyah Wilcox andAndy McCrea from NIE

Announced at the Europa Hotel on 30 May 2001. Four hundred guests attended the dinner, joined by Linford Christie and Toyah Wilcox who presented the awards. Seven categories were awarded, each highlighting an innovative and rewarding partnership between the private and voluntary sector.

Winners by category:

LINK: NIE for Business in the Community

Large Company Award

Winner: Tesco NI for Macmillan Cancer Relief
Runner Up: Northern Bank for Action Mental Health

Small/Medium Company Award

Winner: McLaughlin Shell Service Station for Marie Curie Cancer Centre and Foyle Day Hospice
Runner Up: Adshel NI Ltd for Mencap

Large Company Employee Award

Winner: Coca-Cola for Mencap
Runner Up: NIHE for Edgecumbe Dementia Project

Small/Medium Employee Award

Winner: SuperValu for RVH for Sick Children
Runner up: Menary's Lisburn for Action Cancer

Regional Awards

Belfast Region: George Hamilton for The Nexus Institute
Southern Region: Henry Denny and Sons for NICHAS
North East Region: CV Homefurnishing for Randalstown Arches Association
North West Region: BT plc for the Playhouse

Special Achievement Award: Nambarrie Tea Co Ltd for Action Cancer

1999: Fourteenth LINK Awards
(L-R) Eugene McGuire from NIE, Bill Roach from Coronation Street, David Gough from Concern Worldwide and Paul Clark from UTV

NIE Supply was announced as the winner of the 1999 NICVA/Camelot LINK Awards at Belfast's Europa Hotel on 23 February 2000. NIE were chosen as overall winners from 170 other businesses nominees.

Coronation Street Actor Bill Roach presented the top award to NIE for their exceptional support for Concern Worldwide's Kosovo appeal.

NIE’s contribution to Concern included:

setting up call centre services to receive donations, opening NIE depots as manned drop off points for donated clothes, providing trucks and drivers for journeys to Kosovo, financial support and planning and PR expertise.

Winners by category:

LINK: NIE for Concern Worldwide NI

Large Company Award

Winner: Irish News/Newsletter for NI Children's Hospice
Runner Up: BT NI for Business in the Community – Derry

Small/Medium Company Award

Winner: Nicholls (Fuel Oils) Ltd for Greysteel Community Enterprises
Runner Up: Fitness NI for Action Cancer

Large Company Employee Award

Winner: Fire Brigade NI for NI Hospice
Runner Up: Dunnes Stores for NSPCC

Small/Medium Employee Award

Winner: Curley's Supermarket for Marie Curie Cancer Care

Regional Awards

Belfast Region: Ulster Bank for Action Cancer BT NI for Radio Royal
Southern Region: Social Security Agency for SENSE NI
North East Region: Garvan O' Doherty Group for Mencap NI
North West Region: David Jameson for Shankill PHAB

Special Achievement Award: Nambarrie Tea Co Ltd for Action Cancer