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Cicada’s hat-trick

Harrogate’s Cicada Communications has been shortlisted for three awards at the 2013 CIPR Yorkshire and Lincolnshire PRide Awards.

The firm has been recognised for its work with a nomination in the Not-For-Profit category for the campaign National Insect Week 2012, run on behalf of client, the Royal Entomological Society, which included a Bioblitz at Clarence House with HRH The Prince of Wales.

The ‘Assuring the Integrity of the Food Chain’ conference, which Cicada event managed and promoted for the Leeds, York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership, is shortlisted in two categories: Public Sector Campaign and Best Event.

Cicada Communications account director, Jane Chamberlain, said: “We are thrilled to be shortlisted in the most prestigious and rigorous awards of their kind.

“We are very proud of the success of both Assuring the Integrity of the Food Chain and National Insect Week 2012 campaigns. To be recognised by our peers is a great testament to the hard work of our team.”

The CIPR Yorkshire and Lincolnshire PRide awards will take place on 28th November 2013 at the Queens Hotel in Leeds.

This year is the tenth anniversary of the awards. Commenting on the shortlist announcement, CIPR President Sue Wolstenhome FCIPR, said: “The CIPR PRide Awards celebrate the very best in public relations from across the region.

“This year’s entries were all of an incredibly high standard, highlighting the industry-leading work that is taking place here. Anyone shortlisted for an award demonstrates exemplary achievements in a thriving profession, and the impact they have made in their region and beyond.”

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