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Exmouth Champions' Day

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By PGStrange at 15:39 on 22/09/12

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 Exmouth Champions' Day was a chance to celebrate the achievements of Exmouth people who have made their mark in various fields, including sport, volunteering and gastronomy. An open-top bus carried the Exmouth's champions around the town. On board were Olympic torch bearer Phil Crook and his daughter and games maker Nicola
Exmouth Champions' Day was a chance to celebrate the achievements of Exmouth people who have made their mark in various fields, including sport, volunteering and gastronomy. An open-top bus carried the Exmouth's champions around the town. On board were Olympic torch bearer Phil Crook and his daughter and games maker Nicola
  • Exmouth Champions' Day was a chance to celebrate the achievements of Exmouth people who have made their mark in various fields, including sport, volunteering and gastronomy. An open-top bus carried the Exmouth's champions around the town. On board were Olympic torch bearer Phil Crook and his daughter and games maker Nicola
  • The Exmouth Champions gather in the Strand Gardens before leaving on the open top bus for a tour around the town
  • Exmouth Champions' Day
  • Town Crier Roger Bourgein announces the open top bus with the Exmouth Champions is about to depart for its tour around the town
  • Exmouth Champions' Day
  • Martine Rowland (games maker) waves from the bus
  • Exmouth's deputy mayor Bill Nash and Exmouth's mayor John Humphreys were also on board the bus
  • Exmouth's mayor John Humphreys, Exmouth's town crier Roger Bourgein and deputy mayor Bill Nash wave as the open-top bus turns into The Parade after its tour around the town
  • Samba band Street Heat led the Exmouth Champions bus back round to the Strand
  • Street Heat doing their thing
  • The Exmouth Champions arrive back in the Strand
  • Exmouth Champions' Day
  • The Exmouth Champions gather, ready for the day's official opening
  • East Devon MP Hugo Swire officially opened the day, congratulating all of the Exmouth champions for their achievements
  • Exmouth champions included restaurateurs Sheila and Olivier Mulkerrin of Exmouth's Les Saveurs, who recently won the Channel 5's "Marco Pierre White's Kitchen Wars"
  • Joe Fisher interviews Dave Follett (disabled international badminton player). Suzanne Williams (badminton international commonwealth gold medalist) looks on
  • Suzanne Williams (badminton international commonwealth gold medalist) receives flowers from Exmouth mayor John Humphreys
  • Jack Findel-Hawkins (UK no 1, under 18s tennis) receives flowers from Exmouth's deputy mayor Bill Nash
  • Exmouth's deputy mayor Bill Nash presents flowers to Anne Louis (who represented GB in the Four Nations tennis championships). Jo Louis (bronze medalist in tennis world championships) and Bob Louis (who represented GB at tennis) look on
  • Exmouth's deputy mayor Bill Nash presents flowers to Exmouth Olympic torch bearer Colin Rowland
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