Community entrepreneurs provide hope, vision, services and opportunities for local people.
Business can make a difference to social cohesion.
A rumour reached me yesterday that I was to launch a crusade today. Well, that is news to me. We are here to build on the consistent work already undertaken. To reward and recognise the achievements and work carried out all over this country by frequently unsung heroes and heroines. At last year's awards presentation in Preston I was delighted to announce that, thanks to generous sponsorship from NatWest and The Times, the 1998 Community Enterprise Awards would have the added dimension of a Fellowship programme.