The NEWS Guide Awards

The Portsmouth NEWS Guide Awards 2005

The Guide Awards involved various catagories including music


2005 Nominations;- date 30th September 2005

Best attraction (Sponsored by Ocean FM)
1 HMS Warrior
2 HMS Victory
3 The Hampshire Mega Maze
4 Portchester Castle
5 Blue Reef Aquarium
6 Fort Nelson

Best restaurant
1 Fat Olives
2 Nemrut
3 Barnaby’s
4 Indian Palace on the Quay
5 Hermitage Restaurant at the Brookfield Hotel
6 Antonio’s

Best rock/pop band (Sponsored by Nevada)
1 The Dynamics
2 The Ridgeway
3 Psyattica
4 The Noise Next Door
5 Ricky
6 The Wide Eyes

Best DJ
1 Tony Broad
2 Martin Metcalf
3 Ian Void
4 Ben Glover
5 Richard Charman
6 Owen Baxter

Best touring act
1 Bryan Adams
2 Michael ball
3 Ken Dodd
4 Basement Jaxx
5 Jack Dee
6 Razorlight

Best amateur production
1 A Few Good Men
2 A Taste of Honey
3 By Jeeves
4 Les Miserables
5 Skylight
6 The Cripple of Inishmaan

Best actress
1 Francesca McCrohon
2 Ingrid Corrigan
3 Jane Pegler
4 Kerry Joyce
5 Natalie Frank
6 Sally Evans

Best film (Sponsored by NTL)
1 Lord of the Rings
2 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
3 Meet the Fockers
4 Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith
5 Hitch
6 War of the Worlds

Best pub
1 The Ship Inn Langstone
2 The Wine Vaults Southsea
3 The Fountain Rowlands Castle
4 The Ameican Bar Old Portsmouth
5 Eastney Tavern
6 Rosies Vineyard Southsea

Best folk/roots act
1 Arlen
2 White Knuckle Blues Band
3 Kelly’s Tattoo
4 Lady Winwood’s Maggot
5 Motherfolkers
6 Mist on the Bog

Best club night
1 Route 66 on Fridays
2 Hipshaker at the Wedgewood Rooms
3 The Pussy Kat Klub at Drift Bar Southsea
4 Saturday at Tiger Tiger Gunwharf Quays
5 Truly Scrumptious at Bar Bluu/Tantrum
6 Friday at Flares

Best professional production
1 Blood Brothers
2 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
3 Julius Caesarv 4 Lord of the Flies
5 Scapino
6 The King and I (Mayflower Theatre)

Best actor
1 Dan Martin
2 David Penrose
3 John-Paul McCrohon
4 Peter Colley
5 Tom Millen
6 Tony Dart

Best classical act
1 David Price
2 Havant Chanber Orchestra
3 Peter Craddock
4 Portsmouth Baroque Choir
5 Portsmouth Cathedral Choir
6 Richard Harwood

THE WINNERS
Date;- 09/09/2005 ? Friday.
BEST Attraction;- winner …. HMS Victory
BEST Film;- winner …. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
BEST Restraint;- winner …. Barnaby’s Southsea
BEST Pub/Wine bar;- winner …. Wine Vaults Southsea
BEST Rock/Pop Band;- winner …. Ricky
BEST Blues/Folk Roots;- winner …. White Knuckle Blues Band
BEST DJ;- winner …. Martin Metcalf
BEST Club Night;- winner …. Saturday at Tiger Tiger, Gunwharf Quays
BEST Touring Act;- winner …. Basement Jaxx
BEST Professional Production;- winner …. Blood Brothers
BEST Amateur Production;- winner …. A Few Good Men
BEST Actor;- winner …. David Penrose
BEST Actress;- winner …. Natalie Frank
BEST Classical Act;- winner …. Peter Craddock
Lifetime Achievement Joan Cooper

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