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Hosted by Mishal Husain

Your host for the awards ceremony will be Mishal Husain. Mishal Husain is a familiar face on BBC1’s prime time Sunday evening news and to viewers all over the world as a main presenter on the international channel BBC World. She has a rare ability to connect with and appeal to both UK and international audiences, and her wide-ranging talents have been seen on programmes as diverse as BBC1’s Breakfast, the arts interview programme Hardtalk Extra, and Radio 4’s You and Yours.

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The winners will be announced on 6th March 2008 at the Awards Ceremony taking place at:

Ascot Racecourse,
Ascot,
Berkshire
SL5 7JX

The awards ceremony and dinner will be taking place in the Pavilion, with has views of the Plaza lawns and the south side of the newly refurbished Grandstand.

Access to the Pavilion will be via a private entrance off Ascot High Street (which will be clearly signposted). Attendees will be met in the welcome area and escorted up the stairs to the main pavilion where the champagne reception will be taking place.

Travelling & Car Parking

Directions to Ascot Racecourse. We recommend that guests travelling by car use Car Park 3, which is within a short walking distance of the Pavilion entrance.

Local Hotels

If you or your guests are staying overnight there are a number of hotels locally including:

Royal Berkshire Ramada Plaza,
London Road
Sunninghill
Ascot
SL5 0PP

The Berystede Hotel
Bagshot Road
Sunninghill
Ascot
SL5 9AD

Sunningdale Park
Larch Avenue
Ascot
Berkshire
SL5 0QE