What a year and WOW, what was achieved and overcome. Philomena Watton had the honour of running the Bedfordshire BusinessWomen networking group in 2017. Alongside organising the monthly events and committee meetings, being bold enough to revamp the annual awards by hosting an prestigious gala awards night, and adding an additional category of Apprentice of the Year, she overcame her fear of public speaking and learnt so much about herself in what has been an inspiring journey.

An amazing £5,000 plus was raised from the proceeds of the awards evening, plus donations at monthly meetings for Philomena’s chosen charity of the year – The Kings Arms Project.