‘Best of Brit Blog Awards’
I recieved an email today telling me I have been nominated in the ‘Best of Brit Blog Awards’ in the Sports section.
‘The Best of Brit Blog Awards 2007™(BOBBs) launched on the 22nd February to find and reward the UKs most talented writers on the blogosphere. Ask.com, one of the UKs leading internet search engines, has teamed up with a number of celebrity judges including Alan McGee and Channel 5s Jason Bradbury to launch this initiative and get Britain blogging.
You can check out what the competition is all about here
The awards are split into eight popular categories; Fashion, Travel, Sport, Politics, Art and Entertainment, Technology, Youth (under 18s) and the Weird and Wonderful (to be decided by a public vote). Each category will be judged by a panel of celebrity judges from each field. Confirmed judges include:
Arts and Entertainment Alan McGee (Founder, Creation Records)
Fashion - Brenda Polan (Fashion Journalist/Broadcaster)
Sport Alastair Cook (England Cricketer)
Politics Ed Vaizeye (Conservative MP)
Travel Tom Hall (Lonely Planet Spokesperson)
Technology - Jason Bradbury (Gadget Expert)
Youth Shaa Wasmund (Founder of mykindofspace and Bebo)
Thankyou whoever nominated me - I really appreciate it 
March 22nd, 2007 at 2:53 pm
Congratulations! I’m off to see if us Yanks can vote, but no, it’s a judged thing.
Well, at least your name is similar to your judge’s. That’s got to count for something…
March 22nd, 2007 at 3:11 pm
You know what they say Tom,
“Everyone loves a lover…..and an Angler”
March 22nd, 2007 at 4:36 pm
Good stuff, its about time you had the recognition you deserve
March 22nd, 2007 at 5:37 pm
Hope you win it alistair-your site is well worth seeing-as you know,i hit it when i can,and there is usually a good topic to be discussed.
March 22nd, 2007 at 5:41 pm
I’d vote for you! Nice work Alistair! Good on you!
March 22nd, 2007 at 6:48 pm
alas i must confess it was me who voted for you.
March 22nd, 2007 at 6:59 pm
2 reasons i voted for you
1. you deserved it
2. i know how much you would squirm at the adulation and attention.
March 23rd, 2007 at 12:40 pm
Best of luck, Alistair. With a cool dude like McGee on the panel you’re bound to have a good chance!
Alex
March 23rd, 2007 at 1:36 pm
Now I am no angler of any sort but I love this site and the blogs. Thanks to the BOBBS (?) I may be a convert.