We are family

Anjna Patel MBE, chair of the British Parking Association and principal officer at Sandwell Council, made everyone feel valued

“The parking sector is my family. I have grown with you. I am very, very proud of you all. But you are not recognised by the general public or the government for how you rose to the challenge and kept the country going.

“During lockdown, every Thursday most of us stood on the doorsteps and clapped the National Health Service and others. But nobody stood on the doorstep to appreciate what you were all doing – making sacrifices, delivering parcels, keeping the country moving. So I would like you to put your hands together and give a big round of applause for yourselves.

“And I would like to thank you all for making the British Parking Awards such a success. We are celebrating 21 years of the awards, so a round of applause for Mark Moran and the Landor LINKS team.”