The Golden Teddy Awards began in 2001 and are designed to give public recognition to individuals who have given a special or long service to the toy business, normally for at least 25 years.
The Golden Teddies can be awarded at any time of the year, although most are awarded at the Toy Industry Awards ceremony that takes place during the London Toy Fair each year.
Golden Teddy Award winners are nominated by their peers within the toy industry - and each one is judged on its merits by a panel at the British Toy and Hobby Association. The nominees can work in any sector of the industry and in any capacity. The judging criteria is that the individual must possess "niceness, honesty and integrity".
Winners of the 2011 Golden Teddy Awards were:
Paul Edy
Gordon Parker
Bob Henderson
George Prentice
Barry Walker (Conways)
Bob Nicholls
Winners of the 2010 Golden Teddy Awards were:
Alan Maton (Toy agent)
Keith Frost
Mike Gibson
Keith Lister
Bryan Slaven (Toy agent)
Graham Thompson (Character Options)
Winners of the 2009 Golden Teddy Awards were:
John Baulch (Toys ’n’ Playthings)
Rob Todhunter (Toy agent. Also winner of Bandai's agent of the year award, 2010)
Les Vargeson (Earlybird)
Ian Kenyon (Toy agent)
Previous year's winners include Mike Edwards, Peter Crispin and Malcolm Naish.
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