Tim Langford, Managing Director of JLD Media, the owners of Shopping Centre, has invited Wooden Spoon to become the Beneficiary Charity for the 10th Anniversiary SCEPTRE Awards 2010, which will take place at The Dorchester in London on 22nd June.

Following a triumphant first year, BCSC awarded both Liverpool ONE and Westfield London with the Supreme Gold Award at Tuesday’s ceremony. This is the first time two in-town schemes have been joint-winners of the top honour.

BDP, the interdisciplinary design practice behind Liverpool One, enjoyed double success at this year’s RICS Awards. Victoria Square in Belfast, part of BDP’s design portfolio, was awarded a Commendation in the Regeneration category after battling against 14 other shortlisted projects from around the UK.

Winner - Darren Winter, Freeport Fleetwood

Winner - Gordon McKinnon, The Trafford Centre

Winner - Ian Cox, Golden Square, Warrington

Winner - Emma Squires, West Orchards, Coventry

Winner - Cabot Circus, Bristol

Winner - Gunwharf Quays

Winner - John O'Shea, Freeport Braintree

Winner - The Harlequin, Watford

Eldon Square, Newcastle

Winner - Guardian Jewellery

Winner - Cushman & Wakefield

Winner - Shakeaway

Winner - Iain Watters

The SCEPTRE Awards judging team are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2009 Awards. Over 60 organisations have made it to the final in 12 categories. The list in full is below. The winners will be announced on June 24th at The Dorchester, Park Lane, London; a glittering evening hosted by Fergus Slattery, former Irish & British Lion rugby star. Thanks to all that entered, and congratulations to all that have made it to the Final - 24th June will be a great night!

Every year Shopping Centre gives the SCEPTRE Lifetime Achievement Award to an individual who, in the magazine's opinion, has made an outstanding contribution to the shopping centre industry. Shopping Centre is delighted that Capital Shopping Centre is once again sponsoring this major award.

From May 11th 2009, readers of Shopping Centre will be invited to take part in an online poll to decide which of the 10 retailers (who have recently featured as the magazine's Retailer of the Month) deserves the title 'Retailer of the Year'.

== Shopping Centre Developer of the Year: Westfield ==

The jury is out on where property values are going – some analysts forecast a crash, others believe a soft landing is most likely. While this year will see a slowdown in new openings, the development pipeline is still operating, with a new generation of bigger and more complex schemes on the drawing board.With this in mind, Shopping Centre Ireland is promoting a new one-day conference for all sectors to address the challenges the current market presents. Sponsors are Tughans, William Fry and Photo-Me.

At the glittering SCEPTRE Awards dinner at London’s Dorchester hotel last night 15 of the industry’s brightest and best were rewarded for their contribution to shopping centres across the UK and Ireland.