I would just like to add that its people like Mr. Burke who make life for a foreigner easier especially when the hate related crimes are so up these days. Well done and for your endless services to the society and thanks for making our streets safer.

Imran

   Dear Sir / Madam

I have pleasure in putting forward Phil Burke to your Nominating Panel for the The Pride of Manchester Awards

Phil has worked tirelessly for the past 16 years in providing help support and advice to all licensees in Manchester City centre, working along the city centre Police. City Council and City Centre Management Group

He has had a number of roles in the Manchester Pub & Club networks during his 16 years these included

Vice Chair, during which time the industry was suffering from gang related problems, from intimidation, threats to protection Rackets schemes.

He himself had been threatened and once attacked, but this has never put him off being our spokesperson for the Network, which now has over 600 members thanks to Phil.

Phil was able to work along side worried Licensees and advice them on what action to take.

He is also the Press and Publicity Spokesperson for the network and is involved in a number of other schemes, in association with the City Centre Safe Office based at Bootle Street Police Station, these included

Former Doorsafe Registration

Safer Glass Campaign

Who's taking you home Taxi Campaign

Thieves in Operation on these Premises

Proof it Campaign

and Many more

Most of the campaigns have now been enforced and support by the Home office and operate throughout the country thanks to both the City centre safe officers and the support given by Phil on behalf of the pub & Club Network, Phil is also connected to the following groups

Chair of the Village Business Association since 2003

Chair of the Northern Quarter Residents Group for the past 7 years

Local Action Partnership panels throughout the city centre

As you can see these are just some of the many things Phil has been involved in while raising his own family, he has always found time to support the network and give his time free to run these groups.

I k now he would be pleasantly surprise if not shocked should his nomination get accepted, you only have to mention Phil's name in Manchester and people know who you are talking about because of his high profile in the press most weeks.

Please contact me should you need any more information on Phil

Yours truly,

Andrew o Dwyer Proprietor of Pure space CafC) Bars