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Care home worker wins award for Christmas 'cookathon' 11 July 2005 A maintenance manager at a Bupa Care Home in Crawley has received a prestigious award for his super-human culinary efforts at Christmas. Barrie Sayers stepped in at the last minute at the Oakhurst Grange Nursing Home when the chef went unexpectedly absent, leaving Christmas dinner for 120 people hanging precariously in the balance. Coached over the phone by the national hotel services manager, Barrie saved the day to cook and serve up the festive feast and has now been recognised by Bupa for his contributions to the home. At a gala luncheon he was announced as the winner of an Annual Excellence Award as part of Bupa’s One Life Awards held at the Royal Opera House in London. Barrie says: "What else could I do, everyone from residents to relatives and staff were all hugely looking forward to Christmas dinner. We couldn’t let them down so I volunteered to put on an apron and roll my sleeves up." "I haven’t cooked for 12 people let alone 120 but we pulled it off and I’m honoured to have received this award." This year a record number of people have been recognised within Bupa for the excellence of their work from significant one-off achievements to sustained commitment, loyalty, enthusiasm and care. As part of the One Life Awards 1400 employees were initially nominated at a local level for excelling within their role. This was then whittled down to 47 and from this number 10 people were finally chosen to receive an Annual Excellence Award. Recognition scheme manager Sally Gardiner, who organises the annual event, says: "All these people have made a significant personal contribution to realising Bupa's vision of 'taking care of the lives in our hands". "They epitomise the rich diversity of talent and expertise of Bupa employees and highlight how our staff are prepared to readily go beyond the call of duty and exceed all expectations." Also announced at the awards luncheon were the winners of Bupa's Idea of the Year Awards. Eight individuals were chosen from dozens of employees recognised for inspiration and innovation in business. Bupa employees from all over the world, including people from the UK, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Spain, Thailand and Australia attended the One Life Awards event.
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