 My name is Beth Giles, and I'm the owner of Giles Gallery, Ponte Gris. I was one of those kids when you're seven years old, what you want to be when you grow up. I wanted to open my own art gallery, but specifically I wanted to open it in the village. I'm shocked that I got nominated in the first place really. I knew about the High Street campaign, and then when they announced the awards, I thought that was a lovely idea to actually nominate people that have done so much for them as well, and to actually then see that I'd be nominated as well, and people informed me. The fact that they've nominated me and got me to win this award is just really nice to know that people appreciate it. I think one of the reasons that the galleries work so well is because we cover so many different aspects of the creative industry. We also supply materials for other artists, and we supply an outlet for other artists as well. So artists in the area who are already established or becoming established actually have a venue that they can show the world they work. My relationship with the local community has developed, I think initially because I lived here, I was born pretty much here. So I've known hundreds, now thousands, of the area that's got so big of people around here, but I've also had a lot to do with the local schools and churches. I've been working with the local primary school and the local comprehensive school on and off, as well as other schools further up. To emphasise your high street to the local communities, you can't do it enough. I think it's too easy for people to go to out-of-town places or big cities and just spend out on things. But if you spend locally in high streets, you're spending it on your own community, that money goes into the pockets of the local people, which then goes back into the other community businesses. So it's a wonderful sense of community when you've got a high street in a village or a town, it's a wonderful asset for people to have.