The Lord Provost said: “I am looking forward to tonight’s event. It is a great occasion and a wonderful way to honour people from diverse walks of life, all of whom have one thing in common - a commitment to Glasgow and its people.

“It is entirely appropriate therefore, that we publicly express our gratitude to these outstanding men and women by celebrating their achievements with a civic dinner.”

The dinner will be held in the City Chamber’s Banqueting Hall at 7.30pm. Music will be provided by the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama String Quartet.

The Loving Cup 2008 will go to Louise Martin CBE who led the team that secured the 2014 Commonwealth Games for Glasgow and is now Chair of sportscotland.

The Loving Cup is the city’s highest honour and is presented to ‘any person or group who have brought distinction and honour to Glasgow’. 

The Public Service Award will go to Mr John Bannon MBE, this year’s most nominated individual. Mr Bannon has served on a number of health-related board and organisations including the Glasgow Dental Hospital and School NHS Trust, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, the Nursing and Midwifery Council and Loretto Care Ltd.

The Lord Provost said: “John is a truly remarkable individual who, despite ill health has never shirked from boldly representing the needs of the patient on the various boards and organisations he has sat. The nominations indicate how highly regarded he is by all whom have met him and it is a great pleasure to be celebrating his hard work and dedication.”

Professor Sir John Arbuthnott is recognised with Lord Provost’s Special Award for Lifetime Professional Services in Glasgow and Professor Sir Kenneth Calman with the Lord Provost’s Special Award for Services to Health in Glasgow.

Other honours will go to poet Edwin Morgan, playwright and writer James Barclay and footballing legends Billy McNeill and John Greig.

The full list of winners and commendations are as follows:

The Loving Cup 2008

Louise Martin

Recipients of the Lord Provost’s Awards 2007

Business Certificate of Commendation
GreenCity Wholefoods

Education Certificate of Commendation
Female Lone Parents into Construction Scheme

Literature Certificate of Commendation
James Barclay

Performing Arts Certificate of Commendation
Graham Taylor

Business Award
James A McColl

Community Service Award
Gillian Morbey

Enterprise Award
Amar Latif

Heritage Award
Neil Baxter

Performing Arts Award
Stéphane Denève

Poetry Award
Edwin Morgan

Public Service Award
John Bannon

Sport Award
Derek Casey

Visual Arts Award
Francis McKee

Lord Provost’s Special Award for Services to Community Relations
Sewa Singh Kohli

Lord Provost’s Special Award for Lifetime Professional Services in Glasgow
Professor Sir John Arbuthnott

Lord Provost’s Special Award for Services to Health in Glasgow
Professor Sir Kenneth C Calman

Lord Provost’s Special Award for Services to Football
Billy McNeill
John Greig