Awards
2013
Nominated for Small Visitor Attraction of the Year with 
In June, awarded 
for the “development of a unique and specialist engineering museum as an award-winning visitor attraction”.
2012
Winner "Team of the Year" Marketing Cheshire 
Museuem also shortlisted by Marketing Cheshire for Visitor Attraction of the Year
2011
Poynton Civic Award for Rod Ellis, John Simpson and Roy Dudley for their work in building the scale model of Poynton c1900 in the Local History section of the museum
2010
MBE for Geoff Challinor in the New Years Hounours List - for Services to Industrial History
Poynton Civic Award for Geoff Challinor
Highly commended - Small Visitor Attraction of the Year, Cheshire Tourism Awards
2009
Highly commended - Most Valuable Volunteer - Martin Rackham (CATS)
Cheshire Rural Women's Award to Margaret Hacking for her work with the Cheshire Tourist Board and the Anson Engine Museum
Highly commended - Project on a limited budget - Awards for Excellence
2008
Engineering Heritage Hallmark - JCB Dieselmax Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
Gold - Cheshire Champion - Jon Leigh (CATS)
2007
Gold - Most Valuable Volunteer - Peter Wood (CATS)
Nominated Cheshire Woman of the Year - Margaret Hacking - NSPCC Cheshire Woman of the Year
Winner of the "Visitors Choice" - Macclesfield Business Award
Shortlisted for the second year for Best Tourism Website Award - Cheshire Tourism Awards
Received VAQAS accreditation - VisitBritain’s Visitor Attraction Quality Assurance Service
2006
Engineering Heritage Award - Rattling Monster Exhibition - Institute of Diesel & Gas Turbine Engineers (IDGTE)
Commended - Tourism Website of the Year - Cheshire Tourism Awards
Inspiring Woman - Margaret Hacking
- Inspiring Woman Awards
Gold – Commitment to Industry - Margaret Hacking - Cheshire Awards for Tourism Skills (CATS)
Silver – Team of the Year - Rattling Monsters Exhibition Team - Cheshire Awards for Tourism Skills (CATS)
2005
Engineering Heritage Hallmark Scheme (EHHS) - Gardner 4L2 Engine -Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
Nominated for national award - Project on a Limited Budget - Gardner Exhibition - Museum & Heritage Awards for Excellence
Short Listed for Small Attraction of the Year
- Cheshire Tourism Awards
Silver – Most Valuable Volunteer - Margaret Hacking - Cheshire Awards for Tourism Skills (CATS)
Bronze - Unsung Hero - John Simpson - Cheshire Awards for Tourism Skills (CATS)
2004
Gold – Commitment to Industry - Geoff Challinor - Cheshire Awards for Tourism Skills (CATS)
Bronze - Team of the Year - Gardner Exhibition Team - Cheshire Awards for Tourism Skills (CATS)
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Stationary Engine Hall of Fame - Les Cawley and Geoff Challinor - Stationary Engine Magazine
