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Unsung heroes recognised at annual Community Awards Andrew Edgington, Andy Ward, Ann Watts, Barry White, Christopher Jordan, David Bell, David Woodey, Graham Darby, James Wiltshire, Mary Davies, Maureen Jackson, Pauline Wilson, Robert Umfreville, Ruth Kitson, Jamie Pike, Jessica Harrison, Kate Sweet, Susan Hiscox, William Lee
Long Service Community Awards Alan Maggs, Anne Moulsdale, Tony Moulsdale, Brian Hewitt MBE, Bryan Quinlan, Margaret Bracey, Roger Fowler, Sheila Butler
Young Persons Community Awards Diya Barot, George Beaven, Jade Matthews, Jazmin Howell
Group Awards Men in Sheds, Freewheelers Emergency Voluntary Service, Kingswood Community Transport, South Gloucestershire Breastfeeding Peer Support Group, Wapley Bushes Conservation Group
Lord Lieutenant’s Award Diya Barot and George Beaven
Nearly thirty unsung heroes and their families attended the Chair’s Community Awards at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College’s WISE Campus on March 16. The annual awards recognise and celebrate the valuable contribution local unpaid volunteers make to life in South Gloucestershire. These people give up their time freely to help others and bring our communities together, and were rewarded for their efforts at the special ceremony. The Chair of South Gloucestershire Council, Cllr Erica Williams, attended along with the Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire, Dame Janet Trotter, and Vice Lord Lieutenant Robert Bernays, Group Chief Executive & Executive Principal of South Gloucestershire & Stroud College Kevin Hamblin and Principal and Deputy Chief Sara-Jane Watkins. Throughout the evening award winners from across South Gloucestershire and from a wide variety of backgrounds were presented with their certificates by Cllr Erica Williams and SaraJane Watkins. The final round was the Lord Lieutenant’s Special Award, which saw Dame Janet Trotter and Robert Bernays present £100 to Diya Barot and George Beaven for their valued services as mentors and anti-hate crime ambassadors in South Gloucestershire. Diya Barot and George Beaven became anti-hate crime ambassadors two years ago when
Southern Brooks piloted a project at Abbeywood Community School. Since then, they have used their training to mentor victims and perpetrators of hate incidents. Diya and George also volunteer at a local primary school after school club. Councillor Erica Williams said: “I have been consistently amazed and inspired by the number of people from across our area who dedicate so much of their precious time in a voluntary capacity.
“These awards are a small way of recognising the effort and tireless service which volunteers provide for their local communities, and to say thank you to just some of them for continuing to make South Gloucestershire a great place to live and work. “Choosing from the nominations for this event has been a heart-warming and yet difficult task. All the nominees were clearly highly respected and admired for their commitment
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