Winners of the ninth annual Pride of Swindon award have been honoured with a plaque which will be permanently displayed at Swindon Central Library. The plaque was unveiled by Swindon mayor councillor Eric Shaw, Shirley Ludford of Swindon 105.5fm and Tony Martin of Zurich Charitable Trust.
Mayor Cllr Eric Shaw and judge Shirley Ludford with one of the winners Oscar Moulding
The 10 worthy winning individuals and six teams were nominated by members of the public with the finalists chosen by a team of invited judges drawn from various sectors of the Swindon community. Those chosen were considered to have gone over and above to enhance or support the Swindon community.
The individual winners were:
Alan Butler: RunVember charity running group organiser.
Clare Stow: For her work with numerous local charities including the Swindon Down’s Syndrome Group.
Noreen Vitale: Catering manager for the Christmas Care shelter.
Caroline Watson: for supporting elderly people.
Kathleen Wyatt: for her work with Wiltshire Wildlife Trust.
Joan White: For her work supporting Pinehurst Netball Club
Roy Dowling: For his work as a volunteer benefits advisor for Swindon Carers Centre
Oscar Moulding: Nine year old Oscar raised money for a friend to pay for a new wheelchair in Bosnia
John Popowicz: For his service with Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Pat Bennett: For her work to establish and run the Estelle school of dance and for her work to support numerous different charitable causes over 60 years.
Team award winners were:
Colin Crook and Jacqui Collins for their conservation work.
Lorraine Parker and Pippa Watts for their work with the social team at Clarence House.
The Swindon Lagoons Volunteer Group for their conservation work.
The Harbour Project: for their work with refugees.
Prime Theatre for supporting young people.
The Witness Service for providing support to people attending court.
A posthumous award was given to the daughter of Kevin Logan who was honoured for his work of spreading Prostate Cancer awareness, setting up PSA screening sessions across the County and going on to set up his charity called “The Loganberry Trust” to continue the work. Kevin’s daughter Josephine collected the award at the event.
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