Local heroes of the pandemic presented with Somerset Medal
A select few of Somerset’s many unsung coronavirus heroes have been presented with awards as the first ever winners of the Somerset Medal.
The Somerset Medal was launched by Somerset County Council to say a heartfelt thank-you to the best of the best, with the winners honoured at a special reception at Taunton Rugby Club this week.
Somerset’s Lord Lieutenant Annie Maw spoke at the start of the ceremony before the medals were presented by Council Vice Chair Councillor Mark Keating.
Those honoured included local vaccination volunteers, food deliverers, PPE producers, pop-up shop keepers and a whole host of other good Samaritans who all went above and beyond to make sure Somerset kept going during the pandemic.
Unsung heroes of the pandemic honoured with Somerset Medal on Somerset Day
The Somerset Medal has been launched to thank to those who have gone above and beyond for the community during the past year
Somerset Medal recipients Ian Kelham, Sarah Kana-ah and Lauren Parker
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Local unsung heroes of the Covid pandemic honoured with new Somerset Medal
Dedicated volunteers from Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge are among some of Somerset’s many unsung Coronavirus heroes who have been named as winners of the first ever Somerset Medal.
The Somerset Medal has been launched by Somerset County Council to say a heartfelt thank-you to the ‘best of the best’, with the winners announced on Somerset Day.
They include vaccination volunteers, food deliverers, PPE producers, pop-up shop keepers and a whole host of other good Samaritans who all went above and beyond to make sure Somerset kept going during the pandemic.
2021 Bristol, Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards finalists are announced
The finalists have been announced for the 2020 Bristol, Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards following an extended 10-month programme.
It’s the fifth year that the competition has been run, and it goes ahead amid unprecedented challenges for the tourism industry.
Among the finalists are Burnham’s Bev and Sarah Milner Simonds who succesfully held the eat:Portishead food festival last summer.
“It is an understatement to say that the past year has been challenging for the tourism and hospitality industry, with many finding themselves in truly desperate situations,” says awards organiser Nell Barrington.
THE finalists have been announced for the 2020 Bristol, Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards, after an extended 10-month programme. This is the fifth year that the competition has run, and it has done so in unprecedented times for tourism. “It is an understatement to say that the past year has been challenging for the tourism and hospitality industry, with many finding themselves in truly desperate situations, said awards organiser Nell Barrington. We hope that the announcement of this year’s finalists will bring some welcome good news. The judges identified so many businesses who despite their circumstances have innovated, adapted and even reinvented themselves showing true excellence.”