2020 Award Winners
Young Volunteer or Charity Fundraiser Award
Daniel Lloyd - for setting up Markers for mindfulness which provides stationery for local schools and helps with mental health issues in young people
Sporting Achievement Award
SMAF Oxford - for keeping their martial arts classes going during lockdown
Unsung Hero Award
Ady Crook - for raising thousands of pounds for charity for a local girl who was in the ICU in John Radcliffe
Service with a Smile Award
Daniel Merrit - for setting up his business offering support to veterans
Artistic Award
Angels APA - for teaching children of all abilities dance and raising money for charity
Lifetime Achievement Award
Rachel & Steve Hunter - for their 20 years service to scouting
John Eldridge Award for Voluntary Service
Robin McStay - for running Didcot Health Walks for approx. 18 years
Covid Hero Award
Hasnath Miah - for providing free meals to key workers and people who have lost their jobs because of Covid
Allotment winners
Best plot on each site:
Mereland Road – Mrs Hughes
New Road – Eileen Bracken
Wantage Road – Colin Churchman
Broadway – Mr Mason
Cockcroft – Denise Mortimer
Overall plot winner
Mrs Hughes
Overall site winner
Broadway
Photographs of the Awards Afternoon
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we were unable to host an awards evening in 2020. The Mayor was able to give the winners their trophies one to one, outside, once restrictions had eased slightly.
Young Volunteer or Charity Worker Award
Sporting Achievement Award
Unsung Hero Award
Service with a Smile Award
Artistic Award
Lifetime Achievement Award
Covid Hero Award
John Eldridge Award for Voluntary Service
2020 Nominations
Unsung Hero Award
Staff at St Birinus School
Staff at Meadows Care home
Claire Ward & Kaye Wynn (Newlands Avenue Mask Tree)
Ann Paterson
SOFEA Fairshare
Trevor Newman
Marianne Slipper
Courtney Hughes BEM
Robin McStay
Angels Performing Arts Didcot
Alison Lane
Ady Crook
Service with a Smile Award
Daniel Merritt
Steven Light
Amira Popa
John Hall
Young Volunteer or Charity Fundraiser Award
Daniel Lloyd
Lincoln Callaghan
Lifetime Achievement Award
Courtney Hughes BEM
Claire Hughes
Rachel & Steve Hunter
Sporting Achievement Award
SMAF Oxford
John Houston
Harwell Harriers Running Club
Artistic Award
Sophie Purbrick
Angles Performing Arts Didcot