UNSUNG parish heroes are to be honoured by West Somerset Council with an awards presentation in March.The council is seeking nominations by February 23 of groups or individuals who have worked to improve their local communities.
Council leader, Councillor Christine Lawrence (pictured), said: “We would like to acknowledge the time and effort that many local people put into making their parishes better places for people to live and work in.
“We are organising an event to celebrate their achievements and to thank them for their work.
“We are asking for councils or residents to nominate people or groups that have made a significant or outstanding contribution to improving the lives or environment of others.
“We appreciate that a lot of people put in a lot of effort to bring about benefits to the whole community.
“We would love to help celebrate the contribution of these people or groups and acknowledge the positive impact they make on the lives of others.”
Examples of nominations could be people or groups which have enabled others to achieve a better quality of life, or tended open spaces for the benefit of the environment, or who have overcome hardship to contribute to their community.
An awards ceremony will be held in the council’s Williton chambers on March 15.
Anybody who wants to make a parish champion nomination should send their own contact details, together with their nomination and the reason for the nomination, to Wendy Bass, West Somerset Council, 20 Fore Street, Williton, TA4 4QA by February 23.
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