A GROUP has been awarded for providing support throughout the pandemic. High Sheriff of Cumbria Julie Barton attended Cumbria Resilience Forum where she presented the High Sheriff of Cumbria Neighbourhood Watch Association Shield to Community Resilience Coordinator, Carolyn Otley on behalf of all the volunteers and NHS, care sector and frontline workers. Ms Barton said: "I am very pleased to announce that this High Sheriff Shield is awarded in 2021 to celebrate the neighbourliness generously shown by so many people across Cumbria towards others, often complete strangers, during the pandemic. "It also commemorates the selfless efforts of NHS, care sector and other frontline workers.