Burnham and Highbridge heroes of pandemic receive Somerset Medals
Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge’s community heroes of the Covid pandemic have received their Somerset Medals this week.
The Somerset Medal was launched by Somerset County Council to say a heartfelt thank-you to the best of the best.
Somerset’s Lord Lieutenant Annie Maw spoke at the start of the ceremony before the medals were presented last week.
As several local winners were unable to attend the ceremony last week, they received their awards on Monday in Burnham from county councillor Peter Clayton, as pictured here.
Burnham’s Ian Jefferies, pictured above, was instrumental in setting up the Burnham and Highbridge Coronavirus Community Support Group and organising the vaccination hubs at Berrow Medical Centre and the Mulberry Centre.
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.