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The Marsh Awards 2016
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IntroductIon Every year the Marsh Awards highlight the outstanding support areas such as volunteering and conservation by commitment and hard work of individuals and groups ensuring that a modest sum of money made an impact. who selflessly dedicate their energies to improving people’s The Marsh Awards became a vehicle through which this lives and the world we live in. could be achieved and over the years the Trust has helped In 2016 the Awards recognised over 170 people throughout to provide recognition to some truly outstanding people. the UK and internationally for their voluntary, professional We could not do this without the invaluable support of and group contributions across the fields of social welfare, our partners and we would like to thank them for all their conservation, the arts and heritage. The efforts of the Award efforts in enabling the Awards Scheme to run annually and winners are always inspiring and we are pleased to deliver develop along the way. this Awards Scheme to help promote their work. In order to learn more about the winners’ activities, we work with a number of partner organisations who are experts in their chosen fields. This enables us to identify appropriate winners for the Awards and allows our partners to work with an external organisation providing recognition of these individuals and groups. The winners are therefore celebrated both by the charity which they are connected to and by an organisation completely independent from their field. Although each Award is administered slightly differently to suit our partner organisations, in most cases partners recommend a short-list of worthy Award winners but leave the final decision with a judging panel. This ensures complete independence in the decision made and gives further value to the recognition earned by the winners. The Awards are the creation of Brian Marsh OBE,
Chairman of the Marsh Christian Trust, who wanted to Members of the Hull Amnesty Group, winners of the Marsh Award for Human Rights Activism
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socIal welfare awards
The 2016 Social Welfare Awards recognised the efforts of more than 70 Addaction are one of the UK’s leading individuals and groups who, through and largest specialist drug, alcohol and volunteering, fundraising and mental health treatment charities advocacy, have improved the quality of many people’s lives across the UK Marsh Volunteer Awards with Addaction and internationally. Award winners recognise the volunteers who work with Addaction to help transform the lives have supported children, carers, of people affected by drug and alcohol refugees and victims of modern day problems. slavery amongst other groups of people in need. National Winner 18-year-old Erin Donald has volunteered Erin Donald, winner of the National Volunteer Award, with Addaction’s Baby Programme at receiving her certificate from Oliver Bogue, MCT Young Addaction in Liverpool, helping to Ambassador
inform young parents about the harmful Community rehab where, as someone effects of substance misuse. Erin has who has lived experience of substance carried out research, helped with public misuse, he helps service users. his idea to presentations and facilitated the delivery run a guitar class for people in recovery of education programmes in colleges was particularly successful and has whilst demonstrating a passion for maintained a core group of attendees volunteering. Erin was also a winner for since its foundation. the north and West region. South West: Jenny Southcott volunteers Regional Winners with Addaction’s services in North & Scotland: Stephen Davidson volunteers East Cornwall and became a volunteer Evolve Peer Support Group, winners of the Marsh Award for with Addaction’s North Glasgow Mental Health Peer Support through her own journey of recovery.
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Starting out by shadowing other training to prevent and educate about in recovery seven days a week. These volunteers she now delivers her own addiction. activities help to give participants a sense support groups for clients, runs a of purpose and responsibility whilst breakfast club and is producing a Exceptional Group in the Field of improving their physical and mental ‘Nourish Not Punish’ recipe book to help Recovery wellbeing. clients with cooking healthy recipes. Swanswell Peer Support Group offers volunteering opportunities for people in Exceptional Media in Challenging the London and South East: Sue Warren recovery. run by people with experience Stigma of Recovery has facilitated and empowered a group of addiction, this group provides ‘The Outrun’ by Amy Liptrot tells the of service users at Thanet and South members with the opportunity to develop story of Amy’s return to her hometown in Kent Coast Mental health Services to confidence and engage with their local Orkney, Scotland, to aid her recovery from run a support group for mental health community and environment. addiction. Amy’s book was published in wellbeing. The group runs arts and crafts January 2016, was a BBC radio 4 Book sessions, engages with the community at Exceptional Activity in the Field of of the Week, won the Wainwright Book local events and runs meditation sessions. Recovery Prize and is a Sunday Times Top Ten The Foundations Drug and Alcohol bestseller. Marsh Recovery Awards with Addaction Service in grimsby has developed an recognise people in recovery who allotment which is looked after by people have shown passion and dedication to supporting others in recovery and combatting the stigma associated with substance misuse.
Exceptional Individual in the Field of Recovery Anna Elston has used her experience to help parents battling with addiction. She has spoken publicly about her experiences, through radio and press interviews, in an effort to reduce the stigma surrounding addiction. She has been involved with the Amy Winehouse Chris Dadge from the Foundations Drug and Alcohol Service, accepting the group’s Award for Exceptional Activity in the Foundation where she has helped deliver Field of Recovery from Peter Titley, MCT Ambassador
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Youth Group Chiltern Edge School Amnesty group in reading proposed to expand their schools Amnesty Ambassadors scheme, a programme whereby young ambassadors Amnesty International is the world’s Barnardo’s is one of the UK’s leading largest grassroots human rights learn about human rights and deliver information sessions to their peers. children’s charities, working to transform organisation, helping to promote and the lives of vulnerable children and young protect people’s fundamental rights and people across the country. freedom. Student Group Kingston University Amnesty Marsh Awards for Human Rights International Society is running a theatre Activism recognise local, student and production which raises awareness of youth activist groups proposing an human rights. The production is being outstanding project that will help to grow performed at their university and local activism and awareness of human rights theatres and festivals. in their community. Amnesty Local Group hull Amnesty group has delivered a number of activities raising awareness Leanne Westhead, winner of the Marsh Volunteer of the about suffragette Mary Murdoch (1864– Year Award for Work with Children, with Nick Carter, Amir 1916). The group is also working with Khan and Javed Khan education organisations and local schools to encourage education in human rights Marsh Volunteer of the Year Awards for as part of schools’ curriculum. Work with Children recognise volunteers dedicated to helping children, young people and families in eight regions across the UK.
National Winner Leanne Westhead volunteers with Barnardo’s services in Wrexham where she has developed the ‘Baby Crash An effigy of human rights campaigner Mary Murdoch which is used by Hull Amnesty Group to raise awareness Course’, helping young people to prepare
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for parenthood through practical activities Marsh Award for Innovation and Marsh Fundraising Volunteer of the Year and advice. She has mentored a number Dedication Elizabeth Singer was a founding member of young service users and has developed Janet English has volunteered with of the Porthcawl Helper Group which a resource pack to enable young parents Barnardo’s ‘Targeted Support’ services by has been running since 1975. Since then to carry out affordable educational helping numerous families in Carlisle and she has taken on various voluntary roles activities with their children. Cumbria, particularly those with no other including Chair of the Appeals Advisory support from family or friend networks. Board and has helped to raise over Marsh Young Volunteer Award She is a positive role model for parents £250,000 for Barnardo’s. 19-year-old Lauren Burrett-gleed and builds trusting relationships with volunteers with Barnardo’s as a play clients. worker in Bristol, helping out in Adventure Playgrounds in some of Marsh Award for Outstanding the city’s most deprived areas. Lauren Contribution to Equality and Diversity coordinates the ‘Kid’s Council’ which gives Janet Webb supports young people with vulnerable young people the opportunity disabilities through the advocacy group to share their views about how the ‘6th Sense’, having been part of this group playgrounds should be run. herself. She now helps other members to develop the skills and confidence they need to campaign for solutions to the problems experienced by young people Beverley Scholey, winner of the Marsh Retail Volunteer of the Year Award, with Nick Carter, Amir Khan and Javed with disabilities. Khan
Marsh Retail Volunteer of the Year Award Beverly Scholey is a key volunteer at the Barnardo’s store in Camborne as well as volunteering across a number of stores in Cornwall. She works extremely hard to meet the targets and objectives of each store and offers excellent service to customers.
Lauren Burrett-Gleed, winner of the Marsh Young Volunteer of the Year Award, with Nick Carter, Amir Khan and Javed Khan
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Marsh Young Retail Volunteer of the Year Award Joanne haugh has volunteered for four years at the Barnardo’s store in Bonnybridge in Falkirk, Scotland. She has built up an excellent rapport with local The Carers Trust provides information, Contact the Elderly is the only national customers and especially the children advice and peer support for carers charity solely dedicated to tackling who visit the shop. providing unpaid support to family or loneliness and social isolation amongst friends who are ill, disabled or living with older people through regular face-to-face Marsh Award for Work with Prisoners’ a mental health problem. contact. Children recognises individuals, groups or volunteer-led projects providing support Marsh Award for Carers celebrates carers Marsh Award for Volunteering in Support to, and raising awareness about, the issues or former carers who have contributed of Older People recognises volunteer faced by children with a parent in prison. to supporting other carers in their coordinators, drivers and hosts who community. As well as one national run tea parties and provide company Bonnie Soroke and Anne Dawson winner, the Award recognises nine and support to older people in their won this Award for their work with the regional winners across the UK. communities. As well as one national Family Play Support Volunteer Team at winner, the Award recognises twenty-one Maghaberry Prison, where they support National Winner regional winners across the UK. parents during contact times with their Joan Morris volunteers with the children and run activities such as arts and renfrewshire Carers Centre running crafts, story time, and homework clubs. telephone and helpline support services, befriending carers, fundraising for the centre and helping out at the drop-in café. Joan uses her own experiences of being a carer to offer much-needed assistance and support to others.
Joan receiving her Award at her local Carer’s centre - Pictured left to right: Diane Goodman, Jacqui Stevenson, Joan Morris and Emily Reeves, from the MCT
Contact the Elderly volunteers on a group visit.
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National Winner UK, founded by and for refugees and Sheila Glazebrook has volunteered with asylum seekers from Albanian speaking Contact the Elderly for 50 years. She countries. coordinates and has helped to launch a number of groups in Oxfordshire Kalayaan has brought to public attention which provide support to older people The Human Traffi cking Foundation the issue of the abuse, exploitation and in the community. Over her fi fty years works to provide a collective voice for the enslavement of overseas domestic workers. of volunteering Sheila has carried many charities and agencies operating to Their meticulous gathering of evidence out an extensive range of work, from combat modern slavery. from domestic workers has raised public volunteering as a driver and tea-party support for their right to obtain decent host, to working with Contact the Marsh Award for Outstanding work conditions and encouraged political Elderly’s Head Offi ce to help promote Contribution to the Fight against Modern coverage of the issue. their work on a national level. Slavery highlights the achievements of groups or individuals who fi ght the existence and consequences of modern slavery in the UK and internationally.
The Anti-Traffi cking and Labour Exploitation Unit (ATLEU) is committed to achieving long-term solutions for victims of modern slavery, by helping their clients to obtain safety, recovery and secure housing, and by promoting the extension of legal protection for victims.
Shpresa works with over 2,000 Albanian
speaking refugees and migrants, fostering Members of ATLEU receiving their Award from Amber their integration into their new society Rudd, Home Secretary (centre) and Brian Marsh, MCT and providing targeted support services Chairman for victims of human traffi cking. It is a
Sheila Glazebrook, the National Award winner, pictured at user-led organisation run by and for the the presentation of the Marsh Award for Volunteering in Albanian speaking community in the Support of Older People
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Overall Winner The Evolve Peer Support Group, which was set up by young people with lived experience of mental ill health, helps teenagers in Croydon with their mental health wellbeing. The group runs weekly Mind is one of the UK’s leading charities sessions on art, music, writing, positive The refugee Council works directly with working to improve the lives of people thinking, and coping strategies, has put refugees and those seeking asylum to with experience of mental health on events engaging the local community offer practical support and advice through problems. and has developed a wide network a wide range of services. through social media. Marsh Refugee Volunteer Awards A further three projects were recognised recognise volunteer-led groups which as highly commended winners of the have produced the best proposal for Award: a project supporting asylum seekers within four areas of work: resettlement, Greater Manchester Police Mental Health therapeutic and destitution casework, Peer Support Network for setting up a integration and children’s services. group promoting awareness of mental health within the police service. Therapeutic and Destitution Casework Service Barnet Depression Alliance, which has The ‘New Beginnings’ mother and Members of Evolve Peer Support Group taking part in a toddler group assists asylum seeking group session for more than 20 years supported local residents experiencing depression and and refugee women and their children. Marsh Award for Mental Health Peer anxiety. Through music and nursery rhymes the Support is run in partnership with Mind group encourages children’s development and wider partners of Peerfest, an annual get help - give help, a group in whilst enabling mothers and children to event celebrating peer support in mental Manchester which supports participants interact in a safe environment. health. The Award promotes the excellent through workshops and activities and work of peer support groups or projects encourages members to give the help they Resettlement Service managed by service-users and people have received through peer support. The ESOL Teaching and Learning project with lived experience of a mental health provides weekly teaching sessions at problem. a community drop-in centre in hull
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as well as support to learners in their Children’s Section homes. The sessions develop clients’ use The ‘Let’s Eat!’ project is aimed at and understanding of English, enabling unaccompanied minors, especially them to increase their job opportunities those living in semi-independent and engage better with others in their accommodation, and supports them with St Mungo’s helps people recover from community. cooking healthy meals, budgeting and the issues that create homelessness and shopping. supports them so that they are able to Integration Service rebuild their lives. Personal and Professional Development Marsh Refugee or Asylum Seeker Workshops, run by volunteers Achievement Award highlights the Marsh Volunteer Awards with St Mungo’s experienced in providing training, offer achievements of an individual linked recognise exceptional volunteers who give clients the opportunity to develop their to the refugee Council who has made their time to support the many services employability skills. Training includes an outstanding contribution to their St Mungo’s provides, from outreach for understanding the recruitment process, community. rough sleepers, to running activity groups interview practice and support with job and offering information and advice to applications. Arnold Christo-Leigh became involved clients. Training includes understanding with the refugee Council by accessing the recruitment process their services as a client. Wanting to give back to others with similar experiences Jon Young volunteers with the ‘Sixty to him, he now volunteers by providing Five’ hostel in Ealing, He runs the weekly practical and emotional support to some newspaper Club which helps residents of the organisation’s most vulnerable to socialise and has successfully engaged clients. some of the most isolated clients in the hostel. Jon supports residents with their job searches and provides training in IT, helping clients to reconnect with their friends and family members through email and social media.
Claudia Cotton volunteers with St A representative from New Beginnings, winners of the Therapeutic and Destitution Casework Service Award, Mungo’s Hilldrop Road care home in receiving the group’s Award from Millie Kenyon, MCT Arnold Christo-Leigh, winner of the Refugee or Asylum Camden. Claudia has volunteered for Trustee (left) Seeker Achievement Award
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Unchosen aims to raise awareness of modern slavery by empowering individuals, communities and organisations to recognise the signs and take action.
Marsh Awards for Community Activism in Combatting Modern Slavery celebrate groups and individuals who raise awareness of modern slavery through Volunteers Adnan Sharif (Overall South West Winner), Caroline Mellers (Outstanding Achievement London) and Jon community and innovative events, Young (Overall London Winner) pictured with their certificates and encouraging inter-organisational around 15 years, facilitating weekly support to those who have very little help collaboration. groups for residents. She has created an available to them. Open Studio, which enables clients to Outstanding Individual work on art projects, runs creative writing Caroline Mellers has worked tirelessly robert Alexander volunteers with Stop workshops, takes residents on outings to coordinate the Mental health and the Traffik in Devon and Cornwall and offers them emotional support. Wellbeing Charter, connecting with and has helped to organise events in services across Bath and north East partnership with Unchosen throughout Adnan Sharif volunteers with the Somerset. The Charter, which was the UK. he has particularly enabled Compass Centre in Bristol. having designed on feedback from clients and Unchosen to reach out to rural himself experienced homelessness, experts in the field, identifies the rights, communities. Adnan has especially made an impact values, and support required for clients by providing support to migrant clients. experiencing mental ill health and is Local Engagement Adnan uses his language skills to help being adopted by a range of services. Emma Scott is passionate about tackling clients liaise with the Home Office, modern slavery in her local town of doctors, and housing advisers and offers Dorchester. Working with West Dorset
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District Council and Unchosen, she has or any other practitioner in the fi eld, organised two successful events which working in a confl ict or post-confl ict engaged the local community and led to region. an increase in the town’s awareness of the issue. rouba Mhaissen is an economist and development practitioner whose work Collaboration Wilton Park is an international forum for focuses on women in labour markets. her rebecca Avery is an outreach worker strategic discussion, initiating debates on efforts have recently been focused on the with the Offi ce of the Police and Crime issues of international security, prosperity Syrian refugee crisis and its implications Commissioner in Cambridgeshire. and justice. in Lebanon. rouba has founded Sawa for She organised an event which brought Development and Aid, a grassroots non- together a number of organisations profi t organisation supporting Syrian including Cambridgeshire police, the refugees in Lebanon and has participated Salvation Army, hope for Justice and the in a number of conferences and research red Cross, and her event received news focus groups in order to help raise coverage from the BBC and ITV. awareness about female refugees.
From left to right: Karen Pierce, Chief Operating Offi ce at FCO; Rouba Mhaissen, 2016 Award winner; Pankaj Lakhani, MCT representative and Iain Ferguson, Chairman of Wilton Park
Marsh Award for Peacemaking and Peacekeeping recognises an individual from outside the UK who is making an innovative difference to areas of confl ict Pictured from left to right: Emma Scott, Robert Alexander, Rebecca Avery and Chief Inspector James Sutherland and peacemaking. The Award can be with their Awards presented to a journalist, advocacy group, UN Photo/Albert Gonzalez Farran
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importance of plants and undertaking conservatIon and impactful education activities within a botanic garden. ecology awards Iwa Kolodziejska has been involved with Botanic gardens Conservation In 2016 the Conservation and the Botanic garden at the University of International (BgCI) is the largest plant Ecology Awards recognised over Warsaw for thirteen years, where she has conservation network in the world, developed a range of initiatives to protect 40 individuals, groups and young consisting of 500 botanic gardens in more and grow species using limited resources. people for their volunteering, than 100 countries. academic research and lifetime Iwa enables communities to engage with the botanic garden and has particularly contributions to the conservation of Marsh Award for International Plant encouraged hard-to-reach groups Conservation is presented to an our natural world. Some of the work including young people and refugees. awarded included advancements in individual who has made a significant climate change research, the efforts achievement in the conservation of rare of volunteers in recording data, and endangered plant species and plant diversity. community based and international conservation projects and the Dr Jennifer Cruse Sanders has developed protection of genetic biodiversity. conservation programmes at local, state and regional levels in the USA for numerous threatened species and habitats. Jennifer has enabled the Atlanta Botanical garden to develop into a conservation hub by using cutting-edge technologies, bringing different organisations together and raising awareness of threatened species through the media. Students pictured with Iwa Kolodziejska, winner of the Marsh Award for Education in Botanic Gardens (Photo © Krystyna Jedrzejewska-Szmek) Marsh Award for Education in Botanic Iwa Kolodziejska, winner of the Marsh Award for Gardens is given to an individual who Education in Botanic Gardens, pictured with a student (Photo ©Krystyna Jedrzejewska-Szmek) has made an outstanding contribution to promoting public awareness of the
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she lectures and researches on the topic understanding the ecosystem ecology of fungal ecology. her real passion is the of tropical forests and how tropical forest ecology of wood decay fungi and she conservation can assist in the mitigation has written prolifically on the subject. of and adaptation to climate change. The British Ecological Society works to She has published 250 scientific papers, generate, communicate and promote co-authored two books and edited five Professor Bridget Emmett is Head of ecological knowledge and solutions others. She is also the Chief Editor of the the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology’s among established and aspiring ecologists journal Fungal Ecology. Bangor Site. Professor Emmett initially worldwide. specialised in air pollution impacts before Marsh Ecology Book of the Year Award is moving on to climate change impacts, presented to the author of the best work and most recently land management and on ecology written in the previous year. ecosystem services.
Mutualistic Networks by Pedro Jordano and Jordi Bascompte is a study on the interactions between plants and animals and how these have played a paramount role in shaping biodiversity. It integrates different approaches, from the statistical description of network structures to the development of new analytical frameworks.
Marsh Award for Climate Change Professor Lynne Boddy, winner of the Marsh Ecology Research is awarded for an outstanding Award, with Oliver Bogue (MCT Ambassador) and Sue Hartley (BES President) contribution to climate change research Mutualistic and is open to ecologists from around the Networks by Jordi Marsh Ecology Award celebrates world. Bascompte and Pedro Jordano, outstanding achievements and winner of the contributions to the field of ecology. Yadvinder Malhi is Professor of Marsh Ecology Ecosystem Science at the University of Professor Lynne Boddy is Professor of Oxford and Director of the Oxford Centre Mycology at Cardiff University, where for Tropical Forests. his work focuses on
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number of journals, including BTO’s ‘Bird innovatively designed Swift nesting boxes Study’ and is a Trustee for the APLORI at various locations. Foundation, where he helps to develop ornithological and conservation skills in West Africa. The British Trust for Ornithology works to investigate, promote and protect birds and Marsh Local Ornithology Award other wildlife, by monitoring change in recognises a bird club or group that their populations and behaviours. carries out an exceptional activity advancing the knowledge of birds. The Cross and Stratford Welsh Chough Project has, since 1991, colour-ringed more than 3,000 Welsh Choughs, producing a
detailed picture of bird movements and Members of the Action for Swifts group, winners of the identifying areas for breeding. Thanks Marsh Award for Innovative Ornithology to the tremendous efforts of numerous volunteers nesting boxes have been Marsh Award for International placed in these areas, leading to an Ornithology recognises an individual The winners of the Marsh Ornithology Awards: Pertti increase in the populations on Welsh scientist whose work on the international Saurola, Josie Hewitt, Tony Cross, Adrienne Stratford, Choughs over the years. stage has had significant influence on Will Cresswell and Dick Newell with Emma Haworth, MCT Ambassador (left to right) British ornithology. Marsh Award for Innovative Ornithology Marsh Award for Ornithology is celebrates an important contribution Professor Pertti Saurola is a Finnish presented to an ornithologist making a which takes forward our understanding ornithologist who has studied the ecology significant contribution through research, of avian ecology and conservation science. and demography of Ural and Tawny training and engagement with the wider Owls since the mid-1960s, more recently ornithological community. Dick Newell runs ‘Action for Swifts’, an working with Ospreys. Professor Saurola organisation aiming to minimise the was senior researcher at the Zoological Will Cresswell is Professor at the School decline of breeding Swifts in the UK Museum of the University of helsinki for of Biology at St Andrew’s University and elsewhere. Dick has mobilised the almost thirty years, chaired the European where he researches the behavioural and efforts of volunteers across the UK and Union of Bird ringing for fourteen years conservation ecology of birds. Professor has worked with local governments, and is committed to supporting younger Cresswell holds editorships with a property owners and developers to install researchers.
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Butterfly Conservation is a leading voice in preventing the decline of butterflies and moths in the UK through practical action and scientific study.
Professor Pertti Saurola, winner of the Marsh Award for International Ornithology, pictured with an Ural Owl Marsh Lepidoptera Award for Lifetime Pete Eeles, winner of the Marsh Promotion of Lepidoptera female which he had captured for identification Achievement recognises those who Award, pictured in the field looking for overwintering Chequered Skipper larvae have shown long-term exceptional Marsh Award for Young Ornithologist commitment to Lepidoptera conservation, of the Year recognises an individual or Marsh Award for Promotion of either in a professional or voluntary Lepidoptera Conservation recognises group under the age of 18 that has made capacity. a significant contribution to BTO bird people who have made outstanding and unprecedented contributions to monitoring schemes and shared this Rob Petley-Jones has been a information with their peers. Lepidoptera, by way of direct action, conservationist for more than thirty- policy initiatives, education, press and five years and has a passion for the media, the arts or research. Josie hewitt is a young bird ringer who conservation of butterflies and moths. observes and gathers information about he has developed habitats at nature birds in her garden and at local sites. Pete Eeles has worked with the reserves throughout Lancashire and hampshire and Isle of Wight Branch of Josie shares her love of bird ringing with Cumbria, engaging the efforts of others through her blog and social media, Butterfly Conservation for more than hundreds of volunteers, and established a decade, driving the branch’s growth organises visits to bird observatories successful partnerships amongst for young birders and puts on ringing during his years as Chairman. Pete has statutory and voluntary bodies in order to helped develop Butterfly Conservation’s demonstrations for the public with her drive forward the conservation of trainer. educational resources, including the new Lepidoptera. ‘Garden Butterfly Survey’ website which allows users to upload data from their gardens.
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Marsh European Lepidoptera Award highlights the achievements of those who have dedicated their life to Lepidoptera Conservation throughout Europe. Fauna & Flora International runs projects in over forty countries across the world Rudi Verovnik is the leading Lepidopterist helping to conserve biodiversity, led by in Slovenia and one of the foremost local people and supported by the global taxonomists in Europe. he has almost community. single-handedly driven butterfly mapping in Slovenia and has helped Marsh Award for Conservation produce lists of species that can be used Leadership is awarded to an individual or for conservation. rudi has been renowned organisation making a significant impact for leading a study into the Macedonian to the conservation of threatened species grayling, which was endangered due to Allejandro Falabrino, winner of the Marsh Award for on a local and international level. Marine Conservation Leadership quarrying, and restoring its population.
Yufang gao has carried out extensive Marsh Award for Marine Conservation research on the ivory trade, working with Leadership recognises people and local communities in Kenya, Tanzania, organisations making a profound Botswana and China to help develop an contribution to marine conservation understanding of the factors fuelling this activities on a local and international level. trade. he has also worked with grassroots organisations in Tibet to help protect Allejandro Falabrino has been fighting the fauna and flora of the region and is the trafficking of wildlife, particularly Executive Director of the Everest Snow sea turtles, for nearly thirty years. he Leopard Conservation Centre, which has developed ‘Red ASO’, a network of works to save the iconic snow leopard in organisations advancing the conservation Tibet. of sea turtles in the South West Atlantic. He has also founded ‘Karumbe’ an NGO which works with local fishermen in Uruguay to help preserve marine Rudi Verovnik, winner of the Marsh European Lepidoptera biodiversity. Award
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Yvonne Lewis-Cut, for her commitment as a volunteer since the 1970s and particularly her involvement with the Folkestone, hythe and Dover local groups The Marjan Centre seeks to protect the planet’s biodiversity through an The Kent Wildlife Trust is the leading robin Shrubsole, for his work with the understanding of the relationship conservation organisation covering Kent Shoresearch surveying programme for between conflict and conservation. and Medway, dedicated to protecting over ten years wildlife and wild habitats for everyone to Marsh Marjan Award is presented to enjoy. someone who has made an invaluable contribution to an area with a great need Marsh Award for Nature Conservation has for conservation due to a high density of recognised, for over fifteen years, some of species or richness in natural resources the eight hundred local volunteers at the and the experience of human conflict. Kent Wildlife Trust who champion the county’s wildlife. Professor Keith Somerville has a career of almost 30 years as a journalist, editor, The 2016 winners are: writer and lecturer. he has worked with the BBC, designed and delivered
Angus MacLeod, for his longstanding courses in journalism and written on efforts as a volunteer with the Sevenoaks African politics. More recently Professor Wildlife Reserve Visitor Centre Somerville has been lecturing at the University of Kent on communications, Linda Evans for her work with reculver humanitarianism and international Visitor Centre and Country Park relations. he has written about the ivory trade in Africa and how wildlife and Paul Willmott, a volunteer with the Dover conservation issues are reported in the Downlands and the Old Park Hill groups media.
Pip Terry, for his longstanding work with Stéphane Crayne is a conservationist, Angus Macleod (top) and Pip Terry (bottom), winners of working mainly in the Dzanga Sangha animals at Queendown Warren nature the Marsh Volunteer Award with the Kent Wildlife Trust, reserve pictured with Ron Drury (MCT representative) and Carolyn and other protected areas in Central Whybourn (Volunteer Development Officer at KWT) African republic, Cameroon and Congo
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which are home to significant populations breeds of pigs. She has been Deputy of elephants, gorillas, chimpanzees Chairman and Vice President of the and other endangered animal species. British Pig Association, a founder of the Stéphane helps to enforce environmental Berkshire Pig Breeders Club, and has The rare Breeds Survival Trust monitor laws, counter poaching and provide chaired the rBST conservation committee rare breeds and the threats they face. assistance to conservation activities, where she helped develop partnerships Their work has meant that since their primarily in partnership with WWF, with other conservation organisations. foundation in 1973, no breed of farm in the context of armed conflict which animal has become extinct in the UK. threaten species in this region. Marsh Award for Conservation in Genetic Bio-Diversity recognises an individual or group that has made a significant scientific or practical contribution to the field of genetic bio-diversity.
Andrew Sheppy is a founding member of the rBST and has served as a member of Council for almost 20 years. he has founded the Cobthorn Trust which
aims to maintain the genetic diversity of Vikki Mills, winner of the Marsh Lifetime Achievement farm, wild and rare species. Andrew has Award with RBST, receiving her Award from RBST Field produced a wide range of publications Officer, Richard Broad and delivers lectures to students at Bristol University Veterinary College, welcoming them to his farm for practical experience.
Stéphane Crayne, winner of the Marsh Marjan Award, Marsh Lifetime Achievement Award pictured in the field (Photo © Sandie Crayne) with RBST celebrates outstanding long- term commitment to the rBST and the conservation of rare breeds. Vikki Mills has worked tirelessly since the Peter Titley (MCT Ambassador) speaking at Woolfest in 1980s to promote and conserve different Cumbria, with Anne Lane, winner of the RBST Volunteer of the Year Award
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Marsh Award for RBST Volunteer of the lecturer in biological sciences at Queen Year recognises volunteers from some Mary College. Ken has worked diligently of RBST’s twenty-seven support groups to document and protect plants in Essex which promote rare breeds, put on shows and was a driving force in establishing a and raise funds for events. centre for the Essex Field Club, allowing The royal Botanic gardens at Kew is a greater access for the public to engage John and Anne Lane have been members world renowned centre for botanical and with the county’s biodiversity for the of the rBST since 1991 and active mycological knowledge. public. members of the Lancashire Support group. They rear the north ronaldsey Marsh Volunteering Award at RBGK Sheep as well as the Dartmoor pony is awarded to volunteers for their and different species of poultry. John outstanding commitment, innovation and Anne produce newsletters and run and passion while volunteering at Kew workshops for the group’s members. Gardens and Wakehurst Place.
Sula gibbard runs the rBST Somerset The Kew gardens Training Committee, Support group and has helped establish made up of volunteer guides Anne the Sedgemoor rBST show and sale. Bawtree, Jenny Jones, Carolyn Lowe, Julia She has worked with a local school to Lourie, Carol ritchie and Sue Lowndes, encourage young people to become more have collectively given eighty-two years
involved with the rBST. Dr Ken Adams, winner of the Marsh Botany Award, of volunteering services, organising having received his Award from Emma Haworth, MCT a number of training sessions for Ambassador volunteers.
Marsh Botany Award is presented to an Derek reynolds has served as a individual who has made significant Wakehurst Volunteer Guide since the contributions to the field of botanical inception of the programme in 1993, conservation. during which time he has provided reliable tours to the public. Dr Ken Adams has been at the heart of most of the botanical activity in Essex The Arboretum Nursery Volunteers, since the early 1970s. Before retiring, made up of Tomiko Francombe, Jane he enjoyed a long academic career as a Calder, Jess Moore and Melanie Martin,
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have carried out a number of tasks commending dedication to the field, hard enabling the nursery to produce healthy work and creativity. plants as well as providing support to students and apprentices. Dr Chris hassall is a researcher and lecturer at the University of Leeds. his The royal Entomological Society works to work primarily focuses on the ecology improve knowledge of insect science and and evolution of insect mimicry, through to promote the fundamental relationship a network of experimental sites in the between insects and a number of aspects UK and Canada. Chris has worked to of biological science. communicate science to wider audiences by running a series of schools events Marsh Award for Insect Conservation on entomological science. his broader recognises those who have made an research involves the impacts of global outstanding contribution to the field of changes, such as climate change and insect conservation through research, urbanisation, on ecological systems.
The Arboretum Nursery Volunteers, winners of the Marsh education and promoting conservation. Award for Volunteering at Kew Gardens, having received their Award from Emma Haworth, MCT Ambassador Dr Phil Sterling has been at the forefront of recording and studying insects in Dorset and has a particular passion for micro-moths. he has produced a guide to the more than 900 micro-moths in the UK and has carried out extensive research into the life cycles of many species of moths. Dr Sterling has worked with statutory and voluntary bodies to prevent the loss of wildlife-rich areas throughout Dr Christopher Halsall, winner of the Marsh Award for Early Career Entomologist, pictured talking with budding the county. entomologists
The Volunteer Guides Training Committee, winners of Marsh Award for Early Career the Marsh Award for Volunteering at Kew Gardens, having received their Award from Emma Haworth, MCT Entomologist recognises an individual Ambassador who has made an early career contribution to entomological science,
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production. Lauren has communicated her findings within the wider university network, has presented at various conferences, and has contributed greatly to the activities of the School of Biological Sciences and those of the royal horticultural Society. The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust is a The royal horticultural Society inspires conservation charity that protects, repairs passion and excellence in the science, art and creates new wetlands for the benefit and practice of horticulture. of people and wildlife.
Marsh Horticultural Science Awards Marsh Award for Wetland Conservation are presented to postgraduate scientists recognises an individual or group’s who are developing important careers in efforts in local wetland creation and horticultural science. conservation.
Oliver Ellingham’s research project, richard Waddingham has developed carried out at the University of reading, wetlands at his farm in norfolk, which aims to develop and improve the process is now used as a site for conservationists of detecting powdery mildew, a fungal and researchers. Over many years richard disease which grows on and limits the has helped to provide solutions for growth of thousands of plant species farming, increase wetland biodiversity in worldwide. Oliver has used a citizen Norfolk and influence national policy on science approach to gathering data, farm wetlands. engaging the public through printed and social media, and has given talks at public outreach events.
Lauren Edwards who is studying at royal Lauren Edwards, winner of the Marsh Horticultural holloway University was awarded for her Science Award, pictured working on her project project aiming to reduce the use of peat, which is considered to be unsustainable Richard Waddingham, winner of the Marsh Award for Wetland Conservation, being presented with his Award by and destructive, in commercial plant Martin Spray, CEO of WWT
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helped further the work of the Wildlife Trusts in marine conservation.
Nigel Phillips is a passionate The Zoological Society of London is an conservationist who volunteers with the international scientific, conservation The forty-seven Wildlife Trusts across Somerset Wildlife Trust’s Living Seas and educational charity which works the country help to reduce the decline programme. he trained himself in coastal to promote and achieve the worldwide of nature by protecting the UK’s richest ecology and is now considered a leading conservation of animals and their habitats. wildlife sites, ensuring that they are figure in this filed. Nigel has organised The 2015 Awards were presented in 2016. sustained both on land and at sea. an extensive programme of coastal and marine events. he has published two Marsh Award for Conservation Biology books on the Somerset coastline, set recognises an individual for their up a survey volunteer group which has contributions of fundamental science to contributed vital data to the Trust, and the conservation of animal species and has mentored other volunteers and habitats. marine graduates. Professor Steve Redpath is Chair of Ivor rees is honorary research Fellow at Conservation Science at the University Bangor University, member of the north of Aberdeen. he is a researcher of Wales Wildlife Trust Marine Advisory conservation conflicts, and particularly group and long standing volunteer, the coexistence of people’s livelihoods mentor and marine conservationist. and biodiversity conservation. Professor he and his wife Jane have been active Redpath’s work has focused on hen members of the Trust since the 1970s. harrier-grouse conflict in the Scottish Ivor has made an extensive range of uplands and the ecology of snow leopard publications, supported students with predation in the himalayas. research conservation projects and has led seashore walks for the public. Nigel Phillips, winner of the Marsh Volunteer Award for Marsh Award for Marine and Freshwater
Marine Conservation, rockpooling Conservation highlights the contributions
Marsh Volunteer Award for Marine of fundamental science and its Conservation recognises the outstanding application to conservation in marine or contributions of volunteers who have freshwater ecosystems.
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Professor Paul Thompson, of the Thomas Henry Huxley Award and Marsh Prince Philip Award and Marsh Prize University of Aberdeen, is a distinguished Prize recognises a postgraduate research is directed towards an individual under marine conservation scientist whose student whose thesis is considered to be nineteen years old, recognising an research focuses on how environmental outstanding. excellent contribution to science. change and human disturbance affect seabird and marine-mammal populations. David Labonte’s thesis ‘Biomechanics Ingrid Christine Easton carried out he has an extensive record of publications of controllable attachment in insects’ a project that researched whether the and gives advice to governments, is an impressive study which provides composting worm is repelled by lemon companies and ngOs on how to mitigate fundamental insight into the function of peel. Using novel ideas, critical evaluation environmental damage. animal adhesive structures. The project and great attention to detail, Ingrid was draws upon an extensive dataset taken able to prove that worms show a higher from 225 species and has produced level of avoidance behaviour with higher findings which will have a long-term concentration levels of citrus. impact on research in this field.
Charles Darwin Award and Marsh Prize recognises an outstanding zoological research project by an undergraduate student attending a university in the UK.
Patrick Meyer-Higgins has undertaken a project entitled ‘A comparative study of Strouhal number in birds: on wing morphology, flight mode, and methodology’, at the University of Oxford. Paul Thompson, winner of the Marsh Award for Marine By filming diverse species of bird in free and Freshwater Conservation flight, and using sophisticated statistical and comparative methods to analyse data, he has produced an impressively
technical project which will have a great Ingrid Christine Easton, winner of the Prince Philip Award impact on future work in this field. and Marsh Prize, pictured with Dr May Lee
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Arts And Culture AwArds The British Museum is dedicated to The British Art Medal Society brings In 2016 the Arts and Culture Awards human history, art and culture and together artists, historians, collectors recognised over 30 individuals and houses artefacts from all over the world in and dealers in its appreciation and groups for their efforts in the protection, ten curatorial and research departments. preservation of the medal as a form of art. promotion and appreciation of art and culture. Award winners were volunteers Marsh Volunteering for Museum Marsh Award for the Encouragement of and professionals who had carried out Learning Award celebrates the innovative Medallic Art recognises an individual or a range of activities, from working in ways in which volunteers work in organisation that has made a significant education in museums and galleries, to museums to engage the public with contribution to the understanding, creating new pieces or art and conserving collections and bring the museum appreciation and encouragement of the existing ones. experience to life. The 2015 Awards were art of the medal. presented in 2016.
David reid is an artist, founder and National Winner educator who has pioneered small-scale A group of dedicated Blaenavon bronze casting, enabling artists worldwide Community heritage volunteers won this to set up home foundries. he ran the Award for their efforts in managing the foundry at the Central Saint Martin’s relocation of the Blaenavon Community School of Art and has run bronze-casting heritage and Alexander Cordell Museum. courses giving artists the knowledge and From packing and recording artefacts to experience to set up their own casting planning new displays and researching facilities. collections, the volunteers have revamped the museum so that it clearly tells the story of the Blaenavon community and the cultural heritage of the South Wales Coalfield. David Reid, winner of the Marsh Award for the Encouragement of Medallic Art, bronze casting in his back garden
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Regional Winners Scotland: Louise Donnelly at national Museum of Scotland northern Ireland: Craft in Mind Volunteers at National Museums engage works with art and education northern Ireland professionals both in the UK and north East: Marilyn Weerasinghe at internationally to promote access to and Auckland Castle enjoyment and understanding of the north West region: richard Croasdale at visual arts through gallery education. Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery Marsh Award for Excellence in Gallery Yorkshire: The Preservative Party at Leeds Volunteers from The Preservative Party at Leeds City City Museum Museum, winners of the Yorkshire regional Marsh Education recognises five individuals East Midlands: Betty Stevens, Maya Stiner, Volunteers for Museum Learning Award who have shown dedication and Bill Fowler, Malcolm Foster at the Abbey innovation whilst working within the Pumping Station, Leicester sector of gallery, museum and visual West Midlands: Malcolm nixon at the arts education, both in the UK and Museum of royal Worcester internationally. Wales: Heritage Group Volunteers at the Blaenavon Community Museum Ben Thomas is Assistant Curator of East England: Portals to the World Learning and Participation at the Volunteers at The Fitzwilliam Museum Arnolfini in Bristol. He has developed London: Feeling at Home Volunteers at a new model for engaging schools in the geffrye Museum the arts, whereby artists, architects South East England: Mick Oakey at and writers are placed in schools and Chiddingstone Castle run projects with pupils. Ben has also South West region: rachel Collin at coordinated a number of arts projects for Clifton Suspension Bridge Visitor Centre young people.
A Volunteer operating the Beam Engine at the Abbey Emma Kerr is the head of Education Pumping Station, who’s volunteers won the East Midlands regional Marsh Volunteers for Museum Learning Award at the roche Court Education Trust, where she runs education programmes that engage young people in cities with art in a rural setting. Emma has helped
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introduce teachers and students to Merilee Mostov is Chief Engagement sculptural art and has run projects for Officer at the Columbus Museum of Art people with disabilities. in Ohio, USA. Merilee has developed an interdepartmental team and Visitor Engagement strategy at the Museum, The ESU works primarily with and has carried out research into and young people, providing them with implemented new ideas to engage opportunities to build skills and gain audiences, such as running experimental experiences through educational galleries. programmes and international opportunities.
The winners of the Marsh Award for Excellence in Gallery Education: Adele Patrick, Kenn Taylor, Emma Kerr and Ben Thomas
Kenn Taylor is a researcher and works as Head of Participation at The Tetley in Leeds. he has developed an After Schools Club for primary schoolchildren and a new arts programme for vulnerable teenagers from South Leeds, working Helen Wang, winner of the Marsh Award for Children’s with schools to offer pupils experience of Literature in Translation, pictured with Aleksandra work in a creative venue. Marsh and Jane Easton, Director General of the English Speaking Union
Adele Patrick has been developing the Marsh Award for Children’s Literature learning programme at Glasgow Women’s in Translation is presented biennially Library over the last 25 years. The and celebrates the best translation of a programme enables Black and Minority Glasgow Women’s Library. Chandelier of Lost Earrings, children’s book from a foreign language Ethnic women, literacy learners, and Lauren Sagar and Sharon Campbell, Tall Tales exhibition at GWL, 2016 into English. The Award highlights volunteers to become involved with visual the important role of the translator in arts and artists and to exhibit their own promoting children’s literature across work.
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different cultures and making great store thousands of new and old artefacts, stories accessible to more young readers. so that they are available to researchers and the public through the Museum helen Wang won this Award for her Collection’s online system. translation of Cao Wenxuan’s Bronze and Awards in partnership with the Sunflower, published by Walker Books in the Museum of London Young Volunteer of the Year 2016. The book is set in the countryside of The Museum of London tells the story of georgie Taylor is a 17-year-old volunteer China during the Cultural revolution and the capital from its first settlers to modern who helps out with the ‘hands-on tells the story of a young girl who moves times through their galleries and world- History’ programme at the Museum from the city, and the friendship she class archaeological archives. of London, enabling families to engage develops with a village boy. with the Museum’s objects. She has Marsh Awards for Museum of London volunteered on weekends and school Volunteers recognise exceptional holidays and engaged with 1,600 visitors. volunteers who give their time and skills in order to help the Museum share with the public London’s history.
Volunteer of the Year David Allen is a radiography Data Input Volunteer. As a retired radiologist, with a wealth of experience and knowledge, David has been a great asset to the Centre of human Bioarchaeology. he analyses
David Allan, winner of the Volunteer of the Year Award at radiographic images, updates osteological the Museum of London, using his radiography skills at the records, and has enabled the formation Centre for Human Bioarchaeology of a new digital archive which will be available to the public.
Volunteer Team of the Year The Fashion Collection Volunteers are a Georgie Taylor, winner of the Marsh Museum of London team of passionate volunteers who have Young Volunteer of the Year Award, taking part in a worked together to catalogue, label and Hands-On History session with visitors to the Museum (Photo © ITV)
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project which restored the fountain and enabled it to work again after thirty years of disuse.
The Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA) aims to heighten The royal Opera house aims to enrich public appreciation of Britain’s public people’s lives through opera and ballet, sculpture and fountains, and to contribute as an accessible and engaging to their preservation, protection and organisation. promotion. Marsh Volunteer Awards with the Royal Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Opera House celebrate volunteers who Sculpture recognises the best monument have demonstrated dedication or sculpture installed in a public place and commitment to the royal Opera within the last two years. house both in Covent garden and in David nash was awarded for habitat, a Goodman’s Field Horses by Hamish Mackie and Thurrock. seven metre high column of cedar wood Ustigate Ltd installed outside Diamond Wood at the Elizabeth Lubienska volunteers with University of Warwick. The column has Marsh Fountain of the Year Award the Development and Enterprises been shaped and carved to provide shelter recognises the best fountain or water Department at Covent garden for birds and insects. feature installed or restored in a public place within the last five years. Tom Tillery volunteers with the Marsh Award for Excellence in the Collections team at Covent garden Conservation of a Public Sculpture or hamish Mackie and Ustigate Ltd were Fountain recognises the conservation awarded for Goodman’s Fields Horses, Sally gregory-Smith volunteers at the treatment or repair of an existing work in sited at Aldgate East in London. hamish Royal Opera House’s Schools Matinees a public place within the last two years. Mackie, a famous British wildlife and Welcome Performance events sculptor, created the bronze horses and Frederick gibson and Croft Building Ustigate Ltd installed a water feature with Lynda Viccars engages visitors and helps and Conservation Ltd. were recognised for animated effects, giving the horses a life- to set up activities at the royal Opera the restoration of the Dudley Market Place like appearance. house site in Thurrock Fountain which dates back to the 19th Century. This was a multi-disciplinary
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guy Bloom gives public tours at Thurrock and distributes leaflets about upcoming HeritAge And events Community AwArds Chris Walker gives public tours at Thurrock and shows dedication to any In 2016 the heritage and Community The Canal and river Trust cares for 2,000 task he undertakes Awards recognised more than 30 miles of waterways in England and individuals and groups for their efforts Wales and promotes their importance for in promoting and protecting local local communities, our heritage and the communities and local and national environment. heritage. Award winners were volunteers, academics and crafts people who work to Marsh Volunteer Award with the Canal protect the UK’s heritage and uphold local and River Trust recognises outstanding communities and cultural networks. volunteers working with the Canal and river Trust to protect our waterways.
Peter Bruton has volunteered with the Canal and river Trust for twelve years, leading a team of volunteers which maintains a fleet of heritage working boats, and representing and promoting the waterways at major events across the network of canals. Peter helps out Lesley Robinson, a previous Award winner, volunteering with school events and his passion and at an Inspiration Day in Thurrock, for students from the enthusiasm have greatly helped raise Cambridge Regional College the profile of the Canal and River Trust’s work.
Peter Bruton, winner of the Marsh Volunteer Award with the Canal and River Trust.
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North: Beryl Venables has been a CCT goodramgate have ensured that this volunteer for many years and was church has been open seven days a instrumental in setting up the Friends week for more than five years, and have group at the Milton Mausoleum. She is collectively given over 27,000 hours of their also the CCT’s prime representative in time and welcomed thousands of visitors. The Churches Conservation Trust (CCT) nottinghamshire, inspecting the nine The team take on a variety of roles and saves churches at risk and puts them CCT churches twice a year. also lend their expertise and services to back at the heart of the community by other projects and churches. conserving their past and regenerating National Fundraiser of the Year the buildings for the future. Alan redmond shares the responsibility for locking and unlocking halstead Marsh Volunteer Awards with the church on a daily basis and organises Churches Conservation Trust recognise events to fundraise for the CCT, made all groups and individuals, who work with the more impressive due to the fact that the CCT to conserve, protect and promote he arranges these events independently, the use of church space. without the support of any wider group of volunteers or a Friends committee. Volunteer of the Year South East: Astrid gillespie and Mickey Young Volunteer of the Year Etches have organised the transformation Alice and Charlotte Pain volunteer at St of the All Saints Church in East horndon. John on the Wall in Bristol, where they They have brought together volunteers work with hard to reach communities to care for the church, run regular open and individuals with learning difficulties days, and share with visitors their passion to run weekly drawing groups at the for their local church. church. The free drop-in sessions have encouraged a broad range of people to West: Beverley Turner has transformed the explore and connect with the church Oxfordshire Volunteer Group with through the arts and the group’s her imaginative and innovative use of artwork has been exhibited to the local media, which has enabled her to assemble community. a diverse group of supporters and volunteers from local communities and Volunteer Team of the Year help to keep the churches open. The volunteers at holy Trinity in
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aimed at preventing the demolition of local heritage sites and has forged links with other conservation and advisory organisations in the region. The Council for British Archaeology is an Civic Voice is the national charity for educational charity working throughout the civic movement, working to make the UK to promote archaeology and the places people live more attractive, encourage the appreciation and care of enjoyable and distinctive, by encouraging the historic environment. people to protect their local heritage Marsh Awards for Archaeology are Marsh Civic Volunteer Awards recognise presented to groups and individuals who exceptional contributions to the civic have shown innovation and quality in movement archaeological research and have shared their knowledge and love for archaeology Award for Civic Societies with others Sheffi eld Civic Trust is a dynamic society which has, for more than ten years, built Award for Community Archaeology an extensive network of supporters and More than 175 volunteers have been engaged the public with local culture involved in the Aylsham Roman Project which has unearthed roman artefacts in creative ways. They have opened up Representatives of the Sheffi eld Civic Trust, receiving the heritage buildings to the public, celebrated Marsh Award for Civic Societies, from David Booker, MCT under the supervision of staff from Sheffi eld’s Black history and organised a Ambassador historic England. A diverse group of number of themed walks around the city. volunteers including children from the local community took part, recovered, Volunteer Award washed and sorted more than 12,000 David Biggs has been instrumental in shreds of pottery and carried out surveys relaunching the Tamworth Civil Society on the site. in Staffordshire. Under David’s leadership the Society organises monthly activities Community Archaeologist of the Year such as lectures, walks, and visits to Award heritage sites. David has carried out Liz Caldwell has been a driving force extensive research to support campaigns in community archaeology in Somerset
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and South West England for almost handmade handsaws in 18th-century 20 years. She has set up and run the inspired designs, using materials South Somerset Archaeological research primarily sourced from Yorkshire. As group, trained other volunteers and there had not been a traditional saw young archaeologists, run an annual The Heritage Craft Association is the UK’s maker in Britain for one hundred years, academic conference as well as an active leading organisation fighting against the lengthy research was carried out to programme of meetings and field trips. decline in the nation’s traditional crafts produce designs which are bespoke to and working towards a healthy and customers’ requirements. Young Archaeologist of the Year Award sustainable framework for their future. 17-year-old nathaniel Tegg has been Marsh Heritage Crafts Trainer Award involved in archaeology since the age of Marsh Awards for Heritage Crafts Jason Collingwood has around thirty eight! He has identified and collected promote craftspeople, crafts trainers and years’ experience as a professional rug roman artefacts, carried out his own volunteers who help to keep heritage weaver. he has taught rug weaving archaeological research and shared his crafts alive all over the world and has produced passion with his peers, many of whom thousands of bespoke rugs for corporate now often accompany him on his and private clients. Jason provides excursions. training from his workshop in Essex and his students have gone on to pursuing further courses in rug weaving and establishing their own practices.
Marsh Heritage Crafts Volunteer Award Priscilla Mcgirr is Chair of the Alford Craft Market. She gives more than twenty hours of her time every week to run craft events where the work of twenty-five Shane Skelton, winner of the Marsh Made in Britain craft members is sold and workshops and Award, working to cut each of the individual teeth in their traditional saws by hand using a fly press (Photo © classes take place, and she manages the Jacqueline Skelton) day-to-day running of the organisation. Members of the Aylsham Roman Project taking part in the August Dig in 2016 Marsh Made in Britain Award Skelton Saws, run by Shane and Jacqueline Skelton, produce traditionally
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The Institute of historic Building The National Association of Decorative & Conservation (IhBC) is the principal Fine Arts Societies (nADFAS) is a leading professional body for building Sam Tinsdeall, winner of the Marsh IHBC Award for arts charity which works to advance conservation practitioners and historic Successful Learning in Heritage Skills, demonstrating the decorative and fine arts education, heritage skills he learnt during his joinery courses environment specialists working in the appreciation and conservation. UK. been a Field Officer for the Scarborough Archaeological Society for over eleven The Marsh IHBC Award for Community years. Contribution recognises the exceptional contributions of retired IhBC members The Marsh IHBC Award for Successful who run civic and heritage projects Learning in Heritage Skills recognises and encourage the preservation of local the contributions of an individual who heritage. has undertaken training in traditional building activities and craft skills. Chris hall has led and been involved in numerous heritage projects in the Sam Tinsdeall is a valued member of Scarborough area. he is Director of two the workforce at the National Trust’s Children with books containing the stories and not-for-profit building restoration projects, Clumber Park, carrying out work as a illustrations they produced about their local area, thanks The Old Parcels Office at Scarborough to a project organised by the Budleigh Salterton DFAS, joiner on historic properties. Starting Highly Commended winners of the Marsh Group Award for railway Station and Dean road Chapel. out as an apprentice, Sam undertook Volunteering with NADFAS Chris is also a Voluntary Ranger and a wide range of training to develop his Heritage Volunteer for the North York traditional joinery skills through courses Marsh Awards for Volunteering with Moors National Park Authority and has and workshops. he has been involved NADFAS recognise groups of volunteers in a number of important conservation and individuals from some of the projects and, having obtained full-time organisation’s 375 Societies volunteering employment, continues to develop his across four main areas of work: church skills in this traditional craft. recording, heritage, young arts and church trail making.
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The Farnham Decorative Fine Arts Society ten years and delivering training sessions in Surrey won the group award for their to others interested in this work. work primarily with young people and the arts. They are a professionally run Young Arts society who have carried out projects such Jill Donnelly, from huntington Decorative as running Fine Art Society, has used her professional The national Churches Trust supports an annual arts exhibition engaging experience as a Consultant Paediatrician church buildings of historic, architectural around twenty local schools, organising to bring art and music to vulnerable and community value across the UK, church trails at local churches and children, working in partnership with providing grants for repairs and projects providing training sessions in the arts local hospitals and schools to re-engage local communities for teachers. Heritage Volunteers Marsh Awards for Innovative Projects The Budleigh Salterton Society, in John Day, who is in his 90s, has recognise congregations or churches East Devon, were selected as highly volunteered with the Book Conservation voluntarily running innovative Commended winners. The Society has Team at the national Maritime Museum community projects out of church spaces, run an innovative project which engaged in Cornwall ten years. he has used his made possible through the installation of local school children to write and illustrate technical skills as a conservationist to new facilities. stories about their town and the works design a new type of ‘bookshoe’ for were exhibited to the public. storing fragile old books. [email protected]’s is a space at St. Andrew’s Church in Blagdon, Somerset Church Recording Michael and nonie Brasier-Creagh which runs regular projects targeting Anne haward has volunteered with a volunteer with the Craven Decorative Fine hard-to-reach groups of people in the number of societies throughout Essex, Art Society, in Lancashire, helping with local village. These include a toddler since 1990 and is a true leader in church the overall running of the Society and group, social groups for older people, recording. She has used her expertise especially with cataloguing important Wi-Fi Wednesdays which support people in Latin to provide a guidebook to book collections and making them with technology, and exhibitions for local translations of Latin in Churches, which available to the public. Michael and nonie artists. Before this space was created, the has been beneficial to other church have also led a project run in partnership village did not have a community meeting recorders. with Child Action north West, Salford point and therefore the project has had a University and Blackburn Orphanage to great impact on the local population. Barbara naylor was selected as highly research records about care in orphanages. Commended winner of the Award for her The Salvation Army in Ilford were efforts as a volunteer church recorder over awarded for running the recycles Club.
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This project engages local people who may be homeless, unemployed or recovering from addiction in restoring old bikes to be be sold at low cost to the National Historic Ships UK gives objective public. Participants are able to acquire advice to government bodies, local training and professional skills and the authorities and the historic ships sector project also has beneficial environmental on all matters relating to historic vessels in impact. the UK, to help preserve and record them
Marsh Awards for Historic Vessel Conservation recognise volunteers who have made a valuable contribution to the conservation or operation of historic vessels in the UK. Engineers of the Daniel Adamson Preservation Society, winners of the Marsh Team Volunteer Award for Historic Vessel Conservation The Daniel Adamson Preservation Society Engineering Department is a numerous conservation projects using group of around twenty volunteers with his experience as a shipwright, mentors engineering experience who have been younger volunteers and produces a responsible for restoring the vessel’s monthly newsletter for volunteers and eleven steam engines. It is estimated that staff. this specialist work, carried out ‘in-house’ Members of the Recycles Club, run by the Salvation Army in Ilford, winners of the Marsh Awards for by volunteers has saved the Society Jill Sims is a schoolteacher who has Innovative Projects approximately £1.5 million. been a volunteer tour guide on the rrS Discovery for six years, a vessel which was Fred Attwood is a lead volunteer with built in 1901 for Antarctic expeditions. She the Portsmouth Naval Base Property gives her Sundays to share her passion Trust, which manages a collection of for the vessel with the public. Jill has also small naval crafts. Fred has managed written a children’s book about the vessel’s first expedition in 1901, and the proceeds of the book sales have gone towards the Dundee heritage Trust which looks after the vessel.
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roy Starkey is an amateur mineralogist who has dedicated his life to British topographic mineralogy and supported others who share his passion. roy was instrumental in The natural history Museum is a world- the foundation and running of the British class visitor attraction and a leading Micromount Society since 1981 and has over The royal Anthropological Institute is science research centre, using their unique the years donated specimens to nearly every the world’s longest-established scholarly collections and expertise to tackle the way major Museum in Britain. association dedicated to the furtherance people view the natural world. of anthropology in its broadest and most inclusive sense. Marsh Palaeontology Award recognises those who have contributed significant Marsh Award for Anthropology in the work to the field of Palaeontology, yet whose World recognises an individual based efforts have not necessarily been widely outside of academia who has applied recognised to date. anthropological ideas to the better understanding of the world’s problems. Dr William Blows has been collecting fossil vertebrate material from the Early Dr Peter Bennett has dedicated his Cretaceous Wealden sediments of southern expertise as an anthropologist throughout England for more than three decades. he is his career of more than 30 years in the an international authority on ankylosaurian Prison Service. He was Governor of HMP dinosaurs, having carried out extensive Grendon Therapeutic Prison, Director research and made numerous publications at the International Centre for Prison in this field. This has all been in a purely Studies, and an independent consultant ‘amateur’ capacity, whilst working as a full- on international prison reform. Dr time healthcare professional. Bennett’s work in promoting a humane prison regime and reforming policies Marsh Mineralogy Award recognises on imprisonment has had a significant
individuals based in the UK who have Roy Starkey, winner of the Marsh Award for Mineralogy, impact in this field. made a significant contribution to the field setting up a mineral collection at Braemar Castle of Mineralogy. Lucy Mair Medal and Marsh Award for Applied Anthropology honours excellence in the application of anthropology to the
See page 39 for a full list of past winners
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relief of poverty and distress, and to the active recognition of human dignity. new AwArds in 2016
Professor Ralph Grillo is Emeritus Marsh Award for Work with Prisoners’ Professor of Social Anthropology at Children (Barnardo’s) the University of Sussex, where he was formerly Dean of the School of African Marsh Award for Volunteer Team of the and Asian Studies and founding director Year (Churches Conservation Trust) of the research Centre for Culture, Development and the Environment. The Marsh IhBC Award for Community Professor Grillo’s work has focused on Contribution (Institute of historic cultural and religious diversity and its Buildings Conservation) governance in France, Italy, the UK and north America. The Marsh IhBC Award for Successful Learning in heritage Skills (Institute of Professor Paul Richards is a leading historic Buildings Conservation) anthropologist working in West Africa Marsh Awards for Innovative Projects and particularly Sierra Leone. he Peter Bennett, winner of the Marsh Award for is known for his work on the Sierra Anthropology in the World, pictured receiving his Award (national Churches Trust) from Nick Carter, MCT Trustee Leonean civil war and his wider work on the anthropology of conflict. Professor Marsh Mineralogy Award (natural Richards has carried out field work with history Museum) communities affected by the Ebola crisis and provided important information Lucy Mair Medal and Marsh Award on the epidemic to international for Applied Anthropology (royal governments, agencies and the wider Anthropological Institute) community.
Professor Paul Richards, winner of the Lucy Mair Medal and Marsh Prize, pictured in the field in West Africa
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Marsh Volunteer Award with Addaction 2011 Sophie Stanley PAst winners 2015 David Lee, Mark Merrifield, 2010 David Backhouse Alexia Zavros, Billy Connor 2009 Sue Legate Social Welfare 2014 Lisa harrington, Mark James, 2008 Doug Easterbrook Michael Murphy, Sharon Taylor 2007 Angela Bluck Marsh Award for Voluntary work with 2013 Jim henderson 2006 Trusha Kothari Prisoners’ families 2012 Daniel Colbeck 2005 Caroline Earl 2013 The Person Shaped Support 2004 Trevor Yeo and Karen Wills (PSS) Children, Susan Woodcock Marsh Media Award – Challenging 2003 Staff at Palmersville Shop 2012 The Prison Advice and Care Stigma for People in Recovery 2002 Staff of the Preston Nightstop Trust (PACT) Volunteers, Sarah 2014 The Immortals group and Amy 2001 Staff of the Stranraer Shop Smyth and Penny Clow Jane Smith 2000 Angela hall 2011 Ann Christine hayes 2010 Stephen and Patricia Will Marsh recovery Awards with Addaction 2015 Kerrie Hudson, Peer Supporters Marsh Media Award - reducing Stigma at rISE, Laura Willoughby at for Prisoners’ Families Club Soda, Sarah hepola and 2013 Elliot richards, ruth Kelly Max Daly 2012 Julie gearey, James graham and Chloe Moss for ‘Prisoner’s Marsh Award for human rights Activism Wives’ 2015 The reading Amnesty International group and The Ely Amnesty International group 2014 The Penzance Amnesty International group A representative from Kalayaan (left), winners of the Marsh Volunteer of the Year Award for Marsh Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Fight Work with Children against Modern Slavery, receiving the group’s Award from Amber Rudd, Home Secretary and Brian Marsh, MCT 2015 Kathryn Clark Chairman Anne Dawson, winner of the Marsh Volunteer of the Year 2014 heidi Cannings Marsh Award for Innovation and Award for Work with Prisoners’ Children, with Nick Carter (MCT Trustee), Amir Khan (Celebrity Ambassador for 2013 Peter and Meryl Ashford Dedication Barnardo’s) and Javed Khan (Barnardo’s CEO) 2012 Sarah Butters 2015 Becky Lewis
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2014 Carole rowe 2013 The Duke of Edinburgh Award 2013 Sebastien hope Volunteer Expedition Team 2012 Derek reid 2011 Nargis Gulzar 2011 John Jones 2010 Majorie Holt 2010 gwen richardson 2009 Owen gill Marsh Award for Outstanding 2008 Jagrutti Duggal Achievement in Work with Children and Families Marsh Retail Volunteer of the Year Award 2015 Tonya Joy Bolton 2015 Sandra robinson and Devon 2014 Julie Spallek Drury 2013 helen Alves 2014 The Frome Shop Volunteer 2012 Suzie Birchwood group and Jonathan Todd 2011 Sarah Aitken 2013 Fiona Jeffrey 2010 Mike Adair and Zoé reid
2012 Pat Jackson Marsh Fundraising Volunteer of the Year A representative of ESOL Teaching and Learning, winners of the Marsh Refugee Volunteer Awards, pictured at the Marsh Young Volunteer of the Year Awa rd Awards presentation Awa rd 2015 roger hollinghurst 2015 Mark Ormerod 2009 Penny Tillott 2014 Caitlin Boys and Abbie rodgers Marsh Award for Volunteering in Support 2008 Lynn Thomas 2013 Jenny rivers of Older People 2007 Doreen Eggar, rita Leloch and 2012 nyla Webbe 2014 Vivien Raggett Brenda Avery 2011 Clare Murray 2013 no Award presented 2006 Carolyn Dennis 2010 Emma Pamely 2012 hilary Thompson 2005 Iris Williams 2009 neil Jones 2011 roy rees Williams 2004 Maureen hutcheson 2008 nicola Burns 2010 Juanita Fan and the Southwark 2003 george Edison 2 group Marsh Award for Outstanding Marsh Award for Carers Contribution to Equality and Diversity 2015 Jim robson 2015 Mahmood Akhtar and Joe 2014 Krish Venkatraman harrison 2013 Carina Andrews 2014 Peter Stocks and Shiada Latif 2012 Doris Mason
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Marsh Award for Outstanding Marsh Refugee Volunteer Award Marsh Volunteer Awards with St Mungo’s Contribution to the Fight against Modern 2015 The Writing Project, The 2015 Maria Overton, Jyoti Kujur, Slavery refugee Women International Clare Branigan, Caz Riley and 2015 Rachel Witkin, Professor Gary Cuisine Project, Employability Jen Burnham Craig and Bronagh Andrew Skills Development, Young 2014 Christine Beddoe, Peter Cox, People’s Discovery Arts Marsh Film Awards – Increasing Charlotte Kirkwood and Sister 2014 Hull Refugee Women’s Group, Awareness of Modern Day Slavery Ann Teresa ‘Express Yourself’ Project, 2014 Phoebe Ruguru, Tim Kneeling, 2013 Megan Stewart, Lara Bundock, New Aspirant’s Project, Jonathan Kemp, Aleksandra Tim Elverson, Jackie Paling and getting t o k now t he E ducation Czenczek and Johannes Richard Pauline Monk System in the UK project Voelkel 2012 Ben Wells, Trish Davidson and 2013 Still Lives Photography Project 2013 Matthew howsam Mwenya Chimba 2012 Jan Savage, Catherine gray and 2011 Lois hamilton Jacquie Kingston from the Post The Marsh Awards for Community Decision Form Filling Service Activism in Combatting Modern Slavery Marsh Local Mental health hero Award 2011 Saiedeh ghorishe 2015 David Kennedy, Tim Knappett, 2014 The Art Therapy group, 2010 Boaz Atwine Matjaz Korosec, Diocese of Huddersfield (group winner), 2009 Sarah Bradley – home Work Middlesbrough Women’s Sylvia Weaver (individual Club at Stone road hostel Commission winner) 2008 rachel Fernandes the new Arrivals Project Marsh Award for Peacemaking and Marsh Award for Mental Health Peer 2007 Liz Maddocks and the Peacekeeping Support Common Conversation Project 2015 Devanna de la Puente 2015 EKTA group 2006 hannah hawthorn and the 2014 Elizabeth Henry Angok, South SHARE (Sheffield Homework Sudan Marsh Award for Mental health Work and Arts resettlement 2011 Professor Roz Shafran Experience project) Marsh Award for Volunteering with 2009 Julian Leff Platform 51 2008 Mary Teasdale Marsh refugee or Asylum Seeker 2012 Judith harmer 2007 Prof Robin Murray Achievement Award 2011 Lindsey hill 2006 Terry hammond 2015 Brenda Kabaseke
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Conservation 2012 roger L. h. Dennis, A resource- based Habitat View for Marsh Award for International Plant Conservation: Butterflies in the Conservation British Landscape 2015 Dr Jože Bavcon (Wiley Blackwell, 2010) 2014 Zheng naiyuan, China 2011 David Briggs, Plant Microevolution and Marsh Award for Education in Botanic Conservation in human- gardens Influenced Ecosystems 2015 Sophie Williams (Cambridge 2014 Wang Ximin, China University Press, 2009) 2010 Michael J Angilletta, Jr Thermal Marsh Ecology Award Adaptation: A Theoretical and 2015 Professor Jane Memmott Empirical Synthesis (Oxford 2014 Prof Rosie Woodroffe University Press, 2009) 2013 Prof Kevin Gaston 2009 Beverley glover, Understanding Pete Eeles and Rob Petley-Jones, two of the Marsh Flowers and Flowering (Oxford 2012 Prof Tim Coulson Lepidoptera Awards winners, pictured with Sara Oldfield, 2011 Prof EJ Milner- Gulland MCT Ambassador (Photo © Nigel Symington) University Press, 2007) 2010 Prof Jeremy Thomas 2007 David Wilkinson, Fundamental 2009 Prof Mike Beagon Marsh Ecology Book of the Year Award Process in Ecology: An Earth 2007 Dr Christian Korner 2015 Paul Raven and Nigel Holmes, Systems Approach (Oxford 2006 Prof Philip Ineson rivers (British Wildlife University Press, 2006) 2005 Prof Ilkka Hanski Publishing Ltd, 2014) 2006 richard Bardgett, The Biology 2004 Prof Stephen Hubbell 2014 Ian Newton, Bird Populations of Soil: a Community and 2003 Prof Andrew Watkinson (harperCollins, 2013) Ecosystems Approach (Oxford 2002 Prof Jim Brown 2013 Brian Moss, Liberation ecology: University Press, 2005) 2001 Prof Sam Berry the reconciliation of natural and 2005 Peter Vitousek, Nutriment 2000 Prof William Sutherland human cultures (International Cycling & Limitation: Hawaii 1999 Prof John Harper Ecology as a model system (Princeton 1998 Prof Phil Grime Institute, 2012) University Press, 2004) 1997 Prof John Lawton
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Marsh Award for Climate Change 2014 The Wildfowl and Wetlands Marsh Lepidoptera Award for Lifetime research Trust Achievement 2015 Professor Camille Parmesan 2013 Dr Christian Rutz 2015 Adrian Fowles 2014 Professor Peter Smith 2012 The BTO Cuckoo Team 2014 Margaret Vickery 2013 Johan rockström 2013 richard Sutcliffe 2012 Professor Steve Long 2012 Philip Sterling 2011 Professor Chris Thomas 2011 David J Simcox 2010 Professor Ian Woodward 2010 roy Leverton 2009 Professor John Grace 2009 Dr John Langmaid 2008 Alan Stubbs Marsh Ornithology Award 2007 Matthew Oates 2015 Stuart Butchart 2006 roger Dennis 2014 Francis Daunt 2005 Barry goater, BSC, MIBIOL 2013 Dr Jane reid 2004 Paul Harding, MBE 2012 Jeremy Wilson 2003 roger Smith 2011 Ian hartley 2002 Dr Jeremy Thomas 2010 Dr Jennifer gill 2001 Dame Miriam rothschild 2000 Dr Ernest Pollard Marsh Local Ornithology Award 1999 Colonel Maitland Emmett 2015 Malcolm Burgess
2014 The Friends of Skokholm and Marsh Lepidoptera Award for Promotion Skomer Iwa Kolodziejska, winner of the Marsh Award for Education in Botanic Gardens (Photo © Krystyna of Lepidoptera Conservation 2013 Jim Cassells Jedrzejewska-Szmek) 2015 The heart of England Forest 2012 The hertfordshire Bird Club 2014 Brighton and hove City Council 2011 Henfield Birdwatch Marsh Award for International 2013 Warwickshire County Council 2010 Cheshire & Wirral Ornithology 2012 Patrick Barkham Ornithological Society 2015 Professor Franz Bairlein 2011 West Dean Estate, West Sussex 2014 Dr Manu Shiiwa 2010 CEMEX Marsh Award for Innovative Ornithology 2013 Lars Svensson 2009 Mike McCarthy 2015 Mark Constantine and The 2008 St Modwen Properties Sound Approach Marsh Award for Young Ornithologist of 2007 Clive Farrell the Year 2006 network rail 2015 Findlay Wilde 2005 Defence Estates
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2004 Kingcombe Centre 2009 Dr Otakar Kudrna. Czech 2011 Anyaa Vohiri, Liberia 2003 Bentley Wood Trustees republic 2010 Lisel Alamilla, Ya’axché 2002 RSPB Conservation Trust, Belize 2001 Forest Enterprise Marsh Awards for a Beautiful Living 2009 Elena Bykova and Alexander 2000 richard Lewington Countryside Esipov - The Institute of 1999 The national Trust 2013 West Oxfordshire District group Zoology, Uzbekistan and henry Best 2012 Alex hills and Shirley Marsh Award for Marine Conservation Fieldhouse Leadership 2011 Bob Barefoot – Individual 2015 Joanna Alfaro CPRE Norfolk Green Buildings 2014 Patricia Davis Team - group 2013 Joni Trio Wibowo, Indonesian 2010 Patrick Kinnersley & John Archipelago Westmoreland – Individual 2012 Zafer Kizilkaya, Turkey CPRE Oswestry – Group 2011 Alexander gaos 2009 gordon garraway – Individual CPRE Northamptonshire – group 2008 Martin Walton – Individual CPRE Hampshire – Group
Professor Will Cresswell, winner of the Marsh Award for Ornithology, on fieldwork with his daughter in Cyprus Marsh Awards for a Beautiful and Litter- looking at the first ever geolocator tag recovered from the Free Countryside endemic Cyprus Wheatear. 2013 Julie Hepworth and Nick Pickles 2012 Patricia Almond and the Marsh European Lepidoptera Award Cumnor Cleaners 2015 Professor Miguel Lopez Munguira Marsh Award for Conservation 2014 Chris Van Swaay Leadership 2013 Prof Hanski, Finland 2015 Mirza Kusrini A photo from Stephane Crayne, winner of the Marsh 2012 Prof Christer Wiklund, Sweden Marjan Award, of some of the damage caused by ivory 2014 Julie hanta, Madagascar poaching (Photo © Sandie Crayne) 2011 Tristan Lafranchis 2013 richard Sambolahn, Liberia 2010 Lazaros Pamperis, Greece 2012 radu Mot, romania
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Marsh Nature Conservation Award (Kent) Monica & Mike Wilson, Bill Margaret Plowright, and Roy 2015 John Bartlett, Diane harris, hickmott, Stephanie Leslie, Coles Owen Sweeney, nigel Colin Mayers 1999 Joan Medill and David house newington, John and rosemary 2008 Edwina Kissick, Selwyn Dennis, 1998 John Pennington and Paul roberts and Dave Wood Daniel Tuson, David Watson, Lazarus 2014 Una Mckeand, ros Clark, Brian richard Jowett, roger and Judy 1997 Martin Sheppard and Kathy Heselden, Alicia Arthur, Val hardy Wa r d Coxhead, Mike Meakins and 2007 Ian Shepherd, Brian Lewis, Daphne Mills Bob Hope, Derek Chick, Peter Marsh Marjan Award 2013 Chris Fulcher, Sue Poyser, Bassett & Penny Woodgate 2015 Julia gorricho Phillip Knight, Paul Jakes, Nigel 2006 geoff Orton, Jill richards, 2014 Julian rademeyer Jennings and Paul Hayter richard Swann, Bob 2013 Sonali ghosh, Assam north- newington, helen nicholson, East India Pete & Lynne Flower 2012 John Kahekwa, Democratic 2005 Myrtle Butcher, Sylvia Friend, republic of the Congo ruth goldstraw, Mark Quested, geoff rockley and geoff Marsh Award for Conservation in genetic Mayturn Bio-Diversity 2004 roger Bailey, Charles Boxer, 2015 Libby henson Lesley Boxer, Ted Coleman, 2014 Michael Dewhurst Alan Cooper, and Judith Shorter 2013 no Award presented 2003 Mary Parker, Fred Booth, Ron 2012 Professor John Woolliams Neath, Joyce Pitt, and Chris 2011 Tullis Matson Yufang Gao, winner of the Marsh Award for Terrestrial Conservation Leadership Wood 2008 Andy Dell (technical) and Dr 2002 Joanna Overton-Fox, Michael Bill grayson (practical) 2012 Sue Bradford, Celia Pain, John Overton-Fox, Ray Philo, Rod 2007 HRH Prince Charles (practical) Llewellyn-Jones, Alan Ford, Smith, Martin Wills, and Vida and Dr June Morris (technical) Jenny Jackson and Joy gadsby Madel 2006 The Portland Sheep Breeders’ 2011 Anne newington, John Searle, 2001 helen hudson, Keith hudson, group (practical) and Mike Joseph O’Rourke, Peter Isaac, Valerie Andrews, and Krysia roper of Defra (technical) Stuart Dove, Tony nuthall Baczala 2009 Andrew green, Betsy Julian, 2000 hilda Frankel, gill Saunders, Frank Clayton, Tim Plowright,
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2005 home Farm, Temple newsam Marsh Volunteering Award with Royal Estate (practical) and Dr Saffron Botanic gardens Kew Townsend and Dr Jr Walters 2015 Jim Winstone, Jackie Breakwell, (technical) Alfie Smith, Jamie Jenkins and 2004 Dr Ian gill (technical) and Andrea Ferguson geoffrey Cloke (practical) 2014 The herbarium reorganisation 2003 robert Overend (technical) and volunteers, Jane Lewis and Sue Stennett (practical) Charlie Shelton 2001 Debbie Davy 2013 James Whitting, Veronica 2000 Arthur green Cheng and the Arboretum 1999 John Thornborrow Volunteers 1998 HM Prison Hewell Grange, 2012 The Kew guides, Alan Worcestershire Cornwell, Jill Ashcroft, 1997 Denis Vernon rosemary Foley and Amparo 1996 Ken Briggs Rodriguez 2011 Helen Pickering, Millennium Marsh Lifetime Achievement Award with Seed Bank Volunteers, Barry rBST Sorrell 2015 David Bradley and neville and 2010 Sheila Thompson, Simon Dr Christopher Halsall, winner of the Marsh Award for Maureen Turner Early Career Entomologist, pictured in the field Brown, ron Bicheno 2014 ron Foster 2013 no Award presented 2012 Margaret Bradshaw 2012 Eric Freeman and robin Otter 2011 gwyn Ellis 2011 John Brigg 2010 rosaline Murphy 2009 Lynne Farrell Marsh Award for RBST Volunteer of the 2007 nick Stewart Year 2006 nick Legon and Alick henrici 2015 David Walton and Brian hunter 2005 Alan Showler 2003 David holyoak Marsh Botany Award 2002 David Pearman 2015 Dr Chris Preston 2001 Lady Rosemary Fitzgerald 2014 rod Corner and Jeremy roberts 2000 Dr Phil Wilson Oliver Ellingham, winner of the Marsh Horticultural 2013 Dr Camilla Lambrick Science Award, pictured looking for powdery mildew
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Marsh Award for Early Career Marsh International Animal Welfare Entomologist Awa rd 2015 Dr David george 2014 Change for Animals Foundation 2014 Donald A’Bear 2013 Animals Lebanon and Save the 2013 Dr Tom Oliver Dogs, romania 2012 Jenni Stockan 2012 Last great Ape Organisation (LAgA) – Cameroon Marsh horticultural Science Award SOS Fauna – Brazil 2015 Maria Christodoulou and Tom Education for Nature - Vietnam Passey 2010 EAST- Environment and 2014 James hourston and Michelle Animal Welfare Society, Taiwan hulin Lola ya Bonobo - Democratic 2013 Maria Magdalena Vaz Monteiro republic of the Congo and rachel Warmington Instituto Ambiental Ecosul - Ivor Rees, winner of the Marsh Volunteer Award for Marine Conservation, being presented with his Award by Sinead 2012 Kálmön Könyves and James Brazil O’Haire, MCT Ambassador Cotterill BAWA - Bali Animal Welfare 2011 Lionel Smith Association - Indonesia Marsh Award for Insect Conservation Pegasus - Israel 2015 Dr David Sheppard Marsh horticultural Award 2008 VITA 2014 The Malloch Society 2011 Dr rosemary Collier 2006 Committee for rehabilitation 2013 Peter Harvey 2010 Professor Paul Hadley Aid to Afghanistan (CrAA) 2012 Steve J Falk 2009 Dr David Astley 2011 Steve Cham 2008 Dr Timothy Elliott 2010 Dr roger Key 2007 David Johnson 2009 Dr David Lonsdale 2005 Brian Smith 2008 Professor Garth Foster 2007 Prof Lincoln Brower & Dr Marsh Volunteer Award for Marine Martin Speight Conservation 2006 Dr Martin Warren 2015 Betty green 2005 Dr Keith Alexander 2014 Paul Naylor 2004 Alan Stubbs 2003 Dr Tim new David Labonte, winner of the Thomas Henry Huxley Award and Marsh Prize, pictured with Brian Marsh (MCT 2002 Dr norman W Moore Chairman) and John Beddington (ZSL President)
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Marsh Award for Conservation Biology 2009 Dr Peter Mumby Thomas henry huxley Award and Marsh 2014 Dr Ben Collen 2008 nick Dulvy Prize 2013 Debbie Pain 2007 Simon Jennings 2014 Dr Ben Ashby 2012 Dave goulson 2006 Prof Hal Whitehead 2013 helen Leggett 2011 Jane hill 2005 Prof Ian Boyd 2012 Mary Caswell Stoddard 2010 Paul Donald 2011 Kate Jordan 2009 Dr Ana Rodriguez Prince Philip Award and Marsh Prize 2010 Sam Weber 2008 Isabelle Côté 2014 Jamie Weir 2009 Tom Fayle 2007 Dr Stuart Butchart 2013 Carly Brown 2008 hannah rowland 2006 Prof Sarah Wanless 2012 Emily Seccombe 2007 Tim hawes 2005 Prof William Sutherland 2011 Shona Crawford-Smith 2004 Prof Chris Thomas 2010 Edmund Bradbury Charles Darwin Award and Marsh Prize 2003 Prof Stuart Pimm 2009 Grace O’Donovan 2014 Benjamin Hopkins 2002 Prof Callum Roberts 2008 Anthony Yong Kheng Cordero 2013 Mark Scherz 2001 Dr E J Milner-gullard ng 2012 Katrina Spensley 2000 Andrew Balmford 2011 Marius Wenzel 1999 Dr John Croxall 2010 Rudi Verspoor 1998 Prof Peter Maitland 2009 haihan Tan 1997 Dr rhys green 1996 Dr Jeremy Tomas Marsh Award for Wetland Conservation 1995 Dr J D goss-Custard 2014 no Award presented 1994 Prof Ian Newton 2013 Terry Smith 1993 Dr georgina Mace 2012 Oliver randell and Susanna 1992 Dr D A ratcliffe geoghegan 1991 Prof Robert M May 2011 Tony Moulin 2010 glenn Langley Marsh Award for Marine and Freshwater Conservation 2014 Dr heather Koldewey 2013 David Bilton 2012 Alex rogers Patrick Meyer-Higgins, winner of the Charles Darwin 2011 Brendan godley Award and Marsh Prize 2010 Steve Ormerod
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Arts and Culture 2003 Brenda Maddox, rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of Marsh Award for the Encouragement of DnA (harperCollins, 2003) Medallic Art 2001 Anthony Sampson, Mandela: 2015 Arnold nieuwendam The Authorised Biography 2014 Andy Griffi ths (harperCollins, 1999) 2013 howard and Frances Simmons 1999 richard holmes, Coleridge: 2012 Bogomil nikolov Darker Refl ections 2011 Thomas Fattorini Ltd (harperCollins, 1998) 1997 Jim ring, Erskine Childers (John
Marsh Volunteers for Museum Learning Murray, 1996) Awa rd Generations of volunteers working together at the 1995 Selina hastings, Evelyn Waugh, Blaenavon Community Museum 2015 Brewhouse Yard Museum A Biography (Sinclair Stevenson, Volunteers at the Museum of 1994) Marsh Volunteer Award for Long-Term nottingham Life 1993 Patrick Marnham, The Man Commitment (one off award) 2014 Herb Garden Volunteers Who Wasn’t Maigret, Life of 2013 gordon howes at Bede’s World and the george Simenon (Bloomsbury, Family Learning Volunteers 1992) Marsh Biography Award at the Museum of London 1991 Hugh & Mirabel Cecil, Clever 2011 D. r Thorpe, Supermac: The Life Archaeological Archives Hearts (Victor Gollancz, 1990) of Harold Macmillan (Chatto & 2013 Erene Grieve – British Postal 1989 David gilmour, The Last Windus, 2010) Museum Leopard (Quartet books, 1988) 2009 Rosemary Hill, God’s Architect: nathan Lightowler – railway 1987 roland huntford, Shackleton Pugin and the Building of Preservation Society of Ireland (Hodder & Stoughton, 1985) Romantic Britain (Penguin 2012 Sue Clark - Wardown Park Books, 2008) Museum, Luton Marsh Award for Children’s Literature in 2007 Maggie Fergusson, george 2011 rutambhara Joshi - Thinktank Translation Mackay Brown: A Life (John Planetarium, Birmingham 2015 Margaret Jull Costa for her Murray, 2005) 2010 Del Eliot - national Museum of translation from Basque of 2005 John guy, My heart is My Own: Wales The Adventures of Shola, by The Life of Mary Queen of 2009 Beth Talbort – Pollok House, Bernardo Atxaga (Pushkin Scots (Fourth Estate, 2004) glasgow Children’s Books, 2013)
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2007 Anthea Bell for her translation 2014 Rhonda Gowland-Pryde, Jack from german of The Flowing Brown, Sian Hughes and Vicky Queen by Kai Meyer (Egmont Chapter Press, 2005) 2013 Clare Gittings, Ella Phillips, Lisa 2005 Sarah Adams for her translation Jacques and Jenny Mellings from French of Eye of the Wolf 2012 Angela Blackwell, rebecca by Daniel Pennac (Walker graham, Tim Johnson, Amanda Books, 2003) Phillips 2003 Anthea Bell for her translation 2011 Tom goddard, Sylvia Jones, from german of Where Were Laura Wilson, Karen Eslea You robert? by hans Magnus Enzensberger (Puffin, Marsh Award for Excellence in Public 2001) Sculpture Emma Kerr, winner of the 2016 Marsh Award for 2001 Betsy rosenberg for her 2015 Sir Antony Gormley, ‘Room’ and Excellence in Gallery Education, running a session with translation from hebrew of Douglas Jennings, ‘Squadron students with Laura Ford ‘Days of Judgement (Cat 2)’, 2012 ©the artist, courtesy New Arts Centre Roche Court Duel by David grossman Leader Mahinder Singh Puji Sculpture Park (Bloomsbury, 1998) DFC’ 1999 Patricia Crampton for her 2014 Richard Wilson RA, ‘Slipstream’ 2013 howard Curtis for his translation from german of 2013 Philip Jackson, ‘The Bomber translation from Italian of In The Final Journey by gudrun Command Memorial’ the Sea there are Crocodiles: Pausewang (Viking, 1996) 2012 gordon Young, ‘The Comedy The Story of Enaiatollah Akbari 1997 Anthea Bell for her translation Carpet’ and Carmody Groarke, by Fabio geda (David Fickling from German of A Dog’s Life by ‘Indian Ocean Tsunami Books Ltd, 2011) Christine nostlinger (Anderson Memorial’ 2011 Martin Cleaver for his Press, 1990) 2011 Andrew Sabin ‘The Coldstones translation from Dutch of Cut’ Letters to Anyone and Everyone Marsh Award for Excellence in gallery 2010 Peter W. Naylor ‘Memorial to by Toon Tellegen (Boxer Books Education 158 Squadron’ Ltd, 2009) 2015 Beth Frazer, Daniel McCabe, 2009 Jaume Plensa, ‘Dream’ 2009 Sarah Ardizzone for her Victoria Mayes, Caitlin Page and 2008 Ian Rank-Broadley ‘Mind’s Eye’ translation from French of Toby georgia Close & Si Applied Ltd ‘Cutting Edge Alone by Timothée de Fombelle Sculpture’ (Walker Books, 2008)
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2012 Ustigate Ltd. for the fountain in Marsh Volunteer Award with the Royal Queen Square, Wolverhampton Opera house 2011 Birmingham City Council for 2015 graham Fletcher and Michael their continued support for Possener, Joan Alcock, Allison fountains in the urban area Lyneham, Margaret hall, Eddy 2009 Market Cascade, Darlington Archer, Jeanette Fossey Borough Council, and the new 2014 Jennifer Begley, nini Aldridge Font, Salisbury Cathedral & Ann Aungle, Mattia Cabitza, 2006 T oricelli, in Alnwick Arthur Varney, Christine Evans Gardens,Thales in the Queen’s and nigel Morris Jubilee garden 2013 Lloyd Bracey, Mary roe, Jenny 2004 Grand Vista Fountains, Stevens, See hoi Stanborough, David Nash, winner of the Marsh Award for Excellence in Battersea Park and Perseus and Mike Ostler and Lesley Public Sculpture for Habitat, pictured with Brian Marsh, MCT Chairman Andromeda, Witley Court in robinson Worcestershire 2012 June Bull 2007 James Turrell ‘Deer Shelter 2001 City of Sheffield, the National 2011 Margaret Drummond and Skyspace’ Botanic garden of Wales, and Alistair guthrie 2007 Bryan Kneale rA ‘Captain Westbury Estate Tenants and 2010 Chris Davies, helen Macgregor Quilliam’ residents Association and Tony Dobson 2006 Peter Randall-Page ‘Give and 1996 The City of Birmingham for Take’ Victoria Square and Centenary Marsh Award for Museum of London 2006 Jim Hurley & his team Square Volunteers ‘Sheffield’s Cholera Monument’ 2015 John Walledge restoration Marsh Award for Excellence in the 2014 Sue rowell 2005 Maggi hambling for “Scallop” Conservation of a Public Sculpture or 2013 Wendy rudge Fountain Marsh Fountain of the Year Award 2015 Lost Art Ltd., Industrial heritage Marsh Museum of London Team Award 2015 no Award was presented Consulting and renfrewshire 2015 The Core Volunteer Team at the 2014 JN Bentley, ‘Parterre Garden Council, ‘Grand Fountain’ in Archaeological Archive Cascade’ Paisley, Scotland 2014 The Sainsbury Archive 2013 The Fountain Workshop, City 2014 rupert harris Conservation Volunteers Park, Bradford ‘Prince Consort Statue’ 2013 The Conservation and 2013 Jonathan Clarke, Spiral nebula Collection Care Volunteer Team
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Marsh Award for Museum of London Heritage and Community Young Volunteers 2015 Olivier Anscombe Marsh Volunteer Awards with the Canal 2014 Ben Thorne and river Trust 2013 Jennie Saunders 2015 John Hawkins, David Payne, Dylan Manning and Emile Marsh Award for Music Education Khan 2012 Sheena Masson Marsh Volunteer of the Year Award with the Churches Conservation Trust 2015 richard haynes, neil Skelton, James hickingbotham, harriet Tupper, Church of St John the Baptist, Bristol and the herefordshire County Volunteers 2014 Andy White, Roger Green, Pat Prosser, Andrew Nicholson 2013 Janet Townsend Stojic, Martin Evans, rowena Tulloch, Friends Members of the Aylsham Roman Project, winners of the of Old Christ Church, Waterloo Marsh Archaeology Awards, taking part in the August Dig in 2016 2012 Raymond and Elizabeth Fowler 2011 Colin and Val Sparks; Brian Marsh Award for Civic Societies Keefe 2015 The retford Civic Society 2010 Eric and Linda Munson 2014 The norwich Society 2013 Addingham Civic Society and Marsh Young Volunteer Award with the the ramsgate Society Some of the Fashion Collection Volunteers, winners of the Churches Conservation Trust Marsh Museum of London Volunteer Team Award, working 2012 The highgate Society on preparing the items in the collection for a move to the 2015 William Sheffield 2011 The Wimbledon Society museum’s new site 2014 Jessica Martin 2013 gemma Edleston
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Marsh Civic Volunteer Award Marsh Group Volunteer Award for Marsh Heritage Volunteer Manager 2015 Gillian Postill Historic Vessel Conservation Awa rd 2014 Michael Bach 2015 group 199 and The hMS Belfast 2012 John Procter and Tricia Pope 2013 Kevin Trickett Volunteer Group 2011 Kellie Scott 2012 Elaine Smith Sally Metcalfe 2011 Sue nichols Marsh Young Volunteer Award for Historic Vessel Conservation Marsh Awards for heritage Crafts 2014 roger Dibnah 2015 Mary English (Trainer), Jean 2013 Isabelle Law Leader (Volunteer) Tom Vallois 2014 Wendy Shorter (Trainer), Brian 2012 Hannah and Beth Pihama Boorman (Volunteer) 2013 Cameron Maxfield (Trainer), Marsh Heritage Volunteer Award Angel Brown (Volunteer) 2012 richard harland, ray gill and 2012 Wayne Parrott (Trainer), Captain Bob Price James Portus (Volunteer) 2011 Purbeck Cider Volunteers 2010 Volunteers at Wightwick Manor Marsh Made in Britain Award 2009 Gibside Estate farmers’ market 2015 Charles Trevor, Equus Leather in Gateshead’ 2014 Yvette Jelfs 2008 hughenden Manor Walled Garden Project Work from 25 members of the Alford Craft Market who sell their creation in the shop run by Priscilla Mcgirr, winner of Marsh Award for Historic Vessel 2007 Upper Wharfedale Volunteer the Heritage Crafts Volunteer Award Conservation group 2015 richard Meehan 2006 Birmingham Back to Backs Marsh Award for Community 2014 Chris Leah Project Archaeology 2013 James Dulson and george 2005 Needles Old Battery Volunteers 2015 The London Wreck Project Collinson 2004 gwirfoddolwyr Llanerchaeron 2014 The Carwynnen Quoit roger Mallinson Volunteers restoration Team 2012 Lisa and Derek Chafer 2003 Fountains Abbey & Studley 2013 The Norfolk Medieval Graffiti Simon Sawyers Royal Volunteers Survey 2011 robert Skuse 2011 Dartmoor Cairn Repair Project volunteers
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2009 Sarah Dhanjal 2012 Peter Austen 2008 The Badsey Society, the north 2011 robert Baron Chandler of Scotland Archaeological 2010 Dr Steven Sweetman Society, royton Local 2009 Stan Wood history Society, the Mellor 2008 Mr J Collins Archaeological Trust Marsh Award for Volunteering with Marsh Community Archaeologist of the nADFAS Year Award 2015 John Shapely and Janet 2015 Dr Jon Kenny O’Callaghan (individual), 2014 Vivien Samuelson reigate DFAS Cranston Library Fred Attwood, winner of the Marsh Volunteer Award for Heritage Volunteers (group) Historic Vessel Conservation, pictured on deck in his work with the Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust Marsh Young Archaeologist of the Year 2014 rosanne Kirkpatrick, Marie 2015 William Fakes riley, Sarah harris and 2014 Lynda Walker Francis Moule, Patricia Livesey (individual) Test Valley Marsh Award for Traditional Building Young Arts team (group) Skills 2013 Janet Fairbrother (Individual) 2011 nigel gervis The Bolton Church recorders 2010 Tim Crawley (individual) gerard (group) Lynch and henry rumbold (trainer) Marsh Award for Anthropology in the 2009 rebecca Little (individual) Kevin World Lambert (trainer) 2015 Sheila Kitzinger 2008 Bob Turner (individual) george 2014 Dr gillian Tett Terry (trainer) 2007 ray Stevens 2006 Prof John Ashurst
Marsh Palaeontology Award 2015 Dean Lomax 2014 no Award presented 2013 John Quayle
Further information is available at WWW.MArShChrISTIAnTrUST.Org
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the Marsh chrIstIan trust
The Marsh Christian Trust is a grant making body, which was established in 1981 with the sum of £75,000. having grown through investments and additional donations by the founder and current Chairman, Brian Marsh OBE, the Trust’s funds currently stand at around £9.2 million. The Trust does not accept any public donations. The Trust maintains a policy of making a comparatively large number of modest grants each year. It normally only makes grants to registered charities experienced in their chosen field of work and never to individuals. Since its establishment in 1981, the number of organisations supported each year has grown from just 8 to around 400. The Marsh Christian Trust aims to create long-standing relationships with the organisations it supports. Trustees visit long-term recipient charities in order to review the work done, learn of future plans and offer advice on activities. Jill Donnelly, winner of the Young Arts category of the Individual Award for Volunteering The causes supported by the Marsh Christian Trust lie broadly with NADFAS, pictured with some of the children who she has worked with on arts activities within five key areas of work: • Literature, arts and heritage Pictured on the front page: Cover - A photo from the opening of the Farnham Schools Art Exhibition in • Social welfare 2015, organised by the winners of the Marsh Group Award for Volunteering • Environmental causes and animal welfare with NADFAS • Education and training Small images, from left to right - Rouba Mhaissen, winner of the Marsh Award for Peacemaking and Peace- • healthcare keeping, making her speech at the Award presentationBenjamin Hopkins, The Trust also allocates a small percentage of its resources to ad winner of the Charles Darwin Award and Marsh Prize A Cyprus Wheatear with its tag just prior to removal, the data from which hoc requests from bodies outside these core areas. showed that the bird had spent the winter in South Sudan after a single The Marsh Awards now total around 75 and continue to grow. flight of 3070km The main areas of focus for the Awards include volunteering, Liz Caldwell, winner of the Marsh Community Archaeologist of the Year Award, pictured with members of the Mick Aston Young Archaeologists conservation, science, the arts and heritage. Club examining sheep bones.
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Registered Charity number: 284470
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