Volunteers
The Community volunteer of the Year Award run for 12 years and a list of recipients is shown below
From 2025, with growing numbers of volunteers, Councillors wanted to thank all volunteers equally and a thank you tea party was held in June 2025 to thank all volunteers.
Thanks to Mark and Nikki Chambers for hosing the party at Sherwood House
September 2026 - a thank you buffet lunch was held for Volunteers at the Parish Hall - photos are in the gallary.
Past recipients of the Community Volunteer of the Year award (and a brief note of reason for award):
2023 Nick Gillon - Community Road Warden Scheme
2022 Jocelyn Whittaker - running a twice weekly community kitchen
2021 Jock Campbell - Community Resilience work
2020 Not awarded due to Covid-19
2019 Daphne and Tom Clague - supporting many local organisations
2018 Peter Hawksley - Editor of Newton Wonder Magazine
2017 Tony Lewis - Chairman of Recreation Club
2016 Joyce Rooke - Running weekly bingo sessions raising money for charity
2015 Steve Parker - Maintaining Parish Footpaths
2014 Jill Baker - supporting local organisations
2013 Simon Lovell - running Community Support Group
2012 Roger Wilkins - Chairman of the Parish Hall, work on the Parish Plan