NOMINATIONS have opened in Peasedown St John for an award which honours and recognises the village’s local unsung heroes.

Founded by the Peasedown Community Trust, the Peasedown St John Community Civic Award was launched in 2021.

To be nominated for the award, the nominee must have conducted community work in Peasedown St John in the past two years, carried out their public service demonstrating qualities of leadership, consensus building, and support for others, and shown a considerable amount of community activism making a difference to the local area.

Recent recipients of the award include PCSOs Louise Jones and Tony McKintosh in 2024, local police community support officers who have spent more than 15 years helping others, while last year it went to Chris Champion, who has served the community for more than 25 years working for the parish council to keep the village clean.

On behalf of the trust, local councillors Karen Walker and Gavin Heathcote, said: “Peasedown St John is a fantastic place to live.

“Its community spirit is second-to-none thanks to the hard work and dedication of many people who go ‘above and beyond’ to serve others.

“In 2021, Peasedown Community Trust launched the community civic award, an accolade that highlights and applauds the outstanding voluntary service of an individual, or group of individuals, in our village.

“Any member of the community can nominate anybody, an individual or organisation, that they believe meets the criteria.

“We are particularly keen to receive nominations that highlight the work of people who have gone ‘above and beyond’ to make a difference in the lives of others.”

Nomination forms for this year’s award can be obtained from the Peasedown Community Trust by emailing to [email protected].

The winner will be announced during National Volunteers’ Week, in June.