Nominations have opened in Peasedown St John for the village’s Sara Holley Community Award – launched seven years ago in memory of one of its most popular residents.

In April 2011, Sara Holley – who was well known and respected for her love of the community – unexpectedly passed away at the age of 43. Over many years, she played a key part in numerous community projects, including her involvement with the first Party in the Park festival in 2009.

To remember Sara, the Party in the Park team, in partnership with her family, introduced the Sara Holley Community Award.

Sara’s son, Scott Holley, said: “We can’t believe seven years have passed by already. A day doesn’t go by when we don’t think about Mum, and so are grateful that Nathan and the Party in the Park team organise this award every year.

“I know that our Mum loved the village and would have felt great pride having a community award named after her.”

In order to be nominated as a potential recipient of the award candidates must have: showed a visible display of community activism in Peasedown St John for, at least, the previous twelve months; carried out their public service in a voluntary

capacity with no financial gain; and demonstrated a considerable amount of community activism that has made a difference to other members of the local community.

The award itself will be presented at the village’s Party in the Park festival on Saturday, 9th June.

Previous award winners include Andrew Day, Joy Gosz, husband and wife team, Martin and Lisa Smith, Ken Wilcox Nina Philips, Joy Fraser and Paul Sly.

Any member of the community can nominate someone they believe meets the criteria. All nominations must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, 25th May. The Management Committee and Sara’s family will then use the criteria set to go through the nominations.

Nomination forms can be collected by emailing: nathan.hartley@peasedown partyinthepark.org.uk, downloading a copy from: www.peasedownpartyinthepark.org.uk, or by picking one up from 34 Church Road, Peasedown St John.