Introduction

For many years it has been the practice of the Borough Mayor to send letters of congratulations to residents, firms and organisations of the Borough to acknowledge some special achievement by the recipients and this continues to be the case. However, in 2002 the Council decided to introduce an annual Mayoral Award to officially recognise such achievements. Anyone can nominate a resident, firm or organisation within the Borough for an Award based on the criteria that a nominee must have done something particularly noteworthy within the Borough or has enhanced the reputation of the Borough on the national stage or has made a significant contribution to the conservation and protection of the natural environment of the Borough

There are three categories for an Award:

• an under 18s (at the time of nomination) Award,
• an over 18s or firm/organisation Award.
• a Green Award for work done by individuals or groups

Nomination forms are circulated widely and are available for downloading from our website. Extensive press coverage is also given.

Watch the press and our website for the opportunity to nominate someone for the 2009/10 Awards. For further information, you can contact the Mayor's PA by email at jrosser@westdevon.gov.uk, or by telephone on 01822 813629 or by post to Ms Janet Rosser, West Devon Borough Council, Kilworthy Park, Drake Road, Tavistock PL19 0BZ.

Award winners, past and present

2002/04
Zoe Viggers (under 18s)
Bob Rose (over 18s)

2003/04
Ashley Cackett and David Johnson (Under 18s - joint winners)
Colin Harris (over 18s)

2004/05
Richard Mortimore (under 18s)
Dr Paul Neilson (over 18s)

2005/06
Lloyd James (under 18s)
Jan Langton (over 18s)

2006/07
Jade Marchant (under 18s)
Myrtle Salter (over 18s)

2007/08
William Kivell (under 18s)
Donald Rooke (over 18s)
 
2008/09
Alex Wooldridge (under 18s)
Anita Prosser (over 18s)
Keith Webber (Green Award)

2009/10
Andrew Collier (under 18s)
Lewdown Youth Cricket (over 18s/Organisation)
Moorskills (Green Award)