25th January, Town Hall:
This is the fifth year running we have held these awards and this time we topped the scales for issuing 35 awards to community members for their outstanding contribution to the Burngreave Community. A packed reception room at the Town Hall on saw the annual New Years Honours awards presented, with the Lord Mayor, Lady Mayoress, Richard Caborn and David Blunkett as guests of honour. Cllr Jackie Drayton hosted the event, with Cllrs Steve Jones and Ibrar Hussain. Award categories were:
See who got the awards on the Messenger's website and for photos of the event, see the Messenger Photo Gallery and who got them.
Local volunteers
David Smith
Earl Marshall Under 7’s team managers: Mick Ashman, Mark Moran-Healy, Damien DeSouza, Tony Herrington, Richard Shipston
Earl Marshall Under 12’s team managers: Mark Moran-Healy, Mick Ashman, Garfield Walters, Cecil Clarke and Lynn Woodrow
Rose Ardron
Flo Gill
Anne Murdoch
Sue Odell
Roger and Anne Sheldon
Locally paid workers
Jon Dallow
Jon Ekwubiri
Leroy Betts
Steve Edwards
Nikki Wilson
Anesar Shaibi
Jim Bruce
Imran Ali
Elaine Virgo
Nasira Amin
Local community/voluntary organisations
Carwood TARA
Green City Action
Burngreave Children’s Centre Volunteers
Streetworx –Uzma Bibi, Shanti Wilson, Ayesha Rehman, Sadia Akram, Lorraine Blake and Yassin Usuf
Fazal Hussain
The evening concluded with a very moving response and tribute to Mr Fazal Hussain by one of his daughters, Shamshad, on behalf of his wife, his wider family and the management committee. Congratulations to all and thank you!