Nominations will close next week in Peasedown St John for the village’s Sara Holley Community Award, launched nine years ago in memory of one of its most popular residents.
Nathan Hartley and Sara Holley’s son, Scott Holley
In April 2011, Sara Holley, who was well known and respected for her love of the community, unexpectedly passed away at the age of forty-three.
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 festival team, in partnership with her family, introduced the Sara Holley Community Award.
Sara’s son, Scott Holley, said: “We can’t believe nine years have passed by already. A day doesn’t go by when we don’t think about Mum, and so are grateful that 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.”
Despite this year’s festival not going ahead because of the coronavirus pandemic, event organisers say it is ‘business as usual’ with this year’s 10th Sara Holley Community Award.
Party in the Park Chairman, Nathan Hartley, said: “Our community has been through a lot over this year with the lockdown and pressures of not seeing friends and family.
“It has also been a time where various individuals and groups have stepped up to the mark and led the village through the pandemic.
“It’s these people that we want to honour this year!”
To be nominated as a potential recipient of the award, candidates must have:
- Shown a visible display of community activism in Peasedown St John for, at least, the last 12 months.
- Carried out their public service and in doing so demonstrated qualities of leadership, consensus building, and support for others.
- Demonstrated a considerable amount of community activism that has made a difference to other members of the local community.
With nominations closing on Friday 28th August, the award itself will be presented in September, in the form of a surprise presentation at the workplace or outside the home of the recipient.
Any member of the community can nominate anyone they believe meets the criteria.
All nominations must be received by the Party in the Park team by 5pm on Friday 28th August.
The Management Committee and Sara’s family will then use the criteria set to go through the nominations.
Nomination forms can be obtained by:
- Emailing Nathan Hartley: [email protected] or
- Downloading a copy from www.peasedownpartyinthepark.org.uk
