{"id":7614,"date":"2017-04-12T09:34:36","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T09:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xislblogs.xtreamlab.net\/slwoods\/?p=7614"},"modified":"2017-04-13T10:22:05","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T10:22:05","slug":"recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slwoods.co.uk\/?p=7614","title":{"rendered":"Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Tuesday March 21st, your correspondent had a special appointment to keep up at the Mansion House in Clifton, the official residence of the Lord Mayor of Bristol.<\/p>\n

The occasion was the presentation of Lord Mayor’s Medals to what Jeff Lovell, the current Lord Mayor, described in his opening remarks as “community champions”.<\/p>\n

Only some 20 medals are awarded each year and your ‘umble scribe was a recipient this year.<\/p>\n

\"Receiving
Receiving the medal from the Lord Mayor. Picture courtesy of Up Our Street<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to the citation, I was commended for my work in the voluntary and community sector in East Bristol, including all the Tidy BS5 efforts to make Easton and Lawrence Hill a cleaner, more pleasant environment.<\/p>\n

However, I was not the only recipient with a BS5 postcode. Three other locals received recognition.<\/p>\n

Hannah Crudgington was recognised for her work for Tidy BS5<\/a> (particularly her videos<\/a>. Ed.<\/em>) and her efforts to show a more positive side to Easton than is generally given by the local media. <\/p>\n

Bruce Yates was commended for his work in turning around local youth organisation Baggator<\/a> at The Pickle Factory in All Hallows Road, as well as his work for RADE Bristol<\/a>, which campaigns for inner-city clean air and against efforts to install polluting standby electricity generating plant in the city.<\/p>\n

Last but not least, Amy Harrison received a medal for her work for Up Our Street<\/a>.<\/p>\n

All four of us are shown in the photograph below.<\/p>\n

\"BS5
The BS5 recipients of the Lord Mayor’s Medal. Picture courtesy of Up Our Street.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was, all told, a lovely afternoon, which was made even more special by a surprise visit by my eldest niece Katherine and boyfriend Martyn, who were subsequently treated to a night on the tiles in Easton.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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