I was absolutely thrilled to be nominated for the Arts, Music & Culture Individual of the Year Award as part of the Wiltshire Life Awards 2021. This was for the NHS postcard project that I created last year, in which we raised over £500 for NHS Charities Together.
Thank you to everyone who bought a postcard last year and helped us raise money for our much loved NHS, and in doing so also sending postcards of thanks to key workers. I hope through doing this we managed to show our gratitude to all the key workers in our lives!
I watched the awards ceremony last night, and feel honoured to be awarded 3rd place. In second place was Gemma Brunton Photography. This photographer’s charity portrait project, Children of Salisbury – Life after Lockdown, documents the younger generation and how they have embraced the positives to be found from these unprecedented times. Raising more than £4700 for The Stars Appeal and Action for Children.
In first place was Luke Hughes, a very worthy winner! From opening his first workshop in Tisbury some 40 years ago, Luke has gone on to design beautiful sustainable furniture both nationally and internationally. His magnificent creations can be found everywhere from local churches to royal palaces.
It was also so lovely to hear the stories from the other categories, we have an amazing community in Wiltshire which I am proud to be a part of!
