Role of Honour

Recipients of the SW Region Honoured Member Award (and the date and event where awarded)

• Don Bedford (March 2012 AGM)
• John Willis (March 2012 AGM)
• Richard and Sue Page (December 2012 Christmas Festival)
• Janet Thomas (April 2013 Cornish Rally)
• Adrian Foss (May 2013 Wincanton Mini-Rally)
• Robert Willis (March 2014 AGM)
• Jane Willis (November 2015 Autumn Rally)
• Geoff Hill (October 2016)
• Alex Freeman (April 2017)
• Paul Scoble (April 2018)
• Cathy Beeby (December 2019)

Don Bedford	John Willis	Richard and Sue Page
Janet Thomas	Robert Willis	Adrian Page
Jane Willis	Geoff Hill	Alex Freeman
Paul Scoble

Background

Several  Regions  have  adopted  an ‘Honoured  Member’  scheme  to recognise  people  who  have  done much  to  help  their  Region  but  who have not merited being proposed for Honorary Life Membership of HRGB – which  is  specifically  for  service  at  a National level. Typically, the award might recognise one or more of the following:

• Outstanding involvement in the development  and  promotion  of handbell ringing in the Region
• Regular or frequent organisation of ringing events
• Presenting workshops to enable ringers to improve their ringing  or  learn  new techniques
• Taking handbell ringing into the wider community
• involving non-ringers
• Representing the Region at  a  national  or international level
• Raising significant money for donation to charities (using handbells)
• Regular or long term service to the Region
• Donation  of  equipment  (bells, music etc) for Regional use
• Regular work with young ringers

This is not an exhaustive list and all nominations  will  be  carefully considered.

Would you like to nominate someone in our Region for this recognition?

Nominations  should  be  sent  to  the Regional  Secretary  and  must  include the name of the member and team(s) together  with  background information (no more than half an A4 sheet)  and  reasons  why  the nomination is being put forward.