Meet the Proud of Barnsley award winners

Friday 16th November 2012

There were 14 winners at the 2012 Proud of Barnsley awards who were chosen by a panel of judges from more than 300 nominations.

Sara Turton, Teresa Robbins and Katherine Kelly.

Fred Gummerson and his award for sporting achievement.

Fred Gummerson is congratulated by Katherine Kelly as Alan Westerman looks on.

Proud of Barnsley Awards 2012 - Peter Wilkinson.

There were 14 winners at the 2012 Proud of Barnsley awards who were chosen by a panel of judges from more than 300 nominations.

The winners were:

Young Superstar - Teenage ballet-dancing sensation Tala Lee-Turton who is studying at the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow.

Young Entrepreneur - schoolgirl Jade Bryan who has launched her own cupcake business.

Young Apprentice - champion bricklayer Jason Whitehead.

Triumph Over Adversity - brain tmour sufferer and charity fundraiser Peter Wilkinson.

Sporting Achievement - vetaran boxing coach Fred Gummerson.

School of the Year - Summer Lane Primary.

Good Neighbour - Dorothy Kirby who looks after residents at the Hillcrest Community Centre.

Emergency Services Worker - Police officer Chris Thompson who rescued a woman from a burning home.

Community Group - Barnsley Street Pastors who help town centre revellers.

Children's Champion - Barnsley Parents and Carers' Forum.

Carer of the Year - Diane McNulty.

Green Award - recycled fashion designers Hannah Jones and Kimberley Robertshaw.

Exceptional Achievement - Dementia support worker Linda Pattison

Volunteer of the Year - charity fundraiser Louise Jones.

Sporting Achievement Sponsor

Perrys Motor Sales Limited

Claycliffe Road
Barugh Green
Barnsley S75 1LR

Telephone: 01226 776100

www.perrys.co.uk

Perrys has been situated in Barnsley for over ten years selling a wide variety of vehicles and running successful service/parts departments.

Its Claycliffe Road branch, situated in Barugh Green, is home to three major franchises – Vauxhall, Citroen and Mazda – selling all the latest models from the manufacturers.

In addition Perrys, which supports the Motability scheme, sells a wide variety of quality, used cars and has a trade centre with vehicles from only £995.

Most of its employees live in and around Barnsley and the branch gives back to the community by supporting Barnsley Premier Leisure (BPL), sponsoring Barnsley FC for seven consecutive seasons, taking part in Cannon Hall’s annual shows and holding its own open days throughout the year, welcoming customers and locals for fun, food and fantastic savings.

Alan Greenwood, General manager of Perrys, Barugh Green, says the motor sales group wanted to be part of the Proud of Barnsley awards for a second year as the company believes in rewarding and recognising special people within local communities.

“We are really proud to be part of the Barnsley community,” says Alan. “Without it we wouldn’t be in the position we are today as we very much rely on business from the people of Barnsley, and strive to provide a service to keep our neighbours coming back time and time again.

“We chose to support the sporting achievement category as sport in all ages is something we believe in as it brings people together.

“We have strong ties with sport in the community by supporting our local BPL centres and sponsoring Barnsley FC for so long.

“In a winner we would like to see someone who is keen to succeed, extremely driven and has worked tremendously hard to achieve their goals.”

I both live and work in Barnsley, I was born in the old Becketts hospital in the town centre and have lived in Cudworth all my life. I’ve always been impressed and enjoyed the town’s straight forward down to earth view on life and the important things that really matter like community spirit and being proud of our heritage.

Alan Greenwood

Manager of Perrys, Claycliffe Road, Barugh Green