COMMUNITY champions are being sought by Cam Parish Council for a new award which recognises outstanding public spirit in the parish.
The Clifton Community Award has been launched in honour of Councillor Miranda Clifton’s thirty years of dedicated service as a parish councillor.
The council would like residents to tell them about community groups or individual volunteers that they think should be put forward for this award. It could be any one person or group making a difference to lives throughout Cam: by helping people, setting up community projects, promoting healthy lifestyles, contributing to sustainable living or conserving wildlife, and so much more.
Anyone nominated for the award must either live or work in or benefit the residents of Cam and have a positive impact on people living within the Cam Parish Council area. Nominated community groups must not make a profit and must operate within the parish.
Nominations must be received by 20 March, with the winner announced during Cam Parish Council’s Annual Parish Assembly on 30 May.
The Clifton Community Award has been launched in honour of Miranda Clifton’s commitment to Cam and the many volunteering roles she holds. These include being on the governing board of both Cam Everlands and Cam Woodfield Infants Schools for more than twenty years. She was instrumental in helping to establish youth club provision in Cam and Dursley and is on the management committee and secretary of Cam Woodfield Youth and Community Centre.
During the Covid pandemic, Miranda helped with the GL11 Community Hub Covid response by packing and delivering food bags and marshalling at vaccination centres. She still volunteers by helping with washing up in the kitchen on community lunch days.
Miranda is a member of the Cam, Dursley and Uley Greenway group aiming to establish a dedicated walking and cycling route from Uley to the railway station. And on Wednesday afternoons she gardens as a member of the Blooming Cam volunteer group.
Miranda is a true example of a local champion and the Clifton Community Award seeks to appreciate and reward those who are doing great things, often behind the scenes.
More details of the Clifton Community Award and nomination forms are available from Cam Parish Council or by clicking on the “Community” box on the left-hand side of the website.