Winners 2016

And the 2016 Winners are….Print

Museums in the SHARE region once again recognised the massive contribution of their volunteers at the annual Volunteer Awards Ceremony on 9th June. The awards had been open to all Accredited museums in the region and those officially registered as ‘working towards’. The categories and winners were;

Behind the Scenes Award

Winner – Phil Giller at the Museum of East Anglian Life

Highly Commended – The Volunteer Team at Stevenage Museum

Shortlisted – The Collections Team at Epping Forest District Museum, Brian Wearmouth at the Museum of Power, Leslie Lawrence at the Museum of Technology

Bringing Innovation Award

Winner – Jean Pegg at Ramsey Rural Museum

Highly Commended – Dick Waylen at the Museum of Power

Shortlisted – Simon Wild at Melford Hall

Community Award

No outright winner

Highly Commended – Leiston Men’s Shed at the Long Shop Museum, ‘Portals of the World’ Volunteers at the Fitzwilliam Museum

Front of House Volunteer Award

Winner – Sheila Sorley at the Long Shop Museum

Highly Commended – Museum Stewards Front of House Team at John Bunyan Museum & Library

Shortlisted – Sue Whiteley at Gainsborough’s House, John Allcock at Melford Hall

Learning Volunteer Award

Winner – The Learning Team at Gainsborough’s House

Highly Commended – Jacquie McGregor Hall at Chelmsford Museum

Shortlisted – Mini Museum Club Volunteers at Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life, Museum Volunteers at Essex Police Museum, the Learning Team at Higgins Bedford

Outstanding Young Volunteer Award

Winner – Michael Loy at the Museum of Classical Archaeology, Iona Farrell at Southend Museums, Rhys Southall at Watford Museum

Shortlisted – Lowewood Youth Panel at Lowewood Museum, Young Ambassadors at North Norfolk Stories

Volunteer Management Award

Winner – Alex Tomkins at the Museum of Zoology

Highly Commended – Jacqui Robins at Gainsborough’s House

Shortlisted – Katie Weston at Epping Forest District Museum

Judges Special Award

Winner – The Maldon Museum Governing Body

For more information on the awards send your query to [email protected] or call the office on 01603 49588