A brand-new community award has been created in Peasedown St John to honour and recognise the village's local unsung heroes.

Founded by the Peasedown Community Trust, the Peasedown St John Community Civic Award was launched by trustees last Monday afternoon.

Trust Chairman, Gavin Heathcote, said: "Peasedown St John is a fantastic place to live. Its community spirit is second-to-none thanks to the hard work and dedication of many volunteers who go 'above and beyond' to serve others.

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Peasedown Community Trust has launched the brand-new Community Civic Award – an award that highlights and applauds the outstanding voluntary service of an individual (or group of individuals) in our village."

To be nominated for the Award, the candidate(s) must meet all three of the below criteria:

: They have shown a visible display of community activism in Peasedown St John for, at least, the last 2 years

:They have carried out their public service and in doing so demonstrated qualities of leadership, consensus building, and support for others

:Demonstrated a considerable amount of community activism that has made a difference to other members of the local community

Nominations for the new Peasedown St John Community Civic Award will close at 12 noon on Saturday 20th November.

The award will be presented at a special Peasedown Community Trust event on the morning of Saturday 27th November at The Hive Community Centre.

"Any member of the community can nominate anyone, an individual or organisation, that they believe meets the criteria," added Gavin.

Nomination forms can be collected from Peasedown Community Library (@ The Hive) during Library opening hours, Mon (11-3), Wed (2-4) and Sat (10-1) or by emailing to [email protected]

For more details about Peasedown Community Trust write to 33a St John's Close, Peasedown St John, Bath, BA2 8JG, email [email protected], or call 07557 683834.