The Torbay and Devon Civic Award owes a lot of gratitude to a lot of people who play a vital role in leading and managing the award programme.
The names on this page are of those who supported and co-ordinated aspects of the award during 2018 / 2019.
Our special appreciation goes to:
Award officials
- Karen Thomson – Award Founder and Co-Ordinator
- Gary Vine – Online Editor and Backend Admin Support
All participating primary schools and all the staff who coordinate the award
- Kirsten Gibbs – Abbey School
- Shelley Birchmore – Bovey Tracey Primary School
- Elaine Harrison – Cockington Primary School
- Susan Cynk – Collaton St Mary C of E Primary School
- Kate Nowell – Exminster Community Primary School
- Sue Spry – Feniton C of E Primary School
- Chris Ames – Gatehouse Primary School
- Amanda McGuire – Hazeldown Primary School
- Shelby Chew – Highweek Primary School
- Emma Taylor – Homelands Primary School
- Sam Bennett – Ilsham C of E Academy
- Katherine Davenport – Our Lady of the Angels Catholic School
- Becky Stephenson – Preston Primary School
- Marie O’Shaughnessy-Relf – Priory RC Primary School
- Helen Brown – Sacred Heart Primary School
- Kate Lee – Shiphay Learning Academy
- Gill Adnams – Silverton C of E Primary School
- Tammy Sowby – St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
- Tracey Lawrence – St Marychurch C of E Primary Sch0ol
- Nicola Slack – St Mary’s Catholic School (Buckfast)
- Richard Hatswell – Tipton St John Primary School
- Karen Crompton – Torre C of E Academy
- Natalie Miller – Trinity School
- Claire Hayman – Uffculme Primary
- Sam Shepperd – Warberry Academy
- Adam Morris -Watcombe Primary School
- Carol Shilston – Whumple Primary School
Cuthbert Mayne
For supporting and hosting the presentation evening on Wednesday 3rd July 2019
- James Dean- Head Teacher
- Mr K Statham- Assistant Head Teacher
- Miss S Kingdon -Assistant Head Teacher
- Aaron Mitchell – Performing Arts and Marketing Technician
- Jake Mitchell – Year 12 Media Student
- Amelia Smith – Year 12 Media Student
- Students from SCM who helped with refreshments
Uffculme School
For supporting and hosting the presentation evening on Thursday 4th July 2019
- Lorraine Heath OBE – Executive Head Teacher
- Lisa Batten and Gwen Roberts – Operation Managers
- Marty Jeffrey – AV Technician
- Catering staff from Uffculme
Special Guests
- Councillor John Matthews – Chair Elect for Devon County Council (Presented Certificates at St Cuthbert Mayne)
- Councillor Terry Manning – Deputy Torbay Civic Mayor (Presented Certificates at St Cuthbert Mayne)
- Councillor Margaret Squires – Vice Chair of Devon County Council (Presented Certificates at Uffculme)
- Councillor James McInnes – Cabinet Member for Children’s Services and Schools (Presented Certificates at Uffculme)
