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 Penkridge Civic Award Winners 2007                                      

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Pauline Elsmore


Phillippa Hughes


Civic Award Winner


Pauline Elsmore received the award for her long term work and distinguished service with the British Red Cross and the British Legion.


Junior Civic Award Winner

Phillippa Hughes is 18.  She received the award for her service to St. John Ambulance and Bell Ringing.  She learned to ring at 9 years of age and after being confirmed in 2002 also became an Altar Server at the Church. 

In 2002 she joined St. John Ambulance as a cadet and worked her way through to become an adult member.  During her time in the cadets she achieved over 600 hours on Public First Aid Duty.  She also gained the highest award possible for a cadet in achieving her Grand Prior Award.  This involved taking 3 years to gain certificates in 12 different subjects including Dissability Awareness, Knowledge of the Order of St. John, Casualty Simulation, Fire Safety, Orienteering, Craft, Music and many others.  Phillippa became a Cadet Trainer and demonstrator and also represented her Division in the County Cadet of the Year Competitions. 

Finally she has a severely Autistic brother who she greatly enjoys helping to look after and is incredibly good with him, being patient and understanding as he no speech.  Currently she is studying at Stafford College to become a Nursery Nurse by doing a Diploma in Child Education.