HALH Awards for Personal Achievment
HALH was delighted to present four awards for personal achievement in 2016. The presentations were made by HALH President, Dorothy Abel Smith, to Tim Amsden of Tring, Colin Barker of Codicote, John Amess of Stevenage and Margaret Pomfret of Croxley Green in recognition of their outstanding contributions to local history.
Tim Amsden founded the Tring and District Local History and Museum Society, which he has chaired from inception. He was instrumental in creating the Tring Local History Museum not only by raising the money but also taking time off work to supervise the design of both the exterior and interior, the selection of contents and the storyboards. He is also the author of a number of publications on local subjects.
Colin Barker has been involved in the Codicote Local History Society from the beginning, serving in a number of roles on the committee. When the society achieved its aim of acquiring a club house and museum, Colin set about renovating the dilapidated building, putting in much of the work himself, and organising other volunteers and professionals. Since then he has been the building's unpaid caretaker. He has also used his printing background to produce leaflets and aspects of the annual exhibitions.
John Amess is a long time member of The Stevenage Society for Local History. He has been a committee member for over 40 years, serving at various times as secretary, treasurer, and designer of publicity. He has written at least nine books and pamphlets, and contributed beautifully drawn maps and illustrations to many others. Those interested in the history of Britain's first new town owe a great deal to the work of John Amess, who, with his wife and family, were among the first residents to move out from London in 1958.
Margaret Pomfret, having helped children from the local Croxley Green schools rescue Stones Orchard which was in danger of disappearing produced a booklet on it and local history. This led to a map of Croxley Green that showed the historical places and sites of the village. She is the unofficial curator of local history researching the material she has amassed in her house. Recently she has worked with others to help launch the Croxley Green local history website having prepared most of the pages.
In 2014 awards were presented to Gordon Cox of Watford and the late Scilla Douglas of Hitchin, and in 2013 to Jean Riddell of Hertford and Les Casey of Harpenden.
NOMINATIONS FOR AN AWARD FOR PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT
Specific guidelines are laid down, and any kind of personal achievement will be considered by our Awards Panel. The practice of Local History is diverse, and the purpose of this scheme is to identify and publicise good practice in whatever form it appears within Hertfordshire.
Nominations must be made by submitting the nomination form (below), with the agreement of the person nominated, by 30 November. Each year the winners will be invited to receive their certificates at the Spring Lecture on the second Saturday in May.
The award for personal achievement will be given to those who have made a significant contribution to local history in Hertfordshire.
Criteria:
Please note that nominations must be made on a Personal Achievement Award nomination form. Please use the form below, or if you prefer, print off a paper form and return to the address provided. If you would like to discuss a potential nomination please contact us
HALH Personal Achievement Award nomination form
HALH was delighted to present four awards for personal achievement in 2016. The presentations were made by HALH President, Dorothy Abel Smith, to Tim Amsden of Tring, Colin Barker of Codicote, John Amess of Stevenage and Margaret Pomfret of Croxley Green in recognition of their outstanding contributions to local history.
Tim Amsden founded the Tring and District Local History and Museum Society, which he has chaired from inception. He was instrumental in creating the Tring Local History Museum not only by raising the money but also taking time off work to supervise the design of both the exterior and interior, the selection of contents and the storyboards. He is also the author of a number of publications on local subjects.
Colin Barker has been involved in the Codicote Local History Society from the beginning, serving in a number of roles on the committee. When the society achieved its aim of acquiring a club house and museum, Colin set about renovating the dilapidated building, putting in much of the work himself, and organising other volunteers and professionals. Since then he has been the building's unpaid caretaker. He has also used his printing background to produce leaflets and aspects of the annual exhibitions.
John Amess is a long time member of The Stevenage Society for Local History. He has been a committee member for over 40 years, serving at various times as secretary, treasurer, and designer of publicity. He has written at least nine books and pamphlets, and contributed beautifully drawn maps and illustrations to many others. Those interested in the history of Britain's first new town owe a great deal to the work of John Amess, who, with his wife and family, were among the first residents to move out from London in 1958.
Margaret Pomfret, having helped children from the local Croxley Green schools rescue Stones Orchard which was in danger of disappearing produced a booklet on it and local history. This led to a map of Croxley Green that showed the historical places and sites of the village. She is the unofficial curator of local history researching the material she has amassed in her house. Recently she has worked with others to help launch the Croxley Green local history website having prepared most of the pages.
In 2014 awards were presented to Gordon Cox of Watford and the late Scilla Douglas of Hitchin, and in 2013 to Jean Riddell of Hertford and Les Casey of Harpenden.
NOMINATIONS FOR AN AWARD FOR PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT
Specific guidelines are laid down, and any kind of personal achievement will be considered by our Awards Panel. The practice of Local History is diverse, and the purpose of this scheme is to identify and publicise good practice in whatever form it appears within Hertfordshire.
Nominations must be made by submitting the nomination form (below), with the agreement of the person nominated, by 30 November. Each year the winners will be invited to receive their certificates at the Spring Lecture on the second Saturday in May.
The award for personal achievement will be given to those who have made a significant contribution to local history in Hertfordshire.
Criteria:
- The candidate must have promoted local history actively, been a disseminator of local history and made a significant voluntary contribution to the work of a local society and advanced the cause of local history, e.g. acted as honorary curator of local museum, created data bases of local material, helped mount exhibitions, been involved in society publications, been an active committee and society member.
- The candidate must have been active for at least 5 years although length of service is not a major criterion
- The award will not be granted for publications only
- The award will not be granted for academic achievement
- The award will not be granted for professional achievement
- A maximum of two awards will be made each year
- The candidate does not have to be a member of HALH
Please note that nominations must be made on a Personal Achievement Award nomination form. Please use the form below, or if you prefer, print off a paper form and return to the address provided. If you would like to discuss a potential nomination please contact us
HALH Personal Achievement Award nomination form
