Chris and Linda Cherry have been awarded the Leslie D Gale award for service to the community by Dursley Town Council at the annual town Meeting.
The award is presented by Dursley Town Council to recognise not only longevity of service to the community but also the impact made.
Neil Grecian, Dursley Town Mayor reported to the meeting that he was aware that Chris and Linda have been involved in the town for many years with Vale Vision and the various projects it has been instrumental in including The Sculpture trail, the Health walks and Breakheart Quarry.
Neil went on to say “However, it is on the Dursley Welcomes Walkers Steering Group that I can say the most. Chris has been Chairman and Linda the publicity officer since its inception in 2011. This year will mark the 8th Festival in October, which will be the biggest ever. The Festival has helped to put Dursley more firmly on the map. None of this would have been possible without their energy and enthusiasm for walking and Dursley. They have been instrumental in involving the local traders regularly attending their meetings, linking to local rambling groups and societies and sorting out sponsorship from local businesses. Recently they spearheaded our links to the Cotswold AONB hub towns project for walking and cycling. This was achieved, and the area will see new signage and hopefully more visitors.”
Chris and Linda were taken by surprise by this award and were particularly pleased by the fact that their nomination for this award was made by Dursley Business Inclusive which represents the traders and business people of the town.
Chris and Linda are 3rd and 4th from the left in the picture.