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MARGARET WILSON COMMUNITY SPIRIT AWARD - Fay Boyett (8th Oct 2025  09:03:06) The Liphook Community Magazine is delighted to announce that the Judging Panel have agreed on the recipient for this year's award and they will receive their certificate and shield at the Magazine AGM on Monday 22nd October. The recipient and their nominators have been informed. We would like to thank the many people who took the time and effort to nominate people or groups for this award and we are sorry that many will be disappointed that their nominated person or group was not chosen this year. However, there was a lot of discussion to decide on the winner as all the nominations were worthy of being chosen, so please do not hesitate to renominate them next year. The panel did say that in assessing each nomination, some submissions were very short on detail making it harder to assess the true scale of the individuals contribution or the impact on the community. Editor, Liphook Community Magazine

Re: MARGARET WILSON COMMUNITY SPIRIT AWARD - Liphook Community Magazine (21st Oct 2025  14:00:26) The Liphook Community Magazine AGM was held yesterday. At the meeting the Margaret Wilson Community Spirit Award was given. This is the third year that we have run this award, and it is funded by a legacy received from Margaret Wilson our past President and Editor. This award is awarded annually to the person or group of people that have in the past year contributed to village life and helped an individual or group of people. We are delighted to announce that this year’s award goes to Bryan Jackson: For more than forty years, Bryan has been involved with the Scouting movement in Liphook. During this time, he has assisted huge numbers of young people from the age of six to eighteen to realise their full potential through a range of adventurous activities, all under the espouses of the Scouting movement. He has run endless troop meetings at the Scout Halls and led expeditions in the UK and abroad which have included two international Jamborees in America and South Korea. A keen kayaker, he has helped train Beavers, Cub Scouts, Explorers and their leaders in the safe and enjoyable pursuit of this sport and continues to train on Shillinglee Lakes. For well over a decade Bryan has also acted as Group Scout Leader with all the attendant responsibilities this entails, requiring as it does close liaison between the local Scouts and the Headquarters at Gilwell to ensure a safe, effective and well-run organisation. He is also a keen supporter of the MAD theatre company and has assisted greatly in staging the Liphook Gangshow. The opportunities for young people to extend themselves and find new life skills, learn and become confident and able communicators cannot be underestimated and countless parents over the years have thanked him for all his support. The demands on his time and energy over the years have been considerable and he has discharged his duties with enthusiasm and drive. The time is now however for him to hand over to a replacement so that he can enjoy some rest and focus on other things. The independent panel believes that Bryan is fully deserving of this award and marks the end of his extensive service to the community as the Group Scout Leader. He assures us that he will still be taking an active role in the Scouting movement in Liphook.

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