Groundwater - Appleyard Community Service Award.

Rotary Club of Orkney

Groundwater – Appleyard Community Service award.

This award was instituted in 1994.

The award comprises a heavy bronze plaque on a wooden base. It was made by Ian Scott of Antabreck, North Ronaldsay. 01857 633222.  iwlscott@btinternet.com

There are a number of illustrations on the plague.

Front left:  St Magnus on the left with details of the cathedral as background .

Front centre: Inscription ‘St Magnus was the most accomplished of men in all things'.

A mill stone. Behind the mill stone is flowing water or a representation of a crop.

Above the water/crop is a chambered tomb (similar to the Dwarfie stone, Hoy) to signify the resting place of his bones.

Front Middle view. The Ring of Brodgar stones:

Left of centre. St Magnus Church, Egilsay;

Right of centre. A smaller church/building possibly representing his burial place at Birsay.

The following people/organizations have been awarded this trophy.

Date    Name

1994       Mr & Mrs J Maxwell

1995       Orkney Health Board, Sports and Social club.

1996       Maurice C Gray

1997       Dougie Shearer

1998       Glenys Hughes

1999       Elaine R Bullard

2000       Magnus S Work

2001       Charles L Miller

2002       Norman Rushbrook

2003       John Muir

2004       Jean Leonard

2005       Kenneth Thomson

2006       Rita Jamieson

2007       Kirkwall City Pipe band

2008       Ann Edwards

2009       Margaret Thomson

2010       Andrew Askew

2011       Elspeth Linklater

2012       Yvonne Cook

2013       Gavin Cullen

2014       Freda Burgher

2015       -

2016       Robert Presland

2017       -

2018       Debbie Delday

2019       Stella Kilpatrick

2020       Sarah Macgregor

2021       The Merkester Hotel

2022       Hayley Budge