PAST WINNERS
CUMBRIA WOMEN OF THE YEAR AWARD:
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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Lynne Thornton
2019
Lynne Thornton was named as winner of The Cumbria Life Lifetime Achievement Award. Lynne has worked tirelessly to ensure that autistic children – she is the mother of two – have the best possible education. Lynne campaigned with tenacity, dedication and humour to raise both awareness and funds; her efforts culminated in the establishment of […]
Nicola Kell
2018
There is a charity in the south of the county that supports 16 – 25 year olds; it is essentially a one-stop-shop for young people experiencing difficulties…
Patricia Turnbull
2017
The Cumbria Life Lifetime Achievement Award this year, was presented to Patricia Turnbull, who has recently stepped down from her role as Chair of the Cumbria group of RABI…
Sally Beamish
2016
Inspired and inspiring Sally Beamish, a landscape historian, was named as the winner of the Cumbria Life Lifetime Achievement award for 2016. Cumbria has many and varied treasures…
Margaret Farhall
2015
Margaret Farhall, by profession a nurse at Westmorland General Hospital, has served as the talented organistat St James’s Church in Staveley for over 30 years…
Pauline Charnley
2014
Pauline Charnley has lived on the Four Groves housing estate in Barrow in Furness since 1978. Determined to improve the lives of residents, she set out to address the estate’s problems…
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