Frank Bowater - Local Hero Award
Frank Bowater, regular volunteer at Ayr Field in St Ives has had his voluntary work of the past 7 years recognised with a prestigious award from Cornwall in Bloom. Frank picked up the county wide 'Local Hero' award at an evening gala held at the Eden Project recently. Commenting on the award Frank said āI was thrilled to win the award, it was a complete surpriseā. Frank has been a member of Ayr Field Community Group since the very start of the campaign to save and improve the field in 2005. He visits the field on a daily basis, collecting litter and generally keeping an eye on things. A local resident commented 'Frank is like our unofficial park warden, it is lovely to see that his voluntary work has been recognised'. Ayr Field Community Group also had their contribution to the environment recognised with an āEco Initiativeā award.
Ayr Field Community Group meet on the first Saturday of the month at 10.00am to attend to basic field conservation tasks. New volunteers are always welcome.