JOHN PIDGEON AWARD
John Pidgeon was a very active member of the group ever since it was re-formed in 1974. Sadly, John died of a heart attack at an early age and his wife, Shirley, gave the memorial rose bowl to the Players for the purpose of presenting it, annually, to the person or persons whom it was felt had, both on and off stage, made a major contribution to the Ewhurst Players over a period of time.
Previous Winners
1996/97 Patsy Mortimore & Roland Butcher (shared)
1997/98 Roger Metcalf
1998/99 Barrie Heathcote
1999/00 Leighton Davies
2000/01 Jane and Dave Biggins (shared)
2001/02 Hilary Pannell
2002/03 Jeannie Metcalf
2003/04 Jeremy Day
2004/05 Chris Dews
2005/06 Penny Morris
2006/07 Di Day
2007/08 Mike Fanya
2008/09 Victoria Helstrip
2009/10 Marian Heathcote & Bob Foley (shared)
2010/11 Jay Garland
2011/12 Liz Foley (Hon. Secretary 2008 – 2012)
2012/13 Bruce Dean (Chairman 2009 -2013)
2013/14 Graham Taylor
2014/15 Nicki Payne and Wendy Davies (shared)
2015/16 Anne Lyth
2016/17 Hilary Roberts
2017/18 George Yates
2018/19 Simon Fraser
2019/21* Meg Bray
2021/22 Tricia Cooper
2022/23 Will Shepherd
2023/24 Fee Fraser
*The award was not presented to Meg Bray in 2020 as there was no AGM as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meg finally received the award at the 2021 AGM, held via Zoom.