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 PP Brian Parker has been awarded Brigg Town’s highest accolade and was presented with the Joseph J Magrath award for public voluntary service by Brigg Town Mayor, Councillor Michael Doherty, at the Civic Charity Banquet on 13th March at the Kar Restaurant, Brigg.
Joe Magrath OBE was a prominent, long-serving town clerk to Brigg Urban District Council and later Brigg Town Council. The silver rose bowl is awarded to the person who, in the opinion of Brigg Town Council, has contributed most to the wellbeing of the town during 2007 in one or more of the following ways: Valuable service with an organisation,
Service to the old and infirm,
Service to the youth of the town, Service to the cultural life of the community,
Service within sport and leisure organisations,
Courageous actions,
Actions which have increased the standing of the town. This community service award is in recognition of Brian’s commitment and support for various charities and voluntary organisations including Rotary.
Brian was a founder member of Brigg Town Cricket Club in the early 1970s, a keen player and hard-working secretary/treasurer.
He was also an important member of the business community, through his agricultural business on Westrum Lane, Brigg. However, this award is more particularly for his sterling effort to establish the LIVES group, now in its fourth year that provides first responders in Brigg. The Lincolnshire Integrated Voluntary Emergency Service (LIVES) trains and provides first responders who often get to people needing urgent medical help before ambulance crews arrive. Announcing the award, town clerk Jeanette Woollard said: "The council is informed, through his good offices and considerable hard work, the Brigg LIVES group is now in good financial order and able to provide an invaluable first responder care for the people of Brigg - a service which is now recognised as imperative in support of the emergency services.
Well done Brian and congratulations from all in Rotary.
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