Pandemic Heroes Given Bailiff's Award

Jersey's Bailiff has given out 45 awards for services to the community during the coronavirus pandemic.

The islanders and groups have been nominated for going 'above and beyond' when it comes to public service this year.

110 nominations came in after the Bailiff announced the awards back in August.

It was open to anyone working in the public sector, charities and community groups - as well as businesses that offered public support during the pandemic.

17 people received 'the Bailiff's Award' - a gold copy of his official seal, and another 28 received a 'Bailiff's Citation' certificate recognising their special effort in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

They'll be awarded their prizes next year when public gatherings are allowed again.

Timothy Le Cocq says it was a pleasure to have so many nominations, and those recognised showed 'excellent examples of community spirit that we can look to for inspiration':

"Following our request to submit individual names and teams for recognition it was a great pleasure to see so many responses.

"These awards recognise the work of so many across our community. So many people have worked so hard that it was difficult to make a choice and the choices that we have made are well-deserving of recognition for exceptional work during the pandemic. Often it was a real challenge to encapsulate all that the recipients had done in a citation of a few lines.

Bailiff Timothy Le Cocq announcing the Awards earlier this year

"Among the 45 recipients are excellent examples of community spirit that we can look to for inspiration. It is perhaps invidious to single people out but perhaps we can be forgiven for mentioning Samuel Moore a student at Victoria College, who did many charitable acts during the lockdown and Nurse Gillian Mallet, who demonstrated exceptional leadership in running the Harbour testing facility. These are just 2 of the 45 and there could have been many more, I am sure islanders will think of other names that would have been worthy recipients.

"Covid-19 continues to test our community, but with individuals such as those recognised with these awards, we are a stronger and safer community. We have a community to be proud of."

The 45 recipients are:
(🎖️  Bailiff's Award | 📜  Bailiff's Citation)

Alice and Richard Nunn 🎖️
"Commitment and compassion – for services to the Island community, supporting disadvantaged families and individuals by coordinating the provision of a volunteer Food Bank."

Alison de Bourcier, Government of Jersey 🎖️
"Leadership and Tenacity – Alison created and implemented the contact tracing process for Jersey. Demonstrating exceptional Leadership and tenacity in order to deliver a challenging process in a fast-changing environment."

Allison Mills, Government of Jersey 🎖️
"Leadership – for leading and coordinating the Airport COVID testing facility."

Alison has been leading the team carrying out Coronavirus PCR tests at Jersey Airport.

Andrea Ghisoi 🎖️
"Commitment and compassion – for exceptional services to the Romanian community."

Angie Falle, Rotary Club of Jersey 📜
"Leadership and Compassion – demonstrated exceptional enthusiasm, leadership skills and compassion for the senior citizens. During the time of the pandemic she has shown how adaptable, resourceful the Rotary Club could be to benefit the island."

Bernard Place, Government of Jersey 📜
"Commitment and Tenacity – the Team developed a solution to ensure safe and fair distribution of PPE across the island to vital services including frontline workers in a health setting. The development of this function required fast-paced collaborative working to achieve the goal of getting PPE to those who needed it."

Beverley Edwards, Government of Jersey 🎖️
"Leadership - Beverly lead on health and social care informatics during the pandemic. Collating high-quality information that enabled not only the government to make informed decisions but provided consistent information for the general public."

Brighter Futures 🎖️
"Leadership and commitment - For continued wellbeing and mental health support to the community."

Dr Chris Edmond, Government of Jersey 📜
"Commitment and Tenacity – the Team developed a solution to ensure safe and fair distribution of PPE across the island to vital services including frontline workers in a health setting. The development of this function required fast-paced collaborative working to achieve the goal of getting PPE to those who needed it."

Claire O'Connell 📜
"Inspiration – established a Facebook page to direct goodwill gestures from across the island, enabling others who wanted to donate simple items who did not know how to."

Coronavirus Helpline Team, Government of Jersey 🎖️
"Commitment and compassion - The Coronavirus helpline was rapidly established during the pandemic as a front line phone service for Islanders to answer all Coronavirus questions and concerns and triage those with symptoms to a health-specific team overseeing testing."

The Coronavirus helpline team have been islanders' first point-of-contact for COVID-19 queries throughout the pandemic.

Damon Snowdon 🎖️
"Commitment and Compassion – For exceptional services to the Senior Citizens through Age Concern."

Danny Scaife, Honorary Police 📜
"Leadership and Commitment – devised and delivered a model to ensure balanced, consistent and appropriately resourced honorary policing during the pandemic."

Deidra Ahier, Government of Jersey 📜
"Commitment and Tenacity – the Team developed a solution to ensure safe and fair distribution of PPE across the island to vital services including frontline workers in a health setting. The development of this function required fast-paced collaborative working to achieve a goal of PPE for those who need it."

Edward Jewell, Government of Jersey 🎖️
"All categories – Delivered a Library service to the island under pandemic conditions. In order to deliver this service, he demonstrated considerable Leadership, inspiring the delivery team and contributing to a vital lifeline for many islanders."

As Chief Librarian, Edward made sure library services could still be accessed by islanders throughout the varying stages of COVID restrictions.

Gillian Mallet, Government of Jersey 🎖️
"Leadership - demonstrating exceptional leadership and inspiration for the testing team at the Harbour COVID testing facility."

Heather McManus, Government of Jersey 📜
"Compassion – as Safeguarding Manager, used her knowledge to help remove barriers in order to allow families and individuals access to vital services including Emergency accommodation, food banks and financial assistance."

Hollies Day Centre 📜
"Commitment - exceptional dedication, commitment and service to the public during the Covid 19 lockdown in 2020. Under the leadership of Carol Lindsay, the organisation demonstrated "exemplary qualities to the general public” over the past few months."

Jenny O'Brien, Government of Jersey 📜
"Leadership – delivered a balanced and vital communication strategy for the community taskforce allowing all stakeholders and benefiting parties to understand the response package."

Joanne Currie, Government of Jersey 📜
"Commitment – Joanne was seconded to the Office of Chief Executive (Government of Jersey) operating in a pressurised environment to ensure senior officials were informed of the risk and other issues developing across government in order to take a consistent view across government."

Kate Briden, Government of Jersey 🎖️
"Leadership - provided leadership and guidance to staff and stakeholders, negotiating and influencing colleagues to setup new arrangements, supporting others who were familiar with centralised coordination."

Liz Gibaut 📜
"Compassion – cared for senior citizens in unique situations with no immediate family. Providing a lifeline to a specific couple."

Lucy Nicolaou, The Listening Lounge 📜
"Commitment - Due to her dedication to mental health service provision on the Island, the Listening Lounge remained open for 12 hours a day throughout lockdown and vital mental health service remained available when others were forced to reduce service as a result of the pandemic."

The Listening Lounge has been offering services throughout the pandemic.

Lynn Bouchard, St John Ambulance 📜
"Leadership and Commitment – demonstrating leadership, exceptional commitment and dedication when executing her roles as PPE Trainer and leader of the SJA antibody testing centre."

Malcolm Ferey, Citizen's Advice Bureau 🎖️
"Leadership and Commitment – working and coordinating parishes, voluntary and community sectors as part of the Community Taskforce in order to support islanders who were disadvantaged during the Covid pandemic."

Maria Le Tiec, Ports of Jersey 📜
"Commitment – demonstrating excellent customer service during pandemic conditions, being resourceful and overcoming regular challenges that threatened consistent service."

Passenger Services Manager, Maria Le Tiec, has been looking after travellers affected by this year's lockdown measures.

Nathan Wright, Government of Jersey 📜
"Commitment and Tenacity – the Team developed a solution to ensure safe and fair distribution of PPE across the island to vital services including frontline workers in a health setting. The development of this function required fast-paced collaborative working to achieve a goal of PPE for those who need it."

Parish of St Helier Community Services Team 📜
"Compassion and Commitment – the team collaborated in an exemplary manner to serve the Parish of St Helier during a time of high demands on its services."

Parish of St Martin Food Bank Volunteers 📜
"Compassion and Commitment – the team of volunteers provided food packages for those in need of vital foodstuffs. This service was delivered with a warm and selfless approach by all volunteers."

Paul Battrick MBE 📜
"Leadership and Commitment – devised and delivered a model to ensure balanced, consistent and appropriately resourced honorary policing during the pandemic."

Paul Smith, States of Jersey Police 📜
"Commitment and Tenacity – Police Sgt Paul Smith gave exceptional service acting as the conduit between the Government of Jersey ‘One Gov Covid team’ and the States of Jersey Police, enabling a consistent understanding of the ever-developing government strategies for the operational police service."

Philip Le Claire 📜
"Tenacity and Compassion - served the Island tirelessly throughout Spring and Summer. Selflessly delivered music over social media every evening and during the day with absolute dedication and commitment at all times."

Rob Beaumont 📜
"Leadership and Commitment – devised and delivered a model to ensure balanced, consistent and appropriately resourced honorary policing during the pandemic."

Captain Ross Barnes, Jersey Field Squadron 📜
"Commitment and Tenacity – the Team developed a solution to ensure safe and fair distribution of PPE across the island to vital services including frontline workers in a health setting. The development of this function required fast-paced collaborative working to achieve the goal of getting PPE to those who needed it."

Samuel Moore, Victoria College 🎖️
"Commitment and compassion – for executing a number of charitable acts including the production of face coverings and raising money for charity. An example to all students of contribution to our community."

Sarah-Louise Stubbs, Ports of Jersey 📜
"Commitment – demonstrating excellent customer service during pandemic conditions, being resourceful and overcoming regular challenges that threatened consistent service."

Shirley Baudains 🎖️
"Commitment and compassion - selfless and valuable contribution to the local community during the Covid-19 pandemic, making 400+ re-usable fabric face masks for vulnerable patients, colleagues and staff at the Jersey General Hospital."

Shona Ringsdore, Parish of St Saviour 📜
"Compassion and Leadership – leading the parish community support group that provided assistance to parishioners of St Saviour."

Simon Soar, Jersey Hospitality Association 📜
"Leadership – Simon’s exceptional leadership qualities of communication, adaptability and compassion have supported and continue to support the livelihoods of several thousand families."

Stuart 'the Gorey ice cream man' Young 📜
"Compassion – Mr Young provided a respite to health workers in the General Hospital by offering free ice-cream during the pandemic. Despite a small gesture, the act is an example of the gratitude of the island to frontline workers."

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Sue Short, Government of Jersey 📜
"Commitment and Tenacity – the Team developed a solution to ensure safe and fair distribution of PPE across the island to vital services including frontline workers in a health setting. The development of this function required fast-paced collaborative working to achieve a goal of PPE for those who need it."

Tracey Goodwin, Alliance Supermarket 📜
"Commitment – demonstrated a professional and caring attitude towards all customers. Was an example to all throughout the 'lockdown' , despite substantial pressure kept the supermarket open and running smoothly."

Vicki Charlesworth, Government of Jersey 🎖️
"Leadership and compassion - demonstrated determination, empathy and tireless commitment leading the school successfully though such a difficult and unprecedented time."

Vicki Charlesworth is headteacher of Les Landes and St Peter's primary schools

Work & Family Hub, Government of Jersey 🎖️
"Commitment and Tenacity - For a continued high standard of service to Families and vulnerable individuals throughout the Covid pandemic."

Youth Work team, Government of Jersey 🎖️
"Commitment and Tenacity – For continued service to children and young people throughout the Covid pandemic."