Church: Ruby Award presented to Bernard Scully

Church resident Bernard Scully has been presented with the Hyndburn Ruby Award for all his voluntary work in the community.

Bernard has been described as the heart and soul of Church. He was brought up in the area and has lived there all his life. He and his wife, Doreen, have devoted much of their time to making Church a better place. He was involved, with Prospects, to transform an unsightly piece of land behind Church Kirk into a garden and picnic site.

He has also been instrumental in transforming Gatty Park into a Green Flag park, with the help of the Parks Team and many volunteers, of which Bernard was one. With Prospects Foundation, a derelict growing compound previously used by the parks department for the production of annual bedding was transformed, with the refurbishment of a semi-derelict nursery glass house and the provision of a polytunnel
as a community food growing area - Gatty Park Community Food Growing Project.

More recently, Bernard founded, with others, the Hyndburn Heritage Museum, now situated in the Arndale Centre. He is Vice-Chair of the Hyndburn Heritage and Community Group which runs the museum and which has proved extremely popular in keeping the heritage of the Hyndburn community alive.