Former Mayor of Petersfield Kate Pitt has won a special award from East Hampshire District Council for many years of fundraising and support for needy people in the town.
Seventeen-year-old Ben Standing from Liss picked picked up the cup for the Young Volunteer of the Year and there were 13 people nominated for voluntary service awards.
A full version of this story will be found in the Petersfield Herald of July 21, 2000.