In Our Age V80, our joint project with Herefordshire Libraries marking VE and VJ Days, was submitted for the national Alan Ball Award through the British Association for Local Histories. We didn’t win (the winner was A Beacon of Curiosity, Essays on Social and Industrial History in Honour of Enid Gauldie; Abertay Historical Society, Vol. 66.).
However, the judges ‘thought that while your publication was slim in format it contained a significant amount of high-quality information and insight into many aspects of Herefordshire during World War Two, notably those who served and others involved in the home front.
‘They felt it was very well written and designed, with good editing by Marsha O’Mahony, and clearly the result of much research. They especially enjoyed the personal stories interwoven through your commemorative issue. It is an excellent publication, which made the decisions so difficult. You should be very proud of what you have achieved.’