Di Harding Awards

	In order to perpetuate Di Harding's name the Di Harding Awards are given annually to the authors of the best articles submitted by members and published in the Society's Journal. The Awards are given based an articles appearing in the four Journals in a calendar year. 2009 was the first year of the award, Di having passed away in December 2008. (see Obituary). The Awards will consist of three prizes of £50, £25, and £10, plus a subscription to Society membership for the following year. The 2009 Awards were judged by the then Committee; in subsequent years, the Award winners will be invited to judge the following year's entries. If for any reason a previous winner cannot take part in the judging, the Committee en bloc will stand in for that winner. The Awards are announced in December of the qualifying year. As a former Editor of the Journal, we hope that Di Harding (1950 - 2008) would have approved of this initiative to perpetuate her name.
	Award Winners :
	2012 : First : Brian GREENING (IWFHS Member: 3171) who wins £50 plus a year's free subscription for his article "The Mystery of John COCKRAM" which appeared in the May Journal on pages 51-54. Second: Peter STALLARD (IWFHS Member: 2144) who wins £25 plus a year's free subscription for his article "A Sad Tale" which appeared in the August Journal on pages 39-40. Third: Denis KELLAWAY (IWFHS Member: 2453) who wins £10 plus a year's free subscription for his article "The KELLAWAY Line to a PERKINS Past" which appeared in the August Journal on pages 41-46. All three winners also received a free subscription to the IWFHS for 2013
	2011 : 1st prize of £50 goes to Rosemary Cooper (2545) for her article "My Grandfather's Diary" published in the May journal (No. 101). 2nd prize of £25 goes to Edna Rowland (3097) for her article "Henry Simpkins and Sarah Denness" published in the November journal (No. 103). 3rd prize of £10 goes to Val Stuart (2211) for her article "The Londoners - the Corney Family" published in the November journal (No. 103). All three winners also received a free subscription to the IWFHS for 2012
	2010 : 1. "Skeletons in the Cupboard", by Catriona Williamson – Journal No. 96 – Membership No. 2794 2. "What Happened in 1488?", by George Legge – Journal No. 98 – Membership No. 1919 3. "From An Islander", by Judith Tollman – Journal No. 97 – Membership No. 2074 Congratulations to all our winners !
	2009 : "Working Life in the 15th to 17th Centuries", by Susan Graczer, Journal No. 95 - Membership No. 1958 "The RANN Family of the Isle of Wight", by Kate Burhouse, Journal No. 95, Membership No. 2566 "Twice Married", by Barbara Starmans, Journal No. 95, Membership No. 2237 Kate Burhouse (right) receives her award from Di Harding's mother, Mrs Janette Dixon, at the New Year's Luncheon on 31 January 2010. The Chairman (at that time) Janet Griffin is in the background.