TWO local organisations reached the last three of the Prince of Wales Awards for projects with a strong level of community support.
Minehead Museum and Watchet Community Makers were runners-up to a Salisbury community project in what the judges said was a year of high-quality applications.
Their decision was announced at a Bath and West Show ceremony last Wednesday (May 31).
Minehead Museum committee member Monica Hartwell said: “The judges were impressed by the dedication of local volunteers, including unwavering determination over several years which finally saw the museum open in March 2014.”
A spokesman for the museum trustees added: “It’s a wonderful tribute to all involved and we are delighted to have made it to the final.
“We are proud to have been shortlisted against such strong competition and know that being so well-commended by the judges can only help the museum go from strength to strength.”
Watchet Community Makers, a team of volunteers set up by social enterprise regeneration company the Onion Collective, work on building and refurbishing projects in the town.
The group shares and increases its members’ skills while developing community schemes at low cost.
Onion Collective project support officer Sally Lowndes said: “We are delighted that the Makers were short-listed for this award. They have become a really valuable asset to the community and we are thrilled by the way the scheme has taken off.”
The team’s current projects include work in the Contain Art containers, repairs to the boat museum, building a shed at Knights Templar school, visitor centre leaflet storage and further development of the town’s Ropewalk Gardens.