A message received from Devon Archives & Local Studies: ARA Excellence Awards, 2016 We at the Devon Archives and Local Studies Service are delighted to have been nominated as one of the five candidates for the inaugural Record-keeping Service of the Year award. The award is decided by public vote, and we would be grateful if you are able to vote for us, which you can do by clicking on the link at the bottom of this e-mail. This is the inaugural year of the ARA’s Excellence Awards, which comprise the Distinguished Service Award (DSA), Record-keeping Service of the Year Award and Record-keeper of the Year Award. All of these awards are special because the candidates are nominated by their peers. This year’s DSA winners have already been announced. Now it is time to decide the Record-keeping Service of the Year and the Record-keeper of the Year Awards. Voting is now open for the Record-keeping service of the Year and Record-keeper of the Year awards and is open to all. Please read the nominations and then vote via the link below. Voting is easy. Record-keeping Service of the Year, 2016 There are five candidates for this year’s award: • Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland • Heritage Quay, University of Huddersfield • South West Heritage Trust • Essex Record Office • Wigan Archives and Local Studies Record-keeper of the Year, 2016 There are two candidates for this year’s award: • Janice Tullock (Janice Tullock Associates) • Sarah Wickham (Heritage Quay, University of Huddersfield) To help you decide we have supporting endorsement/commendation and documentation available on our website at http://www.archives.org.uk/…/630-ara-excellence-awards-2016… <http://www.archives.org.uk/ara-in-action/news/630-ara-excellence-awards-2016.html> Please take time to vote at https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ara_awards2016 Thank you very much. Brian Carpenter Community Learning Officer Devon Archives and Local Studies Service Devon Heritage Centre Great Moor House Bittern Road Sowton Exeter Devon EX2 7NL 01392 380573 Email: [email protected] www.devon.gov.uk/record_office <http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.devon.gov.uk%2Frecord_office&h=zAQGaqUxXAQECnPbA8v_3oMu_EdWxQc5sUHuF1GtvlV9awg&enc=AZNb9YZHe9sFhkO-KDefEKYXyJk12LO6ykz-ZxGJ-vAtucaWGIJNp6wqof9yDGkQZMpISSQlmt52jBO4NSz0kAbm8FY5MGhcX1yTJplptXSm24k7CGsAWUV2fcAV2QFXAe7Mllv_9G7Pq21nYHDOB-ejYEE7LlwcoTtzXjp0VVOzW77QVS6QI7r2TD0GL81yGK0&s=1> www.swheritage.org.uk <http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.swheritage.org.uk%2F&h=rAQHweZmXAQF-Jwemfz9CA8a9_FpL5gj9ySr6FGNy2NaRlA&enc=AZNoCvpZhx5pPn9ebhq9jkn6XTsNn9X-sxo-umzIz1buYU9W1qZ6K5YduTV6Bcif8Aq-nRM0-lLMIwkuUa5ksg0BmyUrfHXtwnd-15LSndO0ZkdrfV-QZOVsN2XdVUbAgAz0YldJjheLKM-hNDPZ-8OSHXdx11qv5wBB7005dq2LPBiFBidI8CzoNj3JQKIXJk4&s=1> South West Heritage Trust is supported by Somerset and Devon County Councils