Goodliff Awards for 2025

This year we had an unprecedented number of applicants and we are very pleased to announce that the following were successful in being selected for a Goodliff Award. Our President, Julie Montagu, Countess of Sandwich, presented the Certificates at a Cermony in the Huntingdon Town Hall on 1st October to all the awardees.

Awardees, left to right: Tom Wheeley – Friends of Hinchingbrooke School, Trevor Stone – Brampton Branch of the Royal British Legion, Christopher Vane-Percy – Pepys House Trust, Graham James – Gt Paxton History Society, Liz StHill-Davies – Friends of St Neots Museum, Stuart Orme – Cromwell Museum Trust, Julie Countess of Sandwich – President of the Society, and Christine Phillpotts – St Ives Civic Society

Christine Philpotts on behalf of The St Ives Civic Society, for the preserving, digitising and publication on the Society website the document and minutes of meetings of the first 50 years of the Society

Elizabeth StHill-Davies on behalf of the Friends of St Neots Museum, for the purchase of images of people and buildings of St Neots in the Second World War for publication in the book about St Neots during the war.

Trevor Stone of Brampton District Branch of the Royal British Legion, for the research into and publication of information on the men and women of Brampton who gave their lives for the Country during the two world wars.

Martyn Smith, Hunts Cyclist Battalion – for the purchase of new display boards to be used to display the vast amount of information he has gathered over the years about the Battalion and its soldiers.

Stuart Orme on behalf of The Cromwell Museum, for the production of a booklet on the story behind the recently purchased pocket watch that belonged to Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector.

Tom Wheeley, Friends of Hinchingbrooke House, for reprinting the book ‘Houseful at Hinchingbrooke’ by Mary Stuart.

Graham James on behalf of Great Paxton Histpory Society, for the research into and publication of a book about the Towgood family of Great and Little Paxton

Paul Grey on behalf of Pepys House Trust, for the purchase of replica items and equipment to be used to represent the period of occupancy of the house by the Pepys family during house visits and talks.

Mike Addis on behalf of the Huntingdonshire History Festival, to fund two artists to lead childrens activities at the English Civil War Re-enactment during the History Festival in July 2025