Firefighter and social worker among winners

A firefighter, social worker and end of life carer are among the winners of the Your Horse Key Worker Awards. The awards were created to celebrate the heroic efforts of horse-loving frontline workers during the coronavirus pandemic, and we offered a prize package for five winners, courtesy of our awards partners: Liverpool International Horse Show,

Harry Hall One Club, Shaws Iberian Wines, Equisafety and Zebra Products. A further five nominees receive a bottle of cava.

“We were delighted to receive so many nominations for people who have given so much to the UK over the last year,” said Your Horse’s editor, Aimi Clark. “Every single one deserved to win, which made the judges’ decision particularly difficult. Myself and the whole team are pleased to be able to give something back to so many special people.”

The winners are Hayley Clayton, who retrained as a carer when her wedding business was shut down due to Covid-19 restrictions, firefighter Rachael Wells, end of life carer Grace Bennett and ambulance care assistant Dale Webb. Rachel Hampson, a social worker who has seen an increase in difficult cases, such as neglect and abuse, during the pandemic, completes the line-up.

The five key workers receiving a bottle of cava are: senior recovery nurse

Kathryn Parker-beare, intensive care nurse Aimee Benn, community nurse Louise Burrell, pharmacy advisor Laura Bowcott and paediatric respiratory specialist Melanie Holland-cooper.