The Monica Saunders Award / The Don Leech Tankard

The Monica Saunders award is given each quarter to the Association which has provided the best article for the newsletter, Home from Home. 

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The award is £50, and the winner is decided by a secret vote by committee members.

The trophy is awarded annually to the best of that year’s four winners, who also receive an additional £50. 

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The Don Leech tankard is awarded to the individual person or persons who wrote the winning article. 

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Monica Saunders Awards 2026-2027

Autumn 2026 - Newton Ferrers & Noss Mayo

Summer 2026 - Exeter

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Monica Saunders Awards 2025-2026

The Monica Saunders trophy for the best newsletter article 2025-26 was presented to  Crewkerne at the AGM

The Don Leech tankard was presented to Rob Grimond at the AGM, who received it on behalf of Lorna Scudder, the author of the winning article

Spring 2025 - No entries - No winner

Winter 2025 - Taunton-FOK

Autumn 2025 - Braunton

Summer 2025 – Crewkerne

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Monica Saunders Awards 2024-2025

The Monica Saunders trophy for the best newsletter article 2024-25 was won by Bampton

The Don Leech tankard was presented to Claire Benton at the AGM, who recieved it on behalf of Bruce Benton, the author of the winning article.

Spring 2025 - Totnes

Winter 2024 - Street

Autumn 2024 - Bampton

Summer 2024 – Bampton

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Monica Saunders Awards 2023-2024

The Monica Saunders trophy for the best newsletter article 2023-2024, was presented to Crewkerne Association at the AGM.

The Don Leech tankard was presented jointly to Ken Priest, Andrew Winter and Lorna Scudder, the authors of the 2 articles. 

Spring 2024 - Crewkerne

Winter 2023 - Crewkerne

Autumn 2023 - Bampton, Crediton & Portishead

Summer 2023 – Tiverton

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Monica Saunders Awards 2022-2023

The Monica Saunders trophy for the best newsletter article 2022-2023, was presented to Exmouth Association.

The Don Leech tankard was presented to Maggie Gingell, the author of that article.

Spring 2023 – Axminster

Winter 2022 – Clevedon

Autumn 2022 – Ashburton

Summer 2022 – Exmouth

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Past Winners of the Monica Saunders Trophy

2020 Bradninch

2019 Exmouth

2018 Newton Abbot

2017 Abbotskerswell

2016 Kingsteignton

2015 Bampton

2014 Exeter Twinning Circle & Ilfracombe

2013 Crediton & Tiverton

2012 Chittlehampton

2011 Bow

2010 Exeter Twinning Circle

2009 Ottery St Mary

2008 Exeter-Yaroslav & Chittlehampton

2007 Kingsteignton

2006 Ipplepen

2005 Dolton & District

2002 Bideford

2001 Mary Tavy

2000 Ashburton

1998 Ottery St Mary

1997 Otterton

1996 Ashburton