As you may be aware Reverend Canon Paul Richardson will be leaving Tickhill to take up a half time position within the Diocese of Leeds, where he and his wife hope to slow down a little and enjoy spending more family time.

They were invited to the Annual Parish Meeting where the Chair of Tickhill Town Council gave heartfelt thanks for their unwavering support, commitment and dedication to the residents of Tickhill and the wider community throughout their time in the parish. Their contribution to community life, pastoral care and local events has been greatly valued and appreciated by many over the years.

The Chair acknowledged the positive impact Reverend Richardson has made through his service, guidance and involvement in both Church and civic activities and is a much loved member of the community.

On behalf of the Council, the Chair wished them both every happiness and success in their new ventures as they prepare to leave Tickhill at the end of May. As a token of appreciation for their years of devoted service, the Chair presented them with a bouquet of flowers and expressed sincere gratitude for everything they have done for Tickhill.

The Reverend thanked the Chair and everyone for the warm send off and said they would always carry fond memories of Tickhill in their hearts and minds. 

Annual Awards

After a break since 2018 due to Covid 19, the annual awards have returned for 2026 with a fresh new look and a renewed celebration of our community spirit. Thank you to everyone who submitted nominations, and congratulations to all of this years winners.

It was wonderful to see so many people attend the Tickhill Town Council Community Awards evening on Tuesday 12th Man where we were thrilled to celebrate the individuals and groups who go the extra mile often quietly and without expectation of thanks to make out community a better, kinder and more connected place. 

The Alison Award, presented to an individual aged between 11 and 18 in recognition of community involvement, leadership, and personal achievement, was awarded to Rosie Gleadall.

Rosie has been involved in kickboxing since the age of five. It has been quoted by her coach that she has gone from being the shyest person to step onto the mats to now being the double WKKC World Champion an incredible testament to her dedication, commitment, hard work, and quiet determination.
Rosie’s greatest achievements are a WKKC World Champion, winning an individual gold medal along with two silver medals, as well as a team gold and two individual silver medals in Portugal. She is also a two-time National English Champion.

Congratulations, Rosie! Your dedication, commitment, hard work, and quiet determination are qualities to be extremely proud of.

The Group Impact award was deservedly won by the Tickhill Community Library Volunteers. A diverse group with a variety of experience and interests. Their wealth of experience has created a fantastic team supporting the community.

Always cheerful, always welcoming and always happy to go that extra mile they are the unsung heroes of Tickhill. They are a registered charity at the heart of our community. There is much to learn to become a volunteer but perseverance has shown they are all undeterred at the tasks put before them and are a group who have wholeheartedly embraced books. But this is only half the story...

They have supported the Duke of Edinburgh students, visit other groups to support their world book day event, the summer holidays are taken up promoting the summer reading challenge but that is not all, they arrange a diverse range of activities in the building such as pre-school story time, family history classes, history classes, Doncaster Council advice sessions, coffee mornings, book clubs, Lego sessions, crafters, author and speaking events to name just a few. How they manage to fit all then is an absolute miracle. Well done and congratulations to the Tickhill Community L Volunteers on a well well-deserved award.

The Community Champion Award is awarded to Lynn Bennett, who after finding a hedgehog drowning in her pond and striving to save it discovered there were no hedgehog rescues in the local area. After working alongside another rescue and learning all she could about saving hedgehogs she then set up her own rescue Hedgehog Hollow Tickhill from her home on Wong Lane. Lynn will never turn away a Tickhill hedgehog in need and takes in hedgehogs from surrounding areas whenever she can, she receives no funding for her rescue an relies totally on fund raising and donations to support her work. All the hedgehogs need feeding, cleaning out, caring for and medicating if necessary. This requires a minimum of two hours every day and a lot longer when she is full or has baby hoglets in hedgehogs with complex medical needs.

Hundreds of hedgehogs have been saved in the last few years and it's clear to see that the thriving hedgehog population in our town is largely due to her efforts saving and releasing hedgehogs back into the wild in Tickhill whilst also raising awareness of how to support and save these endangered animals.
Visitors are welcome to her home, and she often has visits from children or adults with learning difficulties whom she educates and supports with boundless warmth and patience.

We are very lucky to have Lynn in our community and hopefully her continued dedication will see that future generations will see hedgehogs continue to visit our gardens and of course leave their little calling cards. Congratulations Lynn!