Warwick author wins award for Nottinghamshire County Council

Search News & Events Search University of Warwick Search for people at Warwick Search Warwick Blogs Search past exam papers Search video - History researcher, and Warwick Chaplain, the Rev Stuart Jennings' latest Book has helped Nottinghamshire County Council's Archive service win a national award for publishing a book charting how a quarter of a county town's population was wiped out in the 1640s. His book , has led to the council winning the the Alan Ball Local History Award which they will receive at a special ceremony on Wednesday October 12th. The award will be presented by Library Services Trust Chairman Michael Saich to County Council Chairman Councillor Keith Walker at Nottinghamshire Archives in Castle Meadow Road. It is in recognition of the support that archive staff have given to the Rev Stuart Jennings for his book and also how he worked together with those staff to catalogue precious and previously undocumented papers which had been brought to Nottinghamshire County Council Archives from Newark Museum. The Rev Stuart Jennings worked with the archive team to piece together parish and town records from the civil war period. Coun Keith Walker said: "We are delighted to receive this award and it is just recognition for the fantastic work of everyone in the archives team in supporting this vital research into a valuable piece of Nottinghamshire's history." The Rev Jennings said: "I was delighted to hear that the archive service has won this award. My research there took place from 2002-2008 and at a time of austerity, I thought it showed great courage and commitment that the council understood the importance of this research and the team gave me such support.