Awards
Katie Henderson receives the Anne Ford cup.
Ataxia UK makes awards each year to people who have made an outstanding contribution to our work.
Anne Ford Cup
At each annual conference, the Anne Ford Cup is awarded in recognition and honour of a person with ataxia who has made an outstanding contribution to Ataxia UK and to people affected by ataxia. The award was created by Mr and Mrs Ford in 1992, in memory of their daughter Anne, who had Friedreich’s ataxia.
2009
In 2009 the cup was awarded to Patsy Riggs of the Ipswich and Colchester group
Previous winners
| 1992 | Paul Cordwell |
| 1993 | Pat Cameron |
| 1994 | Peter Cordwell |
| 1995 | Matthew Law |
| 1996 | Andrea Bothwell |
| 1997 | Adele Thomas |
| 1998 | Brenda Gracey |
| 1999 | Fay Hughes |
| 2000 | Richard Slegg |
| 2001 | Rose Selway |
| 2002 | Sheena Betsworth |
| 2003 | Nigel Molesworth |
| 2004 | Bob Hall |
| 2005 | Katie Henderson |
| 2006 | James Downie |
| 2007 | Jean Gillard |
Ernie Heath Shield
The 2009 winner was Roger Jefcoate, for his hard work in providing IT support for people with ataxia.
The 2008 winner was Sheila Atkinson, Chair of the South Downs branch.
The winner of the inaugural Ernie Heath Shield was Margaret Evans, chair of the Northern Ireland branch. The Shield, commemorating the work of Ernie who was Chairman of Ataxia UK for many years, allows us to celebrate work done for our organisation by people who do not themselves have ataxia.
