DAVID Hempleman-Adams, 51, is considered to be one of the best explorers in the world today. He has climbed the seven highest peaks of the seven continents and reached the north and south geographic and magnetic poles.
SUE Glanville, 56, was born in Devon and moved to Bradford on Avon with her husband John after they were married in 1972. She was a teacher at Trinity School, now St Laurence School, and after a break to have her two sons she went back to teach religious education and English at the school.
DAVID Tucker, 67, is chairman of the Southwick Allotment Society, which has around 20 expertly cultivated plots on land near to Southwick Country Park. If it involves vegetables Mr Tucker is your man.
Dave Griffin, 53, is the house manager for the Amber Foundation's Bythesea Lodge in Trowbridge, where young people can gain the skills and confidence to find work and move on to independent living.
JOHN Silk, 37, has been the vice-chairman of the Trowbridge Round Table for the past three years and is known for his efforts in assisting the community and helping less fortunate members of the public.
JOAN Saunders, 70, is secretary of the Trowbridge and District Horticultural Society, which held its 63rd annual general meeting recently and has been in existence for more than 70 years.
Jilali Bettioui, 57, lives in Trowbridge. He was born in Morocco and moved to England in 1969 after his father, a fighter in the French army, died. He moved to Wiltshire in 1974 and worked at Bowyers and Airsprung while working tirelessly for the community.
GARETH Jones is president of Chippenham Chamber of Commerce, a position he has held for two and a half years. He is a director of the Wiltshire Strategic Economic Partnership and a director of marketing and communications consultancy Glennie McIntosh.
RUGBY legend Brian Ashton, 61, has just been re-appointed head coach of the England national rugby union team. During the course of his career he played for Tyldesley, Fylde, Orrell, AS Montferrand, Roma, Milan, Lancashire, North of England, and Barbarians as scrum-half. He was also an England squad member.
