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Former tennis ace, Annabel Croft, was on hand to praise the staff for their 25 years service with the county council.

Staff from a range of jobs including teachers, firefighters, carers, social workers and registrars joined the leader of Warwickshire County Council, Cllr Alan Farnell and the Chairman of the County Council, Cllr Marion Haywood to meet Annabel, who presented the awards, at Royal Leamington Spa Pump Rooms.

Christina Simpson, head of reception services at Harris School, Rugby.”My service has been a very happy and rewarding time where I have made lots of friends over the years – both staff and students.”

Speaking at the awards, Cllr Marion Haywood, in one of her first official duties since assuming the role of Chairman of the County Council said: “Warwickshire County Council has been very fortunate to have staff such as these who have shown tremendous dedication over the years. They have all played their part in the workings of the council which, in turn, will have benefited our communities. I am delighted they have received this recognition.”

1983:  A few key events from around the world the year the award recipients joined Warwickshire County Council.

Breakfast TV was introduced on TV-AM and BBC Breakfast Time
Michael Jackson released Thriller the best selling record of all time.  Its video catapulted the singer to worldwide superstardom.
Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative party remain in power after a landslide general election victory.
President Ronald Reagan announces the development of the Strategic Defense Initiative, technology that intercepts missiles, dubbed ‘Star War’ by the media.
Gandhi won best film at the Oscars
A bomb explodes outside Harrods in the run up to Christmas whilst a bomb at the US Embassy in Beirut kills 63 people
A Korean airliner is shot down by a Soviet jet fighter as the Cold War reaches a peak.  All 269 people on board are killed.
A litre of petrol cost 27.5pence whilst the cost of the average house was £35,000

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