Famous People of Neyland - An Introduction
Every county, city and town can reflect on its citizens – local people – who have gone on to achieve distinction during their lives. Such distinctions might take either the form of what they have personally achieved in a variety of settings, or what they might have contributed to their local community, in many cases not being recognised for such endeavour.
For a small town, Neyland may be considered to have ‘over-achieved’ when acknowledging the successes of its locals. The purpose of recording such people is twofold:
- To give them recognition and to profile their work and achievements
- To provide an insight into the community in which new residents might find themselves. This may be a small place, but it has a rich tradition in the successes of its local people – and that is something of which the whole town is proud.
This is not a definitive list. There is still on-going research regarding those from previous generations who deserve recognition. It is such that it can be updated constantly as and when our local people gain wider acclaim in their work, their service and their achievements.
We shall be attempting to identify those who have achieved or contributed in the following categories:
- Queen’s Honours
- The Arts
- Sport
- Industry & Commerce
- Education
- Politics
- Religion