Canterbury people have spoken up and decided on their local legend. While it wasn’t an easy fight against Orlando Bloom and the archibishop of Canterbury, MBE Paul Marsh got the prize.Retired last year, Paul Marsh was awarded MBE at the Queen’s birthday last year in return for his services to HM prison. A year before that he and the Multifaith team in HM Canterlbury prison won the Butler’s Trust award. With so much success and recognition, it should come as no surprise that Canterbury residents wanted him as their local legend.
The prize was given by the online organisation ‘Canterbury People’ and Mr Marsh has become the face of Canterbury People. You will be able to see him on billboards around town. Based on a public vote, three finalist were chosen. A panel of judges looked at each case and after analysing the votes and the finalists’ profiles. The panel included managing director of Northcliffe Digital, Roland Bryan, and Lisa Buckingham, the editor of the Financial Mail on Sunday, who was recently awarded an OBE for services to journalism and women's issues.
A representative of the judges said: “In Paul, we found someone who demonstrated a real passion for their work and commitment to their town. It was for this reason that we felt Paul really deserved the title 'Local Legend'.
Watch the video below to find out more about Paul Marsh
