Fellow organiser Hazel Barker said she had been "absolutely flabbergasted, astonished and proud" of what the knitters had achieved. "Every single person who has done a little bit has made it all ...

"We thought we’d be doing 26 jumpers for all these gritter operatives, not a wagon," Hazel Barker, a fellow organiser, added. "But it’s been great. We’re full of mad ideas and they [the ...

BBC/ Julia Lewis The knitters found out they had won the highest award given to local volunteer groups Fellow organiser Hazel Barker said she had been "absolutely flabbergasted, astonished and ...