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Popular Egremont man Joe Savage has been further rewarded
for his dedication at work.
Recently we told you that Joe,
 who was the first ever
recipient of Egremont Town Council’s Citizen of the Year award, risked his
own safety and helped prevent a serious fire when he was at work at
Sellafield, where he is an operative for Mitie’s site maintenance service.
Initially Joe, who lives at Castle Croft, was given a Silver Impact Award by
the firm, £250 worth of shopping vouchers and a certificate. But Joe has now
been chosen to receive a Gold Impact Award – one of only four from Mitie’s
20,000 strong nationwide workforce.
He was whisked off to the Williams F1 centre in Oxfordshire for the awards
dinner – where he was given a further £1,000 in shopping vouchers in
recognition of his efforts. "It was the best weekend of my life –
fantastic," Joe said.
Joe was cleaning in a building when he heard a crackling noise coming from a
plug. He raised the alarm and then waited next to it until help came. The
plug was just starting to spark and a fire was imminent - until Joe
intervened.
An electrician cut the power to the plug and the faulty wiring was repaired
without difficulty, but if the problem had not been detected a serious fire
could have broken out within a few minutes.
"I’d like to think that anyone would do that, I did it without a second
thought," Joe said. "But Mitie obviously felt it was a big deal, and
what they’ve done to thank me has been great.
I’d like to thank my managers and the people at work who put me forward for
the award."
Joe, whom many readers will recognise from his days as resident DJ in the
Old Hall, has always had a keen community spirit. As we told you previously
he prevented flooding by removing obstructions from Skitter Beck at a time
of heavy rain in December 2000 by entering the water and clearing the course
of the stream by removing debris.
He has also patiently gathered litter from various grot spots around the
town, particularly the castle when it was in its worst state five years ago.
The photograph shows Joe receiving his Gold Award from
Martin Totten, David Johnstone and Dave Noel at the Williams
F1 Centre
We warmly welcome Karl
Connor, former ace reporter for The Whitehaven News, now Press Officer for
Sellafield Sites, as a contributor to Egremont Today. - Editor
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