School caterers, cleaners and caretakers from four Fenland schools were honoured at Cambridgeshire Catering and Cleaning Services (CCS) fifth annual awards.

The awards were presented by Cambridgeshire County Council Chairman Councillor Kevin Reynolds and attended by winners, headteachers and CCS staff.

Mireille Russell, of Murrow Primary School, Murrow, was awarded Primary School Caterer of the Year.

Jane Garner, Lynne McEvoy, Trudy Godfrey and Jayne Miller, of Kingsfield Primary School, Chatteris, were named School Catering Team of the Year.

Julie Brown and Patricia Ketteringham, of Elm Road Primary School, Wisbech, were chosen as School Cleaning Team of the Year and Stephen Brown, of Orchard Park Primary School, Wisbech, was Caretaking Employee of the Year.

Richard Ware, Head of CCS, said: “These awards recognise those individuals who have gone the extra mile in providing services to schools and the council and the energy and commitment they have shown in their work.”