Up Close with the Shotley peninsula's top 20 personalities for 2020

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Our Up Close series followed on from the Peninsula Personalties in Profile features, which also highlighted those who were key workers and more, during the summer lockdown.

We are planning even more Up Close features in the new year, and we encourage you to use the black NUB IT button to upload your articles.

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Here is a look back at some of the peninsula personalities we have featured so far. Read the personal stories of people you probably knew of, but not much about, until now.

In no particular order we present our selection of 20 for 2020.

Farmer Will Wrinch feeding the nation during lockdown.

Key workers delver your milk too - meet Gavin Hyde.

Firefighting footballer Matty Hayden.

Peninsula teacher juggling school and online learning.

Pin Mill Pirates boss Ollie Holmes planning plunder

Woody's the Butchers in Holbrook reveals all from Toy Story to turning a disused newsagents into a best-selling shop.

All in it together with Brantham Athletic CEO Darren Smith

Remarkable story of how a Shotley teenager is now a World cup coach

Essential shop works in focus

Pete the Postie

Peninsula's very own NHS scrubbers

Holbrook's husband and wife team delivering food parcels in Suffolk

Shotley Rose football manager Marc Rowland

A three-parter with RHS head teacher Simon Lockyer

Tracey and Lewis at Orwell Stores

Meet the Babergh crews that empty your bins

Aimee's burning desire to care and entertain at Spring Lodge.

Meet the Hairy Coos of Alton Water.

Let us know your favourite on social media at Facebook, Twiter or Instagram, or by emailing [email protected]

Tomorrow will be our selection of most positive stories of 2020. It was going to be the top 12, then 20, but there are so many, we have lost count.

Here is an example: Lockdown siblings taking on Everest and London Marathon.

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