![NEWS HEADER COLLAGE](https://ashawebsite-15bed.kxcdn.com/dist/img/cms/headers/_fullWidthImage/NEWS_HEADER-COLLAGE.jpg)
Search for the hero inside
From hairdressing, baking and sewing, to home-schooling, counselling and delivering… There is an army of unsung heroes in our community. Volunteers helping us get through the difficulties presented by lockdown, with their new-found roles, responsibilities and positivity (often funding these pursuits and paying for necessary materials out of their own pockets). Introducing the ‘Lock Down Heroes’...
![Victoria AW SUN3 MAY 150](https://ashawebsite-15bed.kxcdn.com/dist/img/cms/images/_halfWidthImage/Victoria_AW_SUN3MAY_150.jpg)
![Steve AW SUN3 MAY 150](https://ashawebsite-15bed.kxcdn.com/dist/img/cms/images/_halfWidthImage/Steve_AW_SUN3MAY_150.jpg)
The ongoing COVID pandemic and associated social restrictions have made 2020 a testing time for many of us. It has thrown up new challenges and has shown how resilience and positivity can surface when people are confronted with a crisis.
Lock Down Hero is a photographic project created by Marksteen Adamson to celebrate the generosity of spirit and the enterprising initiatives shown by ordinary people in local communities in and around Cheltenham.
![Alice AW SUN3 MAY 150](https://ashawebsite-15bed.kxcdn.com/dist/img/cms/images/_halfWidthImage/Alice_AW_SUN3MAY_150.jpg)
![Martin AW 20 MAY 01 150](https://ashawebsite-15bed.kxcdn.com/dist/img/cms/images/_halfWidthImage/Martin_AW_20MAY-01_150.jpg)
Nominations were invited for people who had gone out of their way to help others by learning a new skill or providing a much needed service. Marksteen took portraits of the successful nominees. These were made into posters with a short summary of their new-found skill and posted, with permission, on social media.
The project shows a community full of positive action, a diverse range of people with a generous, can-do, approach to life.
![Richard AW TUE9 JUNE updated 150](https://ashawebsite-15bed.kxcdn.com/dist/img/cms/images/_oneThirdWidthImage/Richard_AW_TUE9JUNE_updated_150.jpg)
![Margaret AW SUN3 MAY 150](https://ashawebsite-15bed.kxcdn.com/dist/img/cms/images/_oneThirdWidthImage/Margaret_AW_SUN3MAY_150.jpg)
![EMILY AW MON11 MAY 150](https://ashawebsite-15bed.kxcdn.com/dist/img/cms/images/_oneThirdWidthImage/EMILY_AW_MON11MAY_150.jpg)
![MATT AW WED24 JUNE 01 150](https://ashawebsite-15bed.kxcdn.com/dist/img/cms/images/_oneThirdWidthImage/MATT_AW_WED24JUNE-01_150.jpg)
![TOM AW MON11 MAY 01 150](https://ashawebsite-15bed.kxcdn.com/dist/img/cms/images/_oneThirdWidthImage/TOM_AW_MON11MAY-01_150.jpg)
![TWINS AW THU2 JULY 150](https://ashawebsite-15bed.kxcdn.com/dist/img/cms/images/_oneThirdWidthImage/TWINS_AW_THU2JULY_150.jpg)
A selection of portraits from the Lock Down Hero project. Clockwise from top left: Richard, Mentor. Margaret, Production co-ordinator. Emily, Marathon Runner. Isla-Rose and Lily-Mae, Fundraisers. Tom, Entertainer. Matt, Transport Provider.