| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1974 | Ted Burrows |
| 1975 | Betty Ruddick |
| 1976 | John Richards |
| 1977 | Nick Cox |
| 1978 | Chris Styles |
| 1979 | Nick Cox |
| 1980 | Maggie Depledge |
| 1981 | Arthur Chapman |
| 1982 | Ron Ireland |
| 1983 | Keith Leask |
| 1984 | Hazel Roch |
| 1985 | Pat Colbourne |
| 1986 | Arthur Chapman |
| 1987 | Michael Hope |
| 1988 | John Smith |
| 1989 | Charles Strong |
| 1990 | John Richards |
| 1991 | Ian Molyneux |
| 1992 | Mike Roch |
| 1993 | Jack Hood |
| 1994 | Mark & Alison Kingwell |
| 1995 | Ken Bailey |
| 1996 | Chris Pearce |
| 1997 | Terry Harper |
| 1998 | Phil Smith |
| 1999 | Tom Baker |
| 2000 | Peggy Jeffery/Ken Patterson |
| 2001 | Mandy Roe |
| 2002 | Mike Jones |
| 2003 | Ian Shrubsole |
| 2004 | Paul Bird |
| 2005 | Louise Thompson |
| 2006 | Lucy Allison |
| 2007 | Mike Jones |
| 2008 | Rob Maggs |
| 2009 | Phil Smith |
| 2010 | John Watson |
| 2011 | Ken Bailey |
| 2012 | Mike Priscott |
| 2013 | Mike Roe |
| 2014 | Nick Groome/Petra Lynch |
| 2015 | Jim McGill |
| 2016 | Karen Young |
| 2017 | Lloyd Davies |
| 2018 | Terry Harper |
| 2019 | Not awarded |
| 2020 | Not awarded |
| 2021 | Harry Hankins |
| 2022 | |
| 2023 | |
| 2024 | Andrew Linnett |
| 2025 | Karl Stringer |