YARMOUTH — The Yarmouth Town Council announced at Thursday’s workshop that it will award longtime councilor Erving Bickford with the town’s prestigious Latchstring Award.

Bickford was elected to the council in 1978 and has served on the council for about 26 years.

Town Manager Nat Tupper said today that Bickford was selected to receive the award for embodying the spirit of the town motto, “Our Latchstring Always Out.”

“The purpose of the award is to recognize people who embody a spirit of (community) and no one does that more than Erv Bickford,” Tupper said. “Erv has led this community in all of his leadership endeavors on the town council, town committees, and through his personal and business affairs. He embodies the spirit of this community in the way he approaches people and how he makes people feel welcome and included.”

The council will vote to ratify the resolution at its meeting on April 19. Bickford will be formally recognized with the award at the annual town meeting on June 5.