PALACE OF WESTMINSTER OFFICIAL PRESENTATION GUIDE
THE BRITISH CITIZEN AWARD
04 July 2019 The British Citizen Award Sponsors The British Citizen Award Patron
PATRON “My heartfelt congratulations to “The select group receiving their BCA all 35 extraordinary individuals Medal today are joining a group of being recognised at todays medal 318 whose recognition over the past presentation ceremony. I’m sorry I four years has impacted the news am unable to be with you in person agenda, changed attitudes, educated at such an auspicious occasion, but thousands, raised millions for good I am very much with you in spirit. causes and made life better for entire To read such accounts of stoicism, communities. The medal recipients tenacity, kindness, selflessness and represent every corner of this country, commitment is uplifting and fills every culture, every religion, united by me with pride to be a Patron of the empathy, kindness and giving. British Citizen Award. “I am proud of The British Citizen “Each of your individual Award. I am proud of each of you. contributions is truly inspiring and It is your turn to be proud of your heartening, but collectively the recognition and be very proud to wear effect is enormous, making Great your BCA Medal. Thank you to you all”. Britain the special place that it is. The endeavour that you have all undertaken, whether driven by personal circumstance or through a desire to serve others, makes you all thoroughly deserving of your special Sarah, Duchess of York SARAH, DUCHESS OF YORK day. The British Citizen Award, Patron
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PATRON Educated in India and current chair of Nacro and Tanzania, Lord Dholakia came also chairs its Race Issues to Britain to study at Brighton Advisory Committee. Technical College. His first job was as a Medical Laboratory Lord Dholakia is involved Technician at Southlands with a range of charities Hospital in Shoreham-by-Sea. including being a Patron of the British branch of Child in He became active in the Need India. In 1994 he was Liberal party and was made an officer of the Order elected to Brighton Borough of the British Empire (OBE). Council between 1961-64. In 2000 he was named ‘Asian From 1976 Lord Dholakia of the Year’ and won the served as a member for Pride of India Award in 2005. the Commission for racial equality and has been The Rt Hon. the Lord involved in the Sussex police Dholakia OBE DL is a Liberal authority, police complaints Democrat Life Peer sitting in authority and Howard League the House of Lords since 24 THE LORD DHOLAKIA OBE DL for Penal reform. He is the October 1997.
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PRESENTER Matt Allwright is a journalist and The Empty Housing Scandal. television presenter with integrity, his own style, and a knack for Matt was born in Reading in 1970, getting to the heart of the story. was schooled locally and after university worked as a teacher He is known for his work on in Japan. He plays a variety of investigative show Rogue instruments, loves country music Traders, and as a presenter and supports Liverpool FC. It’s of BBC’s flagship consumer Matt’s second time presenting the programme Watchdog for over British Citizen Awards. 22 years, but his work has a broad reach. He’s covered royal “This is my second time weddings and natural disasters, presenting The British Citizen cracked international scams and Award and it never ceases to interviewed (and played with) rock amaze me the diversity and gods. invention that people employ to help make this country a better He is currently making a series place. of programmes about inequality and opportunities in the housing "I am really looking forward to industry, having devised and celebrating the achievements of MATT ALLWRIGHT presented Housing Enforcers and the truly incredible invididuals”.
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We are extremely grateful to BCA TEAM Madi Sharma the following people for their Entrepreneur & Member of the EESC Head of Strategic Advisory Panel support, belief and above all their Des Benjamin, Chairman, Royal Hospital for LeighAnne Wright BCAv commitment to our vision. They Neuro-disability Founder, Little Things & Co collectively have contributed to the development of The British Citizen Head of Ambassador Programme Courtney Hughes BCAv BEM Award so that it may serve as an Reece Ryan BCAv, Ambassador Founder, Secret Santa 365 inspiration for others to emulate James Bulger Trust & Fundraiser the deeds of those being honoured. Benjamin Carpenter BCAe Thank you all. AMBASSADORS Ambassador, LGTBQ Fostering Shane Yerrell BCAc David Campbell BCAe Founder, Through The Fight Co-Founder, David Campbell Soccer School PATRONS Alison Bond Lorraine Sass BCAe Sarah, The Duchess of York Founder & Director, The Halo Works Co-Founder, David Campbell Soccer School Dame Mary Perkins James Cathcart Dr Peter Minto BCAe Co-Founder, Specsavers Author & Former CEO, British Youth Council Prison Visitor and Law Tutor Capt. Tristan Loraine, BCAi The Rt Hon. the Lord Dholakia OBE, DL Director, Fact Not Fiction Films House of Lords Andrew Baker BCAv Shane Board, BCAv Founder, Play2Give Bradley Walsh, Actor & TV Presenter Founder, Pop4Diabetes Carlos Dennis BCAv Michael Underwood, TV Presenter Keith Davies BCAv, Abergavenny’s Elvis Founder of PINT
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PATRON “‘Welcome to the tenth British thank them for their integrity Citizen Awards, which is growing in keeping to the eight worthy from strength to strength with individual categories. every ceremony. The title is so very apt as it recognises those who “All the nominees have, behind demonstrate true citizenship by the scenes impacted on the lives working tirelessly to make a positive of those around them and deserve impact in their community, without public recognition. That recognition thinking of themselves. is the ‘people’s honours’ under the banner of The British Citizen Award, “Those who have been nominated who will now bestow a medal and have come from all over the UK and the right to use the letters BCA. are truly ‘unsung heroes’. Many have quietly helped in areas where “I thank you for making our world they themselves have benefited more human with your acts of from in the past. goodness”.
“The independent assessment panel were moved and greatly humbled to read about so many Dame Mary Perkins individuals doing great things to The British Citizen Award, Patron DAME MARY PERKINS make our communities special. I Co-Founder of Specsavers
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PATRON "My filming schedule usually acts constantly made by people precludes me from being an never cease to amaze me and yet to active supporter of many causes them they are nothing more than but, when I was invited to an everyday gesture. become Patron of The British Citizen Award and heard about "These people doing extraordinary the brilliant work they do things are true superheroes, honouring the nation’s unsung without masks and capes. heroes, how could I refuse? "I wish them all the very best in "Championing the work that their many divergent endeavours – these amazing people do for continue to light up the world with others is a great honour and I only your selflessness." hope I can do them justice. Just reading about the contribution that today’s recipients have made to our society is truly humbling. Bradley Walsh "To be part of the BCA is a truly The British Citizen Award, Patron BRADLEY WALSH humbling experience. The selfless Actor and TV presenter
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SAYD AHMED BCAhon organisations have benefitted contribution the group now Somerset from significant cash injections. supports minorities representing Sayd is committed to improving over 60 countries. the lives of people from across a very diverse part of his local and Sayd is devoted to his community, wider community. providing food at community events, helping schools raise Sayd provides food at four centres money for equipment as well for homeless, vulnerable and as supporting local sports clubs. people on the margins of society He gives talks on cooking and in Weston-Super-Mare, including culture and helps children to Victoria Kitchen which helps understand the reasons for sofa surfers and rough sleepers. cultural differences, enhancing He supports the Multicultural tolerance, respect and equality Friendship Association which amongst young people. To date shares the traditions, customs he has raised over £125,000 for Each year, since 2001, Sayd selects and cultures of different his local community. a different organisation to help countries with the people of the through donating the entire Boxing surrounding areas. This promotes Day takings from his convenience diversity and shared learning Nominated by: store. To date 22 different local in a positive way. Through his Christopher Millard
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EMMA RIGBY BCAhon a Facebook group bringing Patrol, enabling parents London the community together to patrol at lunch times and getting to know one and after school to act as a another locally. deterrent. Violence decreased dramatically and it is now It soon became clear this being rolled out to other was more than just a local schools within the area. chat forum. Emma went on to develop a platform where Emma’s drive and local businesses, schools determination has changed and charities gain local the community in many ways. engagement and visibility People now know one another, of services quicker than local businesses are thriving, any other resource with an local groups are now filled outreach of 25,000. with people, it feels safer, and Following the 2011 London riots local charities are benefiting Emma felt that something needed With one of the schools from more donations. to be done to mend a broken being targeted by gangs, inner-city borough and bring her Emma, with support of the local community together. She set local authority and police Nominated by: up ‘Love Your Doorstep’; primarily set up Enfield Community Nova Watt
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PAUL ATWAL-BRICE BCAc severely disabled with epilepsy and adopting. Promoting South Yorkshire and autism; the other, now in their adoption, particularly for teens, are considered ‘hard to children that are hard to place place’. or have additional needs is a passion for Paul. From a challenging background, being fostered and in children’s Paul mentors new LGBTQ foster homes until being adopted himself carers, giving support and advice at the age of seven, Paul now for families who may be looking works alongside the fostering after children with additional network taking part in video’s needs. Through channelling his promoting fostering to different energies this way Paul is directly ethnic groups and to the LGBTQ responsible for helping those in community. He also volunteers the care system whose lives can with the National Autistic Society, seem hopeless and meaningless, raising awareness of the challenges find a safe, loving and friendly Paul has committed over 20 years facing individuals with Autism face. home. promoting diversity and inclusion, in addition to caring for two sets of He is actively breaking down the adopted twin boys with his husband, barriers preventing LGBTQ and Nominated by: Michael: one of which has both boys mixed-race people from fostering Michael Atwal-Brice
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TONY NISBET BCAv & of second-hand furniture and Shelter, NHS, the Armed Forces FRANK MCGOWAN BCAv household goods, recondition and Housing partnerships all Dumfriesshire them and make available to the make use of the service. Local community at minimal cost and schools and community clubs’ free to homeless set ups or local also benefit from goods and community organisations. services free of charge. Since starting, the pair have supported The pair primarily support the over 330 homeless people locally homeless, those experiencing to set up new homes. Tony & poverty and on low-income, Frank also initiated a school but also sells goods to fund free uniform project that helped activities. Tony and Frank used their parents who could not afford to own money to fund the venture buy new, where previous pupils and use their own vehicles to passed on their school uniforms Tony (70) and Frank (59) founded transport goods. Through their so they could be given to follow Newstart Recycle, a non-profit community spirit, goodwill and on pupils. social enterprise in December 2016 personal drive to help people to serve all of the communities in Newstart has grown and developed Annandale, Eskdale and occasionally into a much-needed service in the Nominated by: further afield. They receive donations community. Archie Dryburgh
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BRETT TOWNSLEY BCAc a veteran’s charity, which he Following the loss of his Dad Aberdeenshire continued to support through in 2014, after a 2-year battle several races and challenge events against lung cancer, he decided since 2006. he wanted to help others going through the pain that his family Brett has raised funds for a had faced for 21 months. Brett holiday for a local family whose tenaciously tackled several four-year-old daughter suffered challenges including the Spartan with Neuroblastoma. He was Race, Shark dives, and the subsequently asked by the family Great Scottish swim raising over to become a founding trustee of £15,000 for The Roy Castle Lung a charity in her name and worked Cancer charity. with the board to build the charity’s reputation while raising Brett is always someone who awareness of Neuroblastoma. The gives back to society and will charity coordinates three support continue to dedicate his time Brett is dedicated to helping projects in commemoration of the and energy to serve a good cause community causes and charity little girl, Puddles Angels, Puddles whenever he can. fundraising at every opportunity. A Healing Hearts and Puddles Bench former member of the UK Armed Buddies, each aiding grieving Forces he climbed Mount Fuji, families or children facing the Nominated by: raising funds and awareness for terrible disease. Sarah Townsley
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CHRISTINE REID, BCAv minibus for leisure and recreational cover costs. Until eight years South Yorkshire outings. She has been responsible ago Christine’s job was a Dial for the general running of this small A Ride Driver in the Southwark charity whose purpose is to benefit and It was from this background disadvantaged groups of people together with her knowledge in the community. During the last of the needs of people with 25 years Christine has organised disabilities that she decided trips, driven the minibus alongside to give back to the trust and other volunteer drivers and even volunteer when she retired. maintained the minibus. Christine is a core part of the Although now retired, Christine’s Ashton Edwards Trust. Her volunteering has had a massive consistency, commitment, time impact in the community. Many and compassion have given hundreds of people with disabilities people hope and opportunities Christine has voluntered at the in the borough have had the chance they would otherwise not have. Ashton Edwards Trust since 1991, to enjoy leisure outings thanks to offering the chance for people with her dedication. Not only has she disabilities and the elderly in inner- sacrificed many hours to the trust, Nominated by: city Southwark to use the community she also contributed financially to Pippa Gascoigne
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CAROL DARBY BCAa & by their own disabled daughter Carol and Ron take the group RON DARBY BCAa (aged 40) who couldn’t find any on outings and holidays and Liverpool groups to join, today The Elektric make sure they all live life to Apple now runs three days a the full. They have created a fun week for over 20 disabled adults environment for all the members with classes in dance, music, where they can feel safe, talk and drama, health and fitness, learn. personal hygiene, social skills and dangers around the home The pair volunteer for three days and City. every week at The Elektric Apple Theatre Company and the other The group perform all over the four days a week volunteer at country and are well-known for their other daughter’s dance their hard-hitting, controversial school on reception, in the drama, including pieces on kitchen and looking after all the Carol and Ron, both in their 70’s, bullying, domestic violence, children. run The Elektric Apple Theatre drugs and a spectacular and Group based in Liverpool, for adults emotional piece on the 96 with disabilities and special needs. lives that were lost in the Nominated by: Established in 2012, and inspired Hillsborough Disaster. Nicola Broadley
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DENNIS JONES, BCAc for an hour at lunchtime as a For over 18 years he has Wiltshire volunteer, once a week. When dedicated himself to another grandchild started a volunteering at two primary different school, he offered to do schools. The chess club took the same there on a different day. part in national challenges, which resulted in some children The clubs became so popular attending regional competitions. that he has between 15 and 25 in each school year in both “It is rare that a school has the schools. He is a great role benefit of someone like Dennis model, encouraging the children who gives so much of his time to think logically, forward plan freely to enhance the children’s and compete in a fun way. Not life and educational experiences stopping there, both schools in an extracurricular capacity. Mr needed help with the football Jones is loved by teachers and In 1994 when he retired, Dennis’ after school club, so he started pupils alike”. daughter got him involved in his volunteering there, helping with grandaughter’s school. He started to both football and cricket, at the Nominated by: teach the children how to play chess, mere age of 80. Wendy Hoole
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NORA BRYAN, BCAe permanent volunteer member School and has given her time Lincolnshire of the midday team. One of the and energy so freely over 27 teachers enquired if Nora would years to enable the children to have time to listen to her class have someone to read to. pupils read each week. From that moment Nora’s volunteering The school’s motto is ‘Be The role snowballed and despite her Best You Can Be’; and Nora is a growing family, she found the shining example of that. Nora time to listen to classes read would have given back to the throughout the school. Her community no matter where timetable now is every morning she lived. Nora no longer lives and afternoon, with classes eager close to the school and relies to read with her. on public transport to reach the school every day, but never Nora is warm and knowledgeable misses a session listening to the and at 80-years-old, shows no children read. 27 years ago, Nora was appointed by signs of reducing her volunteering her local primary school as midday at the school. She is dedicated cover. Following her retirement and committed to the children Nominated by: two years later, Nora became a and families of Cliffedale Primary Kathryn Turner
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SUZANNE FERNANDO, BCAh a toddler with autism, a new-born the charity which attracts a great deal North Ayrshire and cancer, pushing her spirit to the of support in terms of fundraising. limit. In addition, she has established and For the past 20 years Suzanne has runs an online global support group been an active ambassador for for cervical cancer, which has attracted many causes, including improving 15,000 members with numbers her community, local services, continuing to rise. perceptions of Autism and health and wellbeing. A long-standing member of The British Legion and having served in Suzanne has worked hard to raise the military, Suzanne’s charitable work awareness of cervical cancer also extends into the area of Cancer across North Ayrshire, working Research, where she became the first in partnership with Jo’s Cervical ever Scottish Ambassador for the Cancer Trust, encouraging women Charity. She has also helped increase to take up opportunities for cervical the profile of three Veterans Breakfast Suzanne left the military scarred, smears and helping educate them Clubs. broken and suffering with PTSD. She in the importance of this for their battled with cervical cancer during her health. She also organises an annual Nominated by: second pregnancy, and at aged 26, had Walk For Fun event in support of Jordan Fernando
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SHWETAL SHAH, BCAhon initiatives addressing the lack of with the Scottish Youth Parliament London role models within the tech industry going to schools in Glasgow, to by organising science lectures, inform young students of their making documentaries, undertaking political choices. youth empowerment policy work, and tackling social exclusion via Shwetal started volunteering when community events in a voluntary she lived in India, first organising an capacity. Women in Technology is a art exhibition to raise funds for the passion of Shwetal’s and her work homeless, then selling perfumes at is empowering others in minority the age of 16 to donate toys at a communities to come forward and local hospital in Mumbai for cancer engage. patients. Her most important direct work in India, was with young people Moving to the UK at the age of 21, to mainly teach English to homeless Shwetal consistently from her first children, volunteering with Each One year, volunteered, led and created Teach One and Hamara Footpath. Shwetal has contributed to projects to address various issues British Society since moving to whilst she was pursuing her masters the UK six years ago. She has and working full time thereafter. Nominated by: undertaken various outreach Starting in Scotland, she volunteered Gary Smith
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DAVE MCPARTLIN, BCAe through his ‘dare to dream’ vision, More recently Dave entered Lancashire he inspires students and people the school choir into Britain’s throughout the neighbourhood Got Talent and they performed that if you work hard your dreams ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’. They were can be realised. catapulted into the live semi- finals. One example of this was how the primary school reached number Dave has an exceptional belief 3 in the Top 20 official trending in his students and staff and Christmas chart in 2018. This idea acts with absolute integrity started in assembly when one supporting their dreams. child said: “I would love to be a His spirit has captured the popstar and get to number one”. imagination of all the parents The whole school got involved in and the school has now become writing ‘Light up’ and the recording a social hub. His achievements involved all of the schools 471 extend beyond the school into children and Dave produced the community. Dave, a headteacher, has an the accompanying video on his unwavering belief and pride in his phone and edited it on his home school and his students. He leads computer. All proceeds went to the Nominated by: Flakefleet Primary School where, Alzheimer’s Society. Natalie Klausen
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ELAINE McCARTHY, BCAc the most vulnerable members She has been actively supporting Kent of the local community in a the community for over a decade volunteering capacity. Her with her selfless attitude delivering determination to support support and hope for those often people is inspirational and she is in despair. She looks for the good often coordinating a plethora of in everyone and works tirelessly services in order to get the help without reward to solve their needed. various challenges.
She helps the local community She has gained trust, respect and providing food and liaising friendship among the various EU between agencies, local communities she helps, creating authorities and other community cohesion and a community-based groups. She is stronger community spirit - a spirit a true voice for several diverse which helps bond and unite the groups who are often on the various services and agencies that margins with very little chance have started to work in unison Elaine is a true ambassador for of being heard. Each month she thanks to Elaine’s determination. community cohesion and health interacts with literally hundreds and wellbeing. Aside from her of individuals and groups, each role as a Community Centre time generating a positive Nominated by: Manager, she strives to support outcome for them. Andrew Bigginton
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NAHIM AHMED, BCAa are affected by poverty, gang Nahim uses all of his London culture, violent crime and mental experiences and tackles health issues. Nahim has not youth violence and youth only transformed himself but unemployment by visiting has helped transform the lives hotspots described as ‘no go of hundreds of young people he areas’ by many residents and has worked with over the past reaches out to the hardest-to- decade. reach young people, bringing them into his youth centre. This He has devoted his time to the is a safe space for young people young people in Tower Hamlets where he offers tailored one- and uses the art of storytelling to-one support and over the to engage and gain the trust with past two years has helped over large audiences of young people. a hundred young people get Nahim explains how he managed into employment, training and to turn it around, from failing his apprenticeships. Nahim was raised in one of the GCSE’s and being caught up in most deprived areas of the UK, various issues as a young person the London Borough of Tower to completing his studies from Nominated by: Hamlets, where many young people leading universities in the UK. Abdul Malik
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CAROLINE BESTWICK, BCAh multiple teeth extractions under Caroline has also engaged with West Midlands general anaesthetic the biggest the homeless community for admission for children into three years and offers advice hospital. and guidance to help address dental concerns. She will attend Caroline is the oral health soup kitchens and hostels specialist for Wolverhampton on a weekly basis, offering and works at Special Care Dental guidance and one-to-ones for Service, where she has dedicated those suffering from alcohol or her time to community groups substance abuse. She has also and hard-to-reach families, set up a drop-in clinic to allow going way beyond the remit of easier dental access for the most her role. She attends all of the vulnerable groups including special needs schools helping those with mental health issues, those with compromised anxiety and a those with a fear Children’s tooth decay is a health conditions and works of being judged for never going growing medical concern often closely with playgroups and to the dentist before. overlooked. In Wolverhampton nurseries reducing the number around 15 children each of reception children starting week, some as young as their school life with bad dental Nominated by: two year’s old are having health. Dean Bestwick
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CORINNE HUTTON, BCAc survival, Cor beat the odds and charity also offers counselling Renfrewshire survived, but in order to save services as well as access to a her life the blood supply to her holistic massage therapist. extremities was lost, so surgeons had to amputate both her hands In the last 5 years, Finding Your and both her legs below the knee. Feet has raised over £700,000 to support clubs and activities. Cor, During her rehabilitation Cor who defies all conceptions of identified a lack of peer support disability, has personally raised a so decided to start a charity to substantial amount of this money. provide the support that was She has completed the London missing, just weeks after her Triathlon, and became the first initial surgery ‘Finding Your Feet’ female quadruple amputee to was born. Today, Finding Your climb Ben Nevis and is also the Feet supports over 500 amputees first female quadruple amputee to and runs 50 clubs per month, summit Mount Kilimanjaro. Corrinne (or Cor as she is known) including swimming, Pilates, contracted Sepsis five years ago Ampu-Teas (coffee morning and following a bout of pneumonia. peer support), craft club, bowling, Nominated by: Given less than 5% chance of climbing, skiing and karting. The Fiona Conway
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DWAIN LONGLEY, BCAh volunteering for his community as a volunteered for almost 20 hours West Yorkshire paramedic. Dwain’s day job is with per week for the past 16 years. the Yorkshire Ambulance Service but During the last decade he has since 2005 he also volunteers as a held a number of senior volunteer first responder for West Yorkshire positions within the St John’s Metropolitan Ambulance Service. Ambulance organisation and has been instrumental in driving Dwain gives up his time to arrange both organisational direction and and teach at Continuing Professional change following the national Development (CPD) events and process of re-organisation. He supports the regional college of has also undertaken a number paramedic events. He also supports of projects to save the charity his local youth organisations with money, resulting in savings first aid training and ambulance of around £25,000 per year familiarisation, ensuring local youths through identifying surplus and Dwain is passionate about are given as much information about unnecessary equipment. supporting St John’s Ambulance, saving lives as possible. The Sea Cadet Corp, West Yorkshire Medic Response Team and gives From 13 years old Dwain has always Nominated by: almost 1,000 hours per year been community minded. He has Sarah Hall
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SIOBHAN FENNELL, BCAc advanced Multiple Sclerosis, Accessible Belper comes Derbyshire Siobhan, herself a wheelchair from her own experience as a user, has campaigned strongly quadriplegic woman with no for accessibility, inclusion and movement from the neck down. awareness in her community. She Despite having MS for many has motivated a diverse range years, Siobhan has worked to of people and recruited a team transform Belper into a national of volunteers who assist her in example of a welcoming, raising awareness to all businesses workable and accessible town and organisations within Belper. for people with all kinds of disabilities. Through her tireless efforst Although Siobhan’s health is Siobhan has been presenting steadily deteriorating, she is training awareness for individuals, bravely maintaining her fighting businesses, local councillors, spirit and involving herself with schools and local ambassadors, Accessible Belper to ensure and has developed partnerships Siobhan is the founder of ‘Accessible disability equality. Belper’, was a voluntary venture with Disability Derbyshire, established to ensure the town of Coalition for Inclusive Living, Belper in Derbyshire is accessible Dementia Friends, Alzheimer’s for all people with all ranges of Society and MS Society. Nominated by: disabilities. Despite living with Siobhan’s drive in establishing Pauline Latham OBE MP
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SEAN MOLINO, BCAh Based on joint research mental and physical. More Bridgend with teachers from Pencoed importantly, they teach young Comprehensive and Palmerston children life skills such as Primary in Barry, Sean developed a teamwork and communication, programme to reduce the growing both of which are vital as the incidence of childhood obesity in youngsters reach adolescence. Wales. Sean started the School Sean entirely self-funds this Team Fitness Challenge which programme and has since involves conducting free-of-charge developed free Health & sessions for all primary schools in Well-being Sessions for all the Wales. The aim is to help children family. This saw 12 sessions realise that fitness can be fun and where all the family could exciting whilst learning healthy tips train, bond and learn healthy that will change lives for the better. living together. This was a huge These voluntary sessions have success and over 30 families reached 88 schools in total so far, locally took part, with around Sean established Forces Fitness in with over 4,000 pupils attending. 150 members in total. 2008, running Employability Boot Camps and weekend residential The sessions help young people Boot Camps across the South not only to eat healthily, but also Nominated by: Wales area. to overcome challenges both Rhia Molino
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LAUREN DOHERTY, BCAv and a 16-month stay in different date. Children respond to Lauren North Yorkshire hospitals she was determined and the fact that she delivers to breath on her own without a the message personally really ventilator. Two years later she does have an impact. Seeing her was able not be totally dependent in person, needing someone to on a machine to breath. Five hold her notes, give her a drink if years after the accident, Lauren she needs one and that she has a moved into her own purpose-built tracheotomy in situ, means you can accommodation. hear a pin drop when she talks.
Having experienced the The Learn and Live campaign is devastation that a lack of now delivered in collaboration with concentration could cause, North Yorkshire Police, Harrogate Lauren wanted others to learn & District NHS Foundation Trust, the consequences of road 95 Alive, North Yorkshire County safety. Her message is relevant Council and Harrogate Borough Eleven years ago, Lauren was to all age groups. From her first Council. involved in a life-changing road primary school, speaking to a traffic accident, which left her group of 10 children in 2016, she paralysed, needing round the clock has since spoken to over 3,000 Nominated by: care. Following several operations children and young adults to Rebecca Blunstone
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ADRIAN DUCKER, BCAc he is a shining example to other finds time to apply for various Surrey volunteers. The group, under grants and together with the Adrian’s leadership now has a group, collates, collects, labels waiting list for all sections and has and delivers in excess of 500 won Top Troop trophy 12 out of Christmas trees every year. the last 13 years and contributed almost half of the Esher District’s Adrian achieves this through contingent of candidates for this interacting with his whole year’s World Scout Jamboree in community, schools, churches, West Virginia. charities, associations and residents. One of his major He has devoted countless hours to annual contributions is the the betterment of others, giving May Fair where the whole up weeks of annual leave to take community get together in 25 teenagers camping, cooking, what can be quite an isolated climbing, kayaking and cycling area. Adrian has been volunteering for the last 30 years. He has kept in various roles at 1st Hinchley the group going by making the Wood Scouts for 45 years. He has maximum use of frugal funds Nominated by led the group through lean times, and innovative fund raising. He Ian Broderick
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DR BILL WEBSTER, BCAh or support of the difficulties and funeral directors to understand the Arbroath trauma faced by the remaining far-reaching consequences of the family. Bill was determined to family of the bereaved and to deliver provide a solution to support anyone services suitable to their specific in a similar situation. needs.
Understanding the first port of call Bill formulated a ‘Community for a bereaved family is often a Bereavement Support Facilitator Funeral Director, Bill began to work Course’, which has paved the way for with the National Society of Allied Funeral Directors to hold their own and Independent Funeral Directors, regular local bereavement support facilitating seminars and, to this day, groups. Bill’s ‘The Grief Journey’ supplying articles for their newsletter. approach combines education, empathy and encouragement as part Originally from Scotland, but latterly He was fundamental in creating of a comprehensive package of grief residing in Ontario, Canada, Dr Bill a Grief Counselling and Support support methods and materials. Webster has changed the way that element at one of the points of bereavement services are offered extreme distress, making the today. When his wife died suddenly in process far more empathetic for Nominated by: 1983, there was little understanding those suffering loss. This enabled Linda Jones
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ALEX EADES, BCAv was a powerful driver for Alex, and a little longer. The results of this East Sussex she set up ‘Charlotte’s BAG’ (Battle research will be shared with Against Glioblastoma). Since 2016, the neuro-oncology community Alex has overseen and taken part worldwide, benefiting people in fundraising just over £190,000 as on a national and international well as ensuring that Glioblastoma level. Every penny raised for awareness has grown substantially Charlotte’s BAG goes directly via global and UK media coverage to research; all expenses are and social media networking. funded personally by the chair and trustees. Charlotte’s BAG has enabled the appointment of a senior neuro- Since 2016, Alex has continued oncologist based at Kings College to update new and existing Hospital. This work includes the followers of Charlotte’s journey provision of much faster results, via Charlotte’s YouTube channel, reducing the time frame it took which has been viewed over Alex lost her 19-year-old daughter for Charlotte (four months) to 7.5million times. to Glioblastoma in 2016. This is an less than a week. This means that aggressive brain tumour which kills patients will receive much more over 5,000 British people each year tailored care, enabling them to Nominated by: and is currently incurable. Grief maintain a better quality of life for Cressida Brooks
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LEIGH YATES, BCAe Leigh has raised over £500,000 did not engage with sport Cornwall for Porthleven school. before this was built.
Leigh is dedicated to all 260 The school also had an empty pupils and for some, her input classroom and a need for has been life-changing. Leigh an art and cooking facility. ensures inclusivity by uniting Leigh persuaded Interserve every family to attend events to donate a £30,000 pupil and become involved, including kitchen. She fully equipped the the children, who Leigh kitchen and pupils are taught encourages to help fundraise. healthy cooking, with parents invited to participate too. This One of Leigh’s most positive facility has changed the way impacts on the school was children view food and healthy securing funding from the living. Leigh even persuaded a Leigh moved from London to Armed Forces Community Grant Michelin star chef to come in Porthleven in 2010 and initially for £70,000, used to fund a and cook with the children. joined the PTA to “make new multi-use sports facility - where friends”. She told them ‘she didn’t football, netball, running and want to get too involved, just help climbing is available. Many of Nominated by: out at events’. Nine years later and the children using the facility Charlene Price
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KAREN SCHURER, BCAv Sarcoma, a rare and aggressive Liberty’s school friends have Buckinghamshire form of bone cancer which cut their hair to make new wigs predominantly affects children for cancer patients and taken and young adults, most especially part in numerous fundraising teenagers. events in support of Liberty’s Legacy. But it is Karen’s energy, Throughout Liberty’s gruelling commitment and sheer treatment she was an absolute determination, even through inspiration to those around her. On her grief, that has been the discovering her terminal prognosis, inspiration for so many. it was Liberty’s wish that her family fundraise in her name so that no Karen is determined to raise other child should suffer as she had. awareness of Ewing Sarcoma Karen started ‘Liberty’s Legacy’, a and ensure that Liberty’s death special fund of the Bone Cancer has meaning, and she is equally Since the death of her youngest Research Trust and to date they determined that Liberty is not daughter Liberty in October have raised over £260,000. This forgotten. 2017, just two weeks after her has already helped to fund two 14th birthday, Karen has worked promising new research projects relentlessly to raise awareness into Ewing’s, with a further project Nominated by: and funds for research into Ewing due to be announced later this year. Janet Angilley
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JOAN BRIGLIN, BCAc works continuously to raise funds events to raise money to have East Yorkshire for many different charities. approximately 100 wooden crosses made for the village cenotaph for Joan is actively involved in the Remembrance Sunday every year. weekly coffee morning Saturday Joan also helps with Wednesday and Thursday, always there bingo at the community hall and is to serve a cup of tea to the very active in evergreen activities. participants. She joins in the annual harvest auction raising Everyone knows her in the village, money for All Saints Church and she goes about her business Easington and Care-After Combat helping others quietly and without which she has done for over 30 looking for praise or return of years. favour. Joan is passionate about making the lives of people within Joan (80) is a very well-respected Joan is meticulous about making her community better and has member of the village community sure flowers are in the church and done so for six decades. and has been for over 60 years, the church is clean for weddings, always the first to offer help, christenings and funerals. She is an known for listening, and giving her annual seller of the British Legion Nominated by: time freely without question. She Poppy Appeal, holding fundraising Beverley Coverdale
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NEIL PARSONS, BCAc from criminality. The club has In 2012 Neil’s committee Devon suffered setbacks over the years, a decided to raise funds to burglary where the equipment was extend the club premises stolen, and a fire in the shop above so they could accept more which left the club with severe members. Neil spent 30 water damage. Through Neil’s hours a week for the next determination the club got through year researching funding these hard times. opportunities and by 2013 £92,000 was in the bank. Neil works closely with local schools Building work started straight who send young people to the club, away and within six months a many with anger management brand-new extension was built. and Neil, although with no formal Neil’s dedication for the past counselling training, is able to half century has been of real communicate with the young people benefit to the community of Neil formed Lympstone Amateur and give them better options. He Exmouth. Boxing Club in 1968 and has been also works closely with emergency involved for the past 51 years. He services and the probation service has guided thousands of youngsters and the club is today, one of the top Nominated by: over the years and kept many away boxing clubs in the West of England. Kieran Lambert
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DEBORAH SLATOR, BCAv arrest, Deborah has worked and support to other schemes Cambridgeshire tirelessly to create a charity to in nearby towns. She has raised install defibrillators in the local considerable public interest for area. Whilst working at Royal Mail, the need for CPR. Thanks to she obtained her first aid education Deborah, no one in Whittlesey and was determined to ensure is more than 5 minutes away more public access to defibrillators from a defibrillator. was available together with more information on how to use them. Deborah has also supplied She has devoted all her time to defibrillators to all five local charitable first aid activity. schools and through a series of talks at school assemblies, has Deborah has raised more than inspired every child to know £100,000 to install and maintain what to do if they came across forty-five public access defibrillators someone suffering a cardiac Deborah is the founder and across the town of Whittlesey, this arrest. chair of Defibrillators for All, a is more per head than any other registered charity established in town in the UK. The town has 2013. Inspired by the death of a a population of 16,000 people. Nominated by: close family friend from cardiac Deborah also provides help, advice Alan Sharkey
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WILL HARRIS, BCAv learning disability charity HFT, which addition to having a full- West Yorkshire is a community interest company time job himself. Will has managed and run by adults with accumulated nearly 1,000 learning disabilities. Luv2MeetU hours of volunteering despite supports people to make friends, suffering from cerebral palsy. share interests and develop relationships. It supports over 300 Will personifies the aims of members that attend around 600 Luv2MeetU and contributes events per year in the community. to the lives of people with learning disability in more Every month Will organises and ways than just volunteering. supports up to 6 people with He supports a group of learning disability to attend a day of people that would otherwise activities in the local community or not leave their homes and surrounding area. Whilst having a enables them to enjoy Will was one of Luv2MeetU’s first disability himself, Will is dedicated to meeting new people and volunteers when the organisation supporting people to make friends socialising. was created over 10 years ago. and grow in confidence. Unlike Luv2MeetU is a friendship and dating other volunteers Will independently agency for people with learning organises and facilitates day trips Nominated by: disabilities run by the national to different towns and cities in Sharon Kennedy
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HENDERSON MOORE, BCAc Special People’. There are weekly The club is accessible to people Cheshire Disco’s and he also arranges with special needs from all special parties for occasions around the area, the Wirral, such as Bonfire Night, Halloween Cheshire and North Wales. There and Christmas, also giving out are no other clubs like this locally Christmas presents. and it gives users an opportunity to experience a social life, rreduce Henny arranges day trip outings for isolation and a forum to meet all the club members, taking them friends and enjoy themselves. to places of interest and education. Henny also arranged funds Henny has been running Ace for for a large static caravan with 36 years and clearly enjoys wheelchair access, which is located giving back to people in his at Presthaven Sands in North community and he is dedicated Wales. Club members use this for to keep Ace going for as long as Henderson (or Henny as he holidays, and he runs this service possible. prefers to be called) set up the with his team of enthusiastic ACE Club 36 years ago for adults volunteers. Henny also runs many with special needs and disabilities. fundraising activities to support Nominated by: Henny calls it ‘A Special Club for the club. Elaine Richardson
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MOLLY BIRD, BCAv Molly provides a warm welcoming volunteered for Marie Curie West Midlands face to visitors of the hospice, for 25 years, but this year also assisting them with their enquiries celebrates her 90th birthday – and signposting them in the right still continuing to volunteer. direction. She is a great comfort to Molly’s contribution to patients and families who are new volunteering has positively to the hospice, providing a calm and impacted the local community. reassuring presence during a very difficult time in their lives. Molly The number of patients and always maintains a professional families that access the hospice and responsible approach and services rely heavily on support understands the boundaries within from volunteers, Molly’s reliable her volunteering role. and consistent dedication, has enabled Marie Curie to maintain Molly is one of the most popular In addition to her volunteering at a high level of support to those and long-serving volunteers at Marie Marie Curie, Molly also volunteers families. Curie, who during 25 years of service with other local charities such as has provided a regular, supportive The National Trust, also for 25 years presence as part of the reception team and is an active member of her Nominated by: at West Midlands Hospice in Solihull. local church. Not only has Molly Hannah Nolan
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MARGARET WOOLHOUSE, BCAc piano. Through Peggy’s leadership be involved in music within Buckinghamshire the reputation of the choir grew her community. 16 years and soon community members ago, having lost her beloved not in the WI wanted to join. 50 husband, Peggy picked herself years ago, the Heath Singers Ladies up carried on supporting Choir was formed, with Peggy at thousands of adults and the forefront, volunteering her children to both participate time to promote the choir at every and enjoy music. She has the opportunity. rare talent of being able to play an audience and involve The choir joined in with village them with the choir. The choir pantomimes and Peggy helped exists because of Peggy and with village carnival floats and without her the choir would soon the choir was giving concerts not enjoy the huge community Margaret, known as Peggy, joined the in the village community centre involvement that it does. Women’s Institute in the 1950s when and raising money for local a small group of members wanted charities. to form a singing group. Peggy had been given opportunities to develop Peggy is now 88 and still full of Nominated by: singing at an early age and played the determination, always willing to Lynette Rimmer
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TONY FOULDS, BCAc overhead while he was playing which has built up to 4 South Yorkshire with friends in a Sheffield Park. hours a day, 6 days a week. The pilot waved to the children to go from the area as they A chance meeting with a tried to land in the only open BBC Presenter, Dan Walker space available. Not realising, allowed Tony to tell the the children simply waved story of the Airmen. He back. The Pilot pulled up and dreamed of having a fly- crashed into trees instead, past in their honour and killing all on board. Tony the presenter, touched by realised the US Airmen crashed Tony’s tireless dedication to avoid killing him and his helped make his dream friends. come true - just 6 weeks after the meeting, a fly-past For 66 years, Tony Foulds has When a memorial was built to commemorating 75 years tended a memorial garden in commemorate those who had since the crash took place. memory of lost souls from the passed, Tony aged 17 started US Air Force in WW11. Tony was tending it and the surrounding just a child when a US Aircraft, woods regularly, originally Nominated by: damaged by the Luftwaffe, flew spending half an hour a week, Lorraine Sass BCAc
1442 BRITISHROLL OF CITIZEN HONOUR AWARDS JULY 2019 ROLL OF HONOUR #stepupstandout Sponsor of The British Citizen Award
Places for People is a leading placemaker in the UK. We believe that places work when they work for everyone. Our places are designed for the long term, with heart and soul, and sustainable value at their core. We take a commercial approach to delivering social impact – this is what makes us different.
“We are very proud to once again be supporting the British Citizen Awards which celebrates the positive impact each of the medallists is having on their communities. On behalf of Places for People, I am delighted to be part of the celebrations and would like to extend my thanks and congratulations to each and every one of the recipients for their truly inspirational contributions.”
Pat Egan, Group Executive Director for Affordable Housing at Places for People
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We are a retail convenience business with over 950 company and franchise stores operating in neighbourhoods across Great Britain. We employ more than 10,600 colleagues many of which are from the local communities we serve.
The majority of our stores open seven days a week from 6am to 11pm and offer local communities a range of convenience food and household goods. For added convenience many stores offer additional services including free cash machines, Post Office, PayPoint, lottery
We pride ourselves in giving back to our local communities, over the last three years we have donated in excess of £1 million to local communities through our carriers for causes scheme and volunteered over 90,000 hours.
"We’re proud to sponsor the British Citizen Awards for the first time this year. We pride ourselves in serving communities across the country and giving back to them on a daily basis. It’s an honour to help recognise individuals that go above and beyond in their local areas, and change people’s lives for the better every day. Such commitment deserves to be celebrated.”
Jonny McQuarrie, Managing Director, One Stop Stores Limited
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Pampers® was founded in the 1950s by Victor Mills, an American engineer, who was working for Procter & Gamble (P&G). At the heart of Pampers values is its’ commitment to every baby’s happy, healthy development and the range includes both nappies and wipes. Pampers has supported communities through global programmes such the Pampers-UNICEF campaign established to eliminate maternal & neonatal tetanus as well as national programmes such as #thankyoumidwife which celebrates the supportive role of these caregivers towards parents & families in the early days of life.
Pampers’ holding company, P&G, was founded in 1837 and its brands are used by nearly 5 billion people around the world: we believe in doing what’s right and being a good corporate citizen. Our Community Impact activities in the UK include signature programmes such as our long-standing relationships with In Kind Direct to whom we donate products which are then passed onto thousands of charities across the UK and our support for Look Good, Feel Better a charity dedicated to helping boost the physical and emotional wellbeing of people undergoing cancer treatment. Visit pg.co.uk for more information. “Supporting the communities in which we live and work is a fundamental belief for us. All those being recognised with a British Citizen Award have achieved greatness, showing real determination and commitment and doing so because they care in their causes and communities. They truly are the unsung heroes of our country and we congratulate each and every one of them on their achievements”
Nicole Hallak, Brand Manager, Pampers, Northern Europe
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The Co-operative Bank plc provides a full range of banking products and services to around four million retail and SME (Small and Medium Sized Enterprises) customers and is committed to values and ethics in line with the principles of the co-operative movement.
The Co-operative Bank is the only high street bank with a customer-led ethical policy which gives customers a say in how their money is used. Launched in 1992, the Policy has been updated on five occasions, with new commitments added in January 2015 to cover how the Bank operates its business, products and services.
“The Co-operative Bank is delighted to celebrate the achievements of ordinary people who have made extraordinary things happen in their local communities. As a business that’s driven by our customers’ ethical values, we recognise the social, economic and environmental impact of our activities. In a similar way, the medallists have made a hugely positive contribution to their communities and it is right that they should be recognised in this way.”
Deborah Darlington, Head of Brand & Marketing, The Co-Operative Bank
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Experian is the world’s leading global information services company. During life’s big moments – from buying a home or a car, to sending a child to college, to growing a business by connecting with new customers – we empower consumers and our clients to manage their data with confidence. We help individuals to take financial control and access financial services, businesses to make smarter decisions and thrive, lenders to lend more responsibly, and organisations to prevent identity fraud and crime. We have 16,500 people operating across 39 countries and every day we’re investing in new technologies, talented people and innovation to help all our clients maximise every opportunity. We are listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and are a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. Learn more at www.experianplc.com or visit our global content hub at our global news blog for the latest news and insights from the Group.
“We’re thrilled to be sponsoring this year’s British Citizen Award, an important event recognising individuals doing extraordinary things in their local communities. It’s a fantastic opportunity for us to meet and celebrate some of the most inspiring people in the UK changing people’s lives for the better. By celebrating these role models, we hope they can inspire others to follow in their footsteps. We’re honoured to put our name to this event and wish everyone nominated the very best of luck.”
Jan Barratt, Head of Community Partnerships UK&I, Experian
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Specsavers was founded by Dame Mary Perkins and her husband Doug in 1984 with one vision – to provide affordable, fashionable eyecare for everyone, at a time when high prices for optical care and limited choice were the norm. Their spirit of British entrepreneurship revolutionised the industry and today Specsavers is a well-known high street retailer with 2,000 stores in ten countries around the world, including more than 300 stores in Australia and New Zealand, while its humorous ‘Should’ve gone to Specsavers’ advertising line has become a much-used phrase.
“All the nominations have, behind the scenes impacted on the lives of those around them and deserve public recognition. That recognition is the ‘people’s honours’ under the banner of the British Citizen Award, who will now bestow a medal and the right to use the letters BCA. “I thank you for making our world more human with your acts of goodness”.
Dame Mary Perkins, Co-Founder of Specsavers and BCA Patron
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Unity Trust Bank is the bank you can be proud to bank with. We help organisations to prosper and contribute to economic, community and social change. Put simply, we’re here to help create a better society. All our funding comes from customer accounts. We use the deposits our customers entrust to us to fund lending which supports the communities we collectively serve. As well as being socially responsible, we are financially sustainable. Our customers benefit from a personal service from our UK-based Customer Service centre and our team has a wealth of commercial banking knowledge and expertise to support businesses to prosper and communities to thrive.
“Unity Trust Bank is proud to sponsor the British Citizen Award for Services to Business (BCAb), an award which recognises exceptional people from the business community who can be held up as role models to inspire others.”
Margaret Willis, CEO, Unity Trust Bank
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It is the endeavours of The British and who bring them to our attention Citizen Award medalists which through nominating them. makes life in Great Britain so much better for so many – kinder, more Our gratitude is extended to all our supportive, more humane. Patrons, Ambassadors, Assessors, Nominators, Medalists and a The British Citizen Award is the special mention of our Sponsors, nation’s way of saying ‘Thank You’ all of whom are proud to share this to this special group of people. celebration – thank you all for the Each one of the incredible people part you play in making Great Britain being honoured today richly better. deserve their recognition.
We are fortunate to live in a With special thanks to: society where people consider one another, a society which respects individuals, and a society which is largely caring. We are also fortunate to be living among people who are moved by others,
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