British Empire Medal Investitures

On Wednesday 9^th October the Lord-Lieutenant presented His Majesty The King’s Birthday Honours British Empire Medal’s (BEMs) to six Surrey residents at Loseley House in Guildford.

With citations read by the Vice Lord-Lieutenant, Mrs Mary Creswell, and attendance by the High Sheriff, Mr Shahid Azeem, and three Lord-Lieutenant cadets, recipients honoured were:

Mr Selwyn Boothe – For services to Education.

Mr Eric Champion – For services to the Riverside Arts Centre and to Culture in Spelthorne.

Mrs Lynda Jones – For Voluntary Service to the British Red Cross.

Mrs Rachael Lake – For services to the community in Walton on Thames, Surrey (NY Honours)

Mr Lucas Maxwell – For services to Education.

Dr Christian Wilcock – For services to the NHS and to the community in the London Borough of Croydon.

The British Empire Medal is granted by His Majesty the King in recognition of meritorious civil or military service.