Volunteers, charity leaders, educators and community champions are receiving awards for their contributions across the region
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Hull and East Riding residents are among those recognised in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours, with volunteers, charity leaders, educators and community champions receiving awards for their contributions across the region.
Among those honoured are Jamie Lewis, who receives an MBE for voluntary services to communities across Yorkshire, and Hull Independent Merchant Navy Association volunteers Cyril Alexander Butler and Edwin Piercy, who are both recognised for their services to the Merchant Navy in Hull.
The honours list also includes foster carer Diane Benstead, community volunteer Jayne Nendick and Hull College vice-principal Catherine Sykes, while former Humberside Police officer John Clint Day, child dental health campaigner Christopher Groombridge, rugby league volunteer Alan Parker and Goole Town Council clerk Brian Robertson all receive British Empire Medals.
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
- Diane Benstead. Foster Carer, East Riding Fostering Service, East Riding of Yorkshire. For services to Foster Care. (Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire)
- Cyril Alexander Butler. Volunteer, Hull Independent Merchant Navy Association. For services to the Merchant Navy in Hull. (Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire)
- Jamie Lewis. Chief Executive Officer, HEY Smile Foundation. For voluntary services to the community in Yorkshire. (Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire)
- Jayne Nendick. For services to the community in Withernsea and South East Holderness, East Yorkshire. (Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire)
- Edwin Piercy. Volunteer, Hull Independent Merchant Navy Association. For services to the Merchant Navy in Hull. (Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire)
- Catherine Elizabeth Sykes. Vice-Principal Governance and Compliance, Hull College, East Riding of Yorkshire. For services to Further Education. (Brough, East Riding of Yorkshire)
Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)
- John Clint Day. Lately Police Constable, Humberside Police. For services to the community in the East Riding of Yorkshire. (Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire)
- Christopher John Groombridge. Chair, Teeth Team. For services to Child Dental Health Improvement. (Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire)
- Alan Thomas Parker. For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. (Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire)
- Brian Robertson. Town Clerk, Goole Town Council. For services to Local Government. (Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire)