{"id":16393,"date":"2013-06-14T21:30:03","date_gmt":"2013-06-14T21:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=432e5cee5360f4311381743062718121"},"modified":"2013-06-14T21:30:03","modified_gmt":"2013-06-14T21:30:03","slug":"news-story-queens-birthday-2013-honours-list-recognises-community-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=16393","title":{"rendered":"News story: Queen&#8217;s Birthday 2013 Honours List recognises community service"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles congratulates all those from the local government, fire, voluntary, and community sectors recognised in this year\u2019s Queen\u2019s Birthday Honours List.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Pickles said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Congratulations to all those colleagues in local government, the voluntary and community sector who were recognised in this years Queen\u2019s Birthday Honours List.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">This is well deserved recognition for all their hard work, dedication and contribution to local communities across the country.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"recipients\">Recipients<\/h2>\n<p>Recipients for services to local government and fire include:<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"council\">Council<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Councillor Gary Porter, Leader, South Holland District Council and Vice Chairman Local Government Association receives a CBE for Services to Local Government<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Councillor Geoffrey Driver, Leader, Lancashire County Council for services to Local Government, receives a CBE for Services to Local Government<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Steve Reed, Deputy Chair man , Local Government Association receives an OBE for Services to Local Government, <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Doreen Engall, Vice-Chair man , Humberside Fire Authority receives a MBE for services to Local Government <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"community\">Community<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Geeta Nanda, Chief Executive, Thames Valley Housing Assoication receives an OBE for services to Social Housing<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Lesley Clarke, Chair man , Women in Local Government Association receives an OBE for services to Local Government<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Dorab Mistry Vice-Chair man , Inter-Faith Network UK receives an OBE<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Keith Stringer, Station Manager, Helston Fire Station, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service receives a MBE for Services to the Community and to Young People in Cornwall<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Krishnan Attri, Volunteer Leader, Newcastle Hindu Temple receives a MBE for services to Inter-Faith Relations in the North East of England<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"fire\">Fire<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Rita Dexter, Director of Corporate Services, London Fire Brigade receives an OBE for Services to Local Government and to the Fire and Rescue Service in London<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Clive Williams Station Manager, St Just Fire Station, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service a MBE for Services to the Fire and Rescue Service and to the local community<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Robert Morris, Watch Commander, Redditch Fire Station receives a BEM for Services to the community in Worcestershire<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"full-list\">Full list<\/h2>\n<p>The full list can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/birthday-honours-lists-2013\" title=\"Queen's Birthday Honours List 2013\">Queen\u2019s Birthday Honours List 2013<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Pickles congratulates all those from the local government, fire, voluntary, and community sectors recognised in this year\u2019s Queen\u2019s Birthday Honours 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