🎖Today The Duke of Cambridge presented Eileen Fenton with her MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire).
🏊🏼♀️ Eileen was the first woman, at the age of 21, to complete the Cross Channel Swimming Race in 1950.
Eileen later became secretary of the Dewsbury Swimming Club, during which time she trained scores of first-class long distance and sprint swimmers.
William Reid received his MBE In recognition of his work as an Ambassador for The Soldier’s Charity.
William served in the army for 13 years, but most recently he has raised over £100,000 for military charities and veterans. After being injured by an IED in Afghanistan and becoming a triple amputee, William has dedicated his time to taking on physical challenges to support others with life threatening injuries.
Malcolm East was also presented with his MBE by The Duke of Cambridge today. Malcolm has supported the Welsh Community of Llandrindod Wells with extensive first aid training and by setting up the Community First Responder Scheme.Increased access to first aiders across Wales is helping to support medical accidents in isolated rural areas.More photos below.
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