People in the Herefordshire and Worcestershire recognised in Queen's New Year Honours

They've been celebrated for their outstanding contributions to the community

Published 1st Jan 2022

People across Herefordshire and Worcestershire have been recognised in the Queen's New Year Honours list.

The list marks the achievement and service of extraordinary people across the UK.

Here's a round-up of some of the amazing people who have been awarded an MBE by the Queen:

Herefordshire

30-year-old Paralympic athlete Daniel Pembroke has also been recognised for his services to the sport.

The Hereford born javelin thrower won gold in the men’s F13 Javelin Throw at Tokyo 2020.

During his Olympic debut, Pembroke set a new Paralympic and European record of 69.52m, more than 5m further than his nearest rivals in Iran and Spain.

This was Paralympics GB’s first ever gold medal in the event.

Also recognised for her services to the community was 67-year-old Susan Roberts who was awarded a british Empire Medal.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Susan organised over 350 volunteers to provide support to vulnerable people self -isolating and/or shielding in Ross on Wye and the surrounding areas.

The provision included online and telephone grocery and shopping and deliveries, as well as collecting prescriptions.

Worcestershire

18-year-old Matthew Richards, from Doitwich, has been honoured for his services to swimming.

The Olympic gold medalist was part of the British team to with the 4 x 200m men’s freestyle at Tokyo 2020.

He trained at the British Swimming National Training Centre in Bath and played a pivotal role which saw history made in the pool that day.

It was the first time since 1908 that a British men’s squad had won that title and were 0.03 seconds off breaking the world record.

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