BEM for Dennis

Old Boy features in King's Birthday Honours

Old Boy receives King's Birthday honour.

Dennis Laird - BBGS 1960-65 - has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the King's Birthday Honours 2024.

Dennis was a member of the local coastguard for over 30 years and was the chairman of school governors at Walney School. The 75-year-old was also chairman of Barrow Credit Union and is currently a board member for the local charity Safa.

Dennis is a joint founder and Chairman of the North Scale Residents’ Association, established in 1993 to represent the interests and provide facilities for the residents of the Walney village.

Reacting to the news he said: "Very proud and surprising moment because I did not have a clue who nominated me and why.

"It means a great deal to me because I do not do things for recognition but it is nice to know that somebody somewhere thought that what I did was worthy of recognition and the fact that the system has agreed.

"I am old-fashioned enough to believe that you should put something back into the community in which you live in and that was my way of doing it."

Credit The Mail.

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