Many congratulations to all those receiving national honours yesterday in the beautiful Concert Room at St. George’s Hall. The honours were presented by the Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside, Peter Oliver OBE on behalf of His Majesty The King. It was extremely humbling to hear each of your stories.

There were six investitures into the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, one receiving an MBE; Mrs. Rachel Hancocks, and five receiving British Empire Medals; Dr. Graeme Allan, Dr. Nunzia Bertali, Mrs. Bernadette Langfield, Mr. Arnold Lewis, Mrs. Jennifer Turner and Mr. Richard Turner.

There was also the presentation of an Honorary MBE to US Citizen Mr. Herb Kim.

Thanks to the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Cllr William Shortall, Mayor of Sefton, Cllr Jennifer Corcoran and Deputy Mayor of Wirral, Cllr Michael Sullivan for your support in recognising the extraordinary contributions of these incredible people and their impact in our communities.

Many thanks to Angie Redhead at Liverpool City Council for facilitating the event in such spending surroundings.

Thanks also to the High Sheriff of Merseyside, Mrs. Hazel Snell and the team of Deputy Lieutenants attending and supporting the event.

Hazel Snell, Sue Higginson OBE DL, Mark Underhill OBE DL, Angela Samata DL CF, Dame Elaine Inglesby-Burke, Natalie Reeves Billing DL FRSA, and Dr. Nicolas Jedynakiewicz