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MANEA MATTERS
MANEA MATTERS
WHAT RECEIVING MY

MBE MEANT FOR ME

attended Buckingham Palace on May
4th 2022 to receive my MBE from
I Prince William.
I was nominated to receive the award
for my voluntary work within the prison
service where I have been employed for the
last 18 years and couldn’t believe it when
the notification dropped through my door!
The main reason was for my work as a
Family Liaison Officer where the prisoners
are terminally ill, and sadly pass away, so
it’s about supporting families through a
difficult time.
The one sad thing about the day
at the Palace was I could only
take one of my three daughters
due to COVID restrictions.

I have also completed over 2,000 hours of
voluntary work in the community in the
last two and a half years. This included
shopping for locals who couldn’t get out worked with people
themselves; ‘check in and chat’ which is like Malcolm and
where you would speak to isolated people Steven and others
struggling through lockdown and by to bring smiles to
helping at Doddington vaccination centre Manea via all our
plus other places. events that we run.
I worked with the most amazing and hard- The one sad thing
working people who gave up their time to about the day at the Palace was I
save lives. Cat, Sarah and Dawn who run could only take one of my three daughters
the vaccination programme at the hospital due to COVID restrictions. But the day was
have been unbelievable in not only running magical and, although I was very proud,
this programme but by doing it with a I felt I was collecting the award on behalf
smile despite the huge pressure they were of all the amazing people I have had the
under. I have also been on the Manea Gala honour of meeting in the last few years.
Committee for the last few years and again Danny Newland MBE

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