Guildford People Receive New Year’s Honours

Published on: 29 Dec, 2012
Updated on: 29 Dec, 2012

Shirley West, well known in Guildford for her charity work for the British Heart Fondation

Shirley West, well known in Guildford for her charity work for the British Heart Foundation

In the 2013 New Year’s Honours, the Queen has bestowed awards to the following people from the Guildford area.

OBE: Peter Hutley MBE, for charitable services and services to Christian understanding.

MBE: Phelim Brady, deputy principal Farnbrough College of Technology, for services to further education.

MBE: Margaret Hunter, for services to AGE Concern Surrey and to charity.

BEM: Howard Potter, for services to the community in Shere.

BEM: Shirley West, volunteer British Heart Foundation, and for services to charity.

Coming soon: Read our interview with Shirley West, well known to many in Guildford.

Responses to Guildford People Receive New Year’s Honours

Sue Doughty Reply

December 29, 2012 at 12:29 pm

Great to see some well deserved recognition in the honours. Shirley West never ever stops doing things for others, perhaps she should have got a higher award.
Natasha Reply

December 29, 2012 at 1:22 pm

Well done Nan, all the West household are very proud. xxx
Mave wells Reply

December 29, 2012 at 3:45 pm

Congratulations Shirl, well deserved with all your tireless work and all the good you do for others.

I feel so pleased for you, and yes your mum would have been really proud.

From you old mate Mave and Wilf. X
Annette Reply

December 29, 2012 at 5:09 pm

Congratulations Shirley on your BEM award. It is well deserved and long overdue, as your enthusiasm and commitment to your charities never stops. But we also feel that you deserved a higher award.

Love Annette and family xxx
Jenni Merritt Reply

December 29, 2012 at 6:04 pm

Well done Shirley you deserve it see you in June xxxx Jenni and Chris in Horsham.
Fiona White Reply

December 29, 2012 at 9:01 pm

I am so pleased to see Shirley’s work recognised in this way. She is amazing and fully deserves her Honour. Congratulations, Shirley.
Richard Hunter Reply

December 30, 2012 at 2:01 am

Well done gran 🙂 really proud of you! xx
Corrinna Reply

January 3, 2013 at 8:31 pm

Huge congratulations on a well deserved recognition of your tireless work in the Guildford community. You are an inspiration to all who meet you and witness your boundless enthusiasm and spirit, and I am so proud that you are grandmother to my children. Well done Shirl xx