New Year Honours 2020
Mairi (Alyn) Gowans BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Physical Education Teacher
“Physical Education Teacher, Hillhead High School. For services to Education and charity”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
Physical Education Teacher, Hillhead High School. For services to Education and charity
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London Gazette notice
British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
28 December 2019
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Mairi (Alyn) GOWANS
Physical Education Teacher, Hillhead High School
For services to Education and to Charity.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62866 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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