New Year Honours 2016
Samantha Groom BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“Lately Festivals and Events Manager, Visit Cornwall. For services to Tourism in Falmouth and Cornwall.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
Lately Festivals and Events Manager, Visit Cornwall. For services to Tourism in Falmouth and Cornwall.
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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
31 December 2015
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Ms Samantha GROOM
lately Festivals and Events Manager, Visit Cornwall
For services to Tourism in Falmouth and Cornwall.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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