'I am very proud on behalf of the town and I want it to be for the people who are doing such good things in Blackpool'
It only happens twice a year, but the King has released his honours list - and there's a lot of Lancashire folk included.
The title recognises her work as the first female leader of Blackpool Council, with spearheading the town's ambitious plans for regeneration and securing hundreds of millions of pounds in Levelling Up funding. Coun Williams said: “I am very proud on behalf of the town and I want it to be for the people who are doing such good things in Blackpool. Not just within the council, but in the voluntary and private sector.
Blackpool has received nearly £250m of new funding to turbo-charge regeneration with investment in jobs, education and housing, Coun Williams, who works locally as a solicitor and has two daughters Rosalyn and Grace with her partner Patrick, added she also took personal pride in the honour. She has also helped shape improvements to Children’s Services, headed a review of youth services and led on the It Stops Here campaign to tackle abuse. She was also a founder member of the Magic Club which is now a hub for 400 young people in Claremont, and has been a volunteer for the Citizens Advice Bureau for 30 years.Officers of the Order of the British Empire Peter Vincent Dyer. President, British Dental Association.
Members of the Order of the British Empire Susan Veronica Ashby. Chair and Trustee, Stepping Stone Projects. For services to Homeless and Vulnerable People in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Ernest Benbow. For services to the NHS, to Mental Health in Sport and to Education in St. Helens, Merseyside. Bharati Dwarampudi. Advanced Customer Support Senior Leader, Department for Work and Pensions. For Public Service. Helen Rebecca Gould. Founder, LPM Dance Company. For charitable services to People with Parkinson's. Frederick Higham. Volunteer, Angling Environmental Groups. For services to Protecting and Improving the Ribble Catchment.
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