First Responder Steve’s outstanding service recognised by the Deputy

Left to right: Susan Houston, First Responder Steve Houston, Deputy Frank Pomroy and Lady Deputy Win Pomroy
Steve Houston’s work as co-ordinator of Brightlingsea’s team of First Responders has been recognised by the town’s Deputy, Frank Pomroy.
Steve was presented with the Deputy’s Medal of Merit for his outstanding service to the local community during a lunch on the day of the annual visit of the Mayor of Sandwich to the Cinque Port Liberty of Brightlingsea on Friday, September 10.
The award came as a total surprise to Steve, who’d been invited to the lunch in the Colne Yacht Club as a representative of the First Responders, who called out by the ambulance service to attend accidents and medical emergencies in the town while an ambulance is en-route. He stated that he was honoured to receive the award on behalf of the First Responders of Brightlingsea, who all worked together as  a team.
Earlier in the day the Mayor of Sandwich, Paul Graeme MBE attended a reception in St James’ Church hosted by Brightlingsea Mayor Jayne Chapman after distributing sweets to pupils from Brightlingsea Infant School .
Following the reception, the dignitaries, Assistants and Freemen processed through the town to the Yacht Club, accompanied by musicians in traditional costume. After lunch, there was a visit to Brightlingsea Museum, followed by a buffet in the Yacht Club, attended by members of the Cinque Port Liberty and the Gild of Freemen.
Illustrating First Responder Steve's outstanding service recognised by the Deputy on Brightlingsea Info Illustrating First Responder Steve's outstanding service recognised by the Deputy on Brightlingsea Info

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

The reCAPTCHA verification period has expired. Please reload the page.
Get the info newsletter
  • Sign up for the Brightlingsea Info newsletter and keep up with the latest community news and events. Delivered once a week direct to your inbox.
We aim to:
  • Be a trusted source of unbiased news and information
  • Promote local businesses, organisations and events
  • Encourage a sense of community in Brightlingsea
Support us
  • Keeping Brightlingsea Info free costs money. We'd really appreciate a contribution to our costs. Click the button below to show your support. Thanks!

Add an event to the Brightlingsea Calendar

"*" indicates required fields

Just fill in all the required fields and leave empty any that don't apply.
Add a website which has information about your event
If your event has a Facebook page, add the address here
Is this an online-only event?*

Event Dates & Times

Your event needs a start date and time and an end date. Events with no end time will default to 1 hour long. The end date should be the same as the start date, unless it spans more than one day.
Select date YYYY dash MM dash DD
Select date YYYY dash MM dash DD
Is this a repeating event?*
Does it take place more than once, over several days, every week or month, for example?

About Your Event

Entry & Ticket information

Is your event?*

Your details - not for publication

Name*
Email*

Contact Brightlingsea Info

We’re always pleased to hear from Brightlingsea Info readers. We're here for the community, so if you’ve something of interest to tell us or some news you think we should know about, drop us a line.