THE chair of Safer and Supportive Salisbury was presented with the British Empire Medal in recognition of her service to the local community.

Anne Trevett received the honour during a ceremony at County Hall in Trowbridge on Monday, April 12.

The medal was presented by Sarah Rose Troughton, the Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire.

Anne's award was announced in the 2021 New Year’s Honours list for her long-term service to the local community in Lower Bemerton and for her work in supporting the Salisbury community during the pandemic.

Anne said: “I am pleased and honoured to be recognised in this way. Working with Safer and Supportive Salisbury and Lower Bemerton is very much a team effort, and we are pleased that we have been able to make a positive difference to local people through this difficult past twelve months.”

Anne has supported Mencap locally for 20 years and been a trustee of the charity as well as supporting the community of Lower Bemerton – organising events and supporting the St John’s Place community centre.

In addition to this she is part of Safer and Supportive Salisbury, which started life as a Safer Places scheme and grew into a network supporting people and projects including the installation of defibrillators and producing support guides.

During the pandemic Anne and volunteers, Helen Dowse and Liz Batten, came together to gather information into emailed newsletters with key information for Salisbury residents.

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