{"id":18521,"date":"2016-01-02T22:36:27","date_gmt":"2016-01-02T21:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinefocus.org\/?p=18521"},"modified":"2016-01-02T22:37:50","modified_gmt":"2016-01-02T21:37:50","slug":"congratulations-to-barbara-wilkins-bem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinefocus.org\/congratulations-to-barbara-wilkins-bem\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations To Barbara Wilkins BEM !"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>District Councillor Barbara Wilkins has been awarded the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Empire_Medal\" target=\"_blank\">British Empire Medal <\/a>in the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/new-year-honours-list-2016-education-and-childrens-services\" target=\"_blank\">New Year&#8217;s Honours List<\/a> &#8211; not for her council work, but for services to education :<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Wilkins is regarded with affection in the council, not least for extolling the virtues of Great Wakering whenever possible! 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