Swimming volunteer Jo Norman and St Martin’s parish stalwart Ben Gregg have both been awarded the British Empire Medal, while there is also recognition for a former deputy head gardener at Government House.
Awards are presented to people for significant achievements or contributions to public service or society.
‘I continue to be hugely impressed by the effort made by islanders to volunteer their time and energy to support charitable causes, sport and their community,’ said Lt-Governor Sir Richard Cripwell.
‘The commitment of those honoured today is truly humbling, and they are thoroughly deserving of national recognition. I congratulate them all.’
Ian Brown has been made a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for services to charity and cycling in the Bailiwick.
Representing the island at seven Island Games, two Commonwealth Games and representing Great Britain at the Tour of Normandy, Mr Brown has also been involved in local charity work.
He has been raising money for Les Bourgs since the early 1990s and devised and runs the Rock to Rocque charity cycle ride, raising more than £700,000 over 34 years.
In 2008, he launched the 30-30 Challenge, raising £1.2m. over 17 years, as well as being involved in establishing the charity Male Uprising Guernsey, raising awareness for male cancers.
MUG has raised more than £1.1m. and received the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service in 2017.
More recently, Mr Brown founded the charity Wheels for You to make cycling accessible to islanders with disabilities and he was appointed as a jurat in 2024.
Jo Norman, who has dedicated more than 48 years of voluntary service to swimming and water safety in Guernsey, has been awarded the British Empire Medal.
She began volunteering in the mid-1970s with the Guernsey Swimming Club at La Vallette.
She has been a qualified swimming teacher for more than four decades and has served on the GSC committee since 1977.
Individuals she has coached have gone on to compete in the Island Games, Commonwealth Games and Olympic Games.
Mrs Norman leads the Christmas Day Polar Bear Swim and was instrumental in establishing the Open Castle Charity Swim.
Ben Gregg spent 26 years on St Martin’s douzaine, including a decade as dean.
He has been awarded the British Empire Medal for devoting thousands of personal hours to maintaining parish land, repairing and improving infrastructure, constructing new public footpaths and restoring existing routes around the cliffs and countryside.
He has also been a regular volunteer minibus driver for Age Concern and has contributed to the Multiple Sclerosis Society over the years.
Colin Prigent has been awarded the Silver Royal Victorian Medal in recognition of his services as deputy head gardener at Government House.
He worked as gardener and then deputy head gardener for 20 years.
The awards will be presented at a ceremony today.
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