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| A London teenager whose quick thinking helped save the life of a 19-year-old youth he found stabbed and beaten in the street is among the youngest recipients in the New Year honours list. | A London teenager whose quick thinking helped save the life of a 19-year-old youth he found stabbed and beaten in the street is among the youngest recipients in the New Year honours list. |
| Jeremiah Emmanuel, 17, an A-level student and anti-violence campaigner, drew on life-saving skills learned as an army cadet to stem the victim’s bleeding by improvising with T-shirts, belts and hoodies before emergency services arrived at the scene of the attack near Emmanuel’s home in Brixton, south London. The victim of the attack, whom he did not know, made a full recovery. | Jeremiah Emmanuel, 17, an A-level student and anti-violence campaigner, drew on life-saving skills learned as an army cadet to stem the victim’s bleeding by improvising with T-shirts, belts and hoodies before emergency services arrived at the scene of the attack near Emmanuel’s home in Brixton, south London. The victim of the attack, whom he did not know, made a full recovery. |
| Almost three-quarters (74%) of the New Year honours are for local community, charity or voluntary work by the “ordinary people doing extraordinary things” highlighted in the Queen’s Christmas broadcast. | Almost three-quarters (74%) of the New Year honours are for local community, charity or voluntary work by the “ordinary people doing extraordinary things” highlighted in the Queen’s Christmas broadcast. |
| Emmanuel, who receives a BEM (British Empire Medal) and is recognised for his anti-violence community work among young people following the loss of a friend, has now started a campaign with the young man who was stabbed to introduce lessons in life-saving skills to secondary schools. | Emmanuel, who receives a BEM (British Empire Medal) and is recognised for his anti-violence community work among young people following the loss of a friend, has now started a campaign with the young man who was stabbed to introduce lessons in life-saving skills to secondary schools. |
| “I hope it can inspire people to go into their communities, get involved with organisations and charities, and give back to other people,” said Emmanuel, who has been involved in community work since the age of four, encouraged by his mother “who taught me to give back to others, not necessarily to think about yourself, but to think of your community and the people around you”. | “I hope it can inspire people to go into their communities, get involved with organisations and charities, and give back to other people,” said Emmanuel, who has been involved in community work since the age of four, encouraged by his mother “who taught me to give back to others, not necessarily to think about yourself, but to think of your community and the people around you”. |
| Others honoured for their inspiring community work include solicitor Saba Nasin, a volunteer cricket coach from Redbridge, who receives a BEM for her work encouraging girls to get involved in the game. “It’s been great to use sport to drive change in the local community,” she said. | Others honoured for their inspiring community work include solicitor Saba Nasin, a volunteer cricket coach from Redbridge, who receives a BEM for her work encouraging girls to get involved in the game. “It’s been great to use sport to drive change in the local community,” she said. |
| Manisha Tailor, a qualified headteacher, changed career to become a football coach in London, inspired by her brother who suffered a breakdown. She said she wanted “to raise awareness of social inclusion and mental health”. She receives an MBE for services to football and diversity in sport. | Manisha Tailor, a qualified headteacher, changed career to become a football coach in London, inspired by her brother who suffered a breakdown. She said she wanted “to raise awareness of social inclusion and mental health”. She receives an MBE for services to football and diversity in sport. |
| Samaritans volunteer and former teacher Alan Woodhouse, 83, from Merseyside, who has been helping people for 57 years, said his MBE “is not about me, it’s about recognising the work of Samaritans volunteers throughout the decades”. | Samaritans volunteer and former teacher Alan Woodhouse, 83, from Merseyside, who has been helping people for 57 years, said his MBE “is not about me, it’s about recognising the work of Samaritans volunteers throughout the decades”. |
| The oldest recipient in this years’ honours is 94-year-old Janet Gillespie, who is given the BEM after 60 years volunteering with Poppy Scotland. This year also sees the first ever honour for services to glass blowing. Thomas Young, 79, from Bridge of Allan, Scotland, has been making glass by hand using traditional methods for almost 60 years. He said of his MBE: “I’m overwhelmed, humbled and very grateful for this award, which I never expected to receive and had no idea I had been nominated for.” | The oldest recipient in this years’ honours is 94-year-old Janet Gillespie, who is given the BEM after 60 years volunteering with Poppy Scotland. This year also sees the first ever honour for services to glass blowing. Thomas Young, 79, from Bridge of Allan, Scotland, has been making glass by hand using traditional methods for almost 60 years. He said of his MBE: “I’m overwhelmed, humbled and very grateful for this award, which I never expected to receive and had no idea I had been nominated for.” |