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Angel award is deserved
Hope Street Hebden Bridge May I through your pages congratulate Paul Blakey, and indirectly the Street Angels, for receiving an MBE for services to community safety in Halifax.
As Deputy Mayor of Calderdale, I had the great privilege of attending the Street Angels' fourth birthday party earlier this month, and a nicer and more dedicated team of volunteers you couldn't wish to meet.
A couple of years back, when I was Mayor of Hebden Royd, I invited Paul and his team to Hebden Bridge to show us how the scheme operated, and I am pleased to say that following their example, earlier this summer a similar scheme led by minister Marcus Bull was started on Fridays.
I think that people like Paul show that there is enormous depth and strength within our communities in Calderdale, and that overall there is a fount of civic and community goodwill at work without much recognition.
Well today of all days, I'd like to raise a cup o' kindness to Paul, his family, and the Street Angels across Calderdale.
Coun Nader Fekri
(Deputy Mayor, Calderdale Council)
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