Thursday 14th June 2012A Day to Remember for Hitchinand the British Schools Museum

Independent shop owners andstaff - and Town Cryer.

Town CentreManager KeithHoskins with an‘official’.

Hitchin prepares to welcome the Queen

Yvonne and Cliff Furniss with Kevin Morgan(Hitchin British Schools Trust Chairman) andLady Stella Nicholls of the Queen’s Awardadjudication committee.

Pam Johnson, Ruth Cannon, Sue Osbourn,Pauline Lean, Sandi So, Gill Goodman,Fiona Dodwell, Julia Winder......

.... plus on the left, Scilla Douglas, MargaretRollason, Kate Sherrin and on the right,Kevin Morgan with Andy Gibbs at the back.

Thursday 14th June 2012A Day to Remember for Hitchinand the British Schools Museum

British Schools Museumvolunteers gather

We were joined by pupils fromWilshere-Dacre School.

Sir Simon Bowes Lyon, previous Lord Lieutenant and the Queens’ cousin,welcomed Her Majesty to Hitchin and North Hertfordshire.

Thursday 14th June 2012A Day to Remember for Hitchinand the British Schools Museum

The Queen arrives, with the Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, The Countess of Verulam.

The Presentation - of the Queens Award forVoluntary Service - to Yvonne Limbrick andTerry Ransome, representing the entirevolunteer team at the British SchoolsMuseum.

Thursday 14th June 2012A Day to Remember for Hitchinand the British Schools Museum

Left - Yvonne draws the Queen’sattention to the costumed volunteerswatching the proceedings.

Thursday 14th June 2012A Day to Remember for Hitchinand the British Schools Museum

The Queen was given a basket of HitchinLavender, with roses, by a young man who is adirect descendant of the young man whopresented lavender to Queen Victoria whenshe visited Hitchin.

Below - the crystal ‘trophy’.

Thursday 14th June 2012A Day to Remember for Hitchinand the British Schools Museum

As the Queen moved away, volunteers gathered around the Award, with scholars fromWilshere-Dacre School looking on.Pam Johnson, Sandi So, Yvonne Limbrick, Gill Goodman, Terry Ransome, Fiona Dodwell,Heather Cotton, Cliff Furniss, Sue Osbourn, Rosemary Ransome, Andy Gibbs.

With thanks toAfsi Ecuyer, Rosemary Ransome, Scilla Douglas and David Cannon

for permission to use their photographs

How the local press announcedthe Queens Awardto the British Schools