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Sep 11

British Empire Medal awarded to ‘community hero’ by The Lord Lieutenant of Somerset, Mohammed Saddiq

A pub landlord hailed as 'community hero' has been presented with a British Empire Medal at a ceremony in Somerset. Eric Norman, Landlord of the Rest and Be Thankful pub in Wheddon Cross, has been given the award for his actions following a terrible crash in West Somerset in July last year when a coach carrying pupils returning from an end of term trip flipped on to its roof and plunged down an embankment in West Somerset. Tragically, one child died. Mr Norman (74) immediately opened the pub as a rest centre and refuge for children, school staff, parents and…

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