John Roberts MPA link member for Lambeth wins prestigious Scarman Award
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25 March 2008
John Roberts, MPA link member for Lambeth, will be presented with the Lord Scarman Award by the London borough of Lambeth.
Lambeth civic awards are given to people who live in Lambeth who care about their local community and make a positive and selfless contribution to the lives of others.
The Lord Scarman award in particular is made to the person who has contributed to developing, increasing or promoting equality and inclusion in the areas of race, gender, disability, age, sexuality, religion or belief and achieving or encouraging achievement in challenging circumstances.
All nominations are judged by a panel of councillors, and independent members of the business and voluntary sectors of the community.
A ceremony, hosted by the Mayor Councillor Andrew Gibson, will be held to present John Roberts with his award and read a citation of his good works.
1. Mayor Councillor Andrew Gibson will present the awards at a ceremony to be held on Wednesday 26 March 2008 at the annual meeting of the council in the council chamber, Lambeth town hall, Brixton Hill, London SW2 1RW.
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