Alan Green (Cleethorpes)
Alan Green British Empire Medal, BEM (15 May 1932 – 18 August 2003) was a British railwayman who served as a councillor and municipal leader in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. Green was born in Cleethorpes and worked for British Rail at Cleethorpes railway station. As a railway worker he joined the National Union of Railwaymen and was elected as chairman of the local branch when he was 22. In 1981 he was awarded the British Empire Medal at Buckingham Palace for his dedication and loyalty to the railway industry. At the age of 24 Green was elected to Cleethorpes Borough Council as councillor for the North ward, having joined the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. He was defeated for re-election after three years but determined to continue in local politics. In 1963 he was elected as councillor for Croft Baker ward, which he held until just before his death. He served as Mayor of Cleethorpes in 1967 and again in 1976. Green was very keen to see Cleethorpes develop as a tourist attra ...
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British Empire Medal
The British Empire Medal (BEM; formerly British Empire Medal for Meritorious Service) is a British and Commonwealth award for meritorious civil or military service worthy of recognition by the Crown. The current honour was created in 1922 to replace the original medal, which had been established in 1917 as part of the Order of the British Empire. Award The British Empire Medal is granted in recognition of meritorious civil or military service. Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "BEM". Since December 1918, the honour has been divided into civil and military divisions in a similar way to the Order of the British Empire itself. While recipients are not members of the Order, the medal is affiliated to it. Between 1993 and 2012, the British Empire Medal was not awarded to subjects of the United Kingdom, although it continued to be awarded in some Commonwealth realms during that time. The practice of awarding the Medal to British subjects was resumed in June 2 ...
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