Susan Brook has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to the community in Llanfrynach and Cantref.
Sue Brook has been at the heart of community life in Cantref and Llanfrynach for 25 years. Previously a journalist and broadcaster she used her skills to enable the community to record the history of their part of the Brecon Beacons.
Where We Belong – Life in the Beacons Then and Now, the book she edited on behalf of Llanfrynach & Cantref WI, has become a very popular and well-thumbed volume by those interested in the social history of the area.
She has served on Llanfrynach Community Council, chaired the Community Hall Charity as the hall went through a major rejuvenation, is president of the local WI and since 2009 has compiled and edited the Community Council Newsletter, also called Where We Belong.
One of the many projects she has been involved with, and of which she is very proud, is Ty Bach Llanfrynach Loos, which the community re-opened following their closure by Powys County Council. Many thought this venture would be a “flash in the pan” but several years on she continues to be one of a great group of volunteers on a rota which ensures they are cleaned and inspected every day.
Sue says: “Kim and I think making our home in Cantref means we live in one of the finest communities we can imagine. The British Empire Medal is awarded to people who have made a difference to their community and is very much an award that comes from the grass roots which, for me, makes it the most fantastic compliment ever!”
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