Mrs Margaret Western, QSM, for services to migrant and refugee communities
Margaret Western was part of the group that developed the Marlborough Migrant Centre, established in 2007, and served as the Centre’s Manager until recently. She is a member of the steering group preparing the Marlborough community for its first intake of former refugees. She has organised the Multicultural Festival in Marlborough, the Diwali Festival and International Women’s Evenings. She has volunteered for IHC Marlborough, the Marlborough Budgeting Service, and the Child Cancer Foundation. Mrs Western is former President of ESOL Marlborough, Chairperson of the Star of the Sea Cultural Committee, and a Marlborough Community Organisations’ Grants Scheme Board member.