Three St John Ambulance volunteers from Cheshire were honoured last week for their work with the charity at a ceremony at St John's Gate in London.

The three ladies were presented with their Order of St John insignia on Thursday 21 April.

Kate Walsh, from Chester, works for the North West Ambulance Service, is a St John volunteer at the Winsford unit where she is also a St John trainer.

Kate has actively promoted the topic of mental health among the emergency services through the Blue Light movement and was admitted as a Member of the Order.

Debbie Lewis, from Neston, works in human resources, has served in a range of very responsible roles in both St John Ambulance Cheshire and the North West.

St John Ambulance say that Debbie has been a leading light in the vaccination training programme during the pandemic. Debbie, already an Officer of the Order, was promoted to Commander of the Order.

Laura Prentice, from Northwich, works for Tesco and until recently was the unit leader at the Winsford St John unit.

Laura has recently taken on a role covering Cheshire and during the pandemic was very active in the vaccination programme in Chester and was admitted as a Member of the Order.