Our Brother Paul Matson was honoured in the New Year’s Honours List with a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to veterans.
Paul is the founder of Hull 4 Heroes, a charity based in Hull, East Yorkshire, which supports veterans from our armed forces and is doing all it can to make their lives better. Paul has been the driving force behind the charity since inception, and this year hopes to see the ‘ground broken’ on his Veterans Village, a place where veterans can make their homes and find reintegration back into society in a supported environment.
Paul recently said, ‘it’s the hardest job I’ve ever had, but the most fulfilling, and I can’t wait to get at it each morning’.
Hull 4 Heroes goes from strength to strength, and they have recently opened a drop in centre where veterans can call in and find warmth and welcome, and it’s in high demand!
We at Wyke Millennium are very proud of what Paul has done and is doing. Putting into action those principles that we are taught in the Lodge in the outside world is something we all aspire to, but rarely are they evidenced on such as scale as Paul has achieved.
Congratulations to Paul and his team – typically he said ‘it’s a team effort, I may have received the honour, but it’s for all of us, I couldn’t do it alone’ – good sentiments and true leadership, well done!
A link to Hull 4 Heroes website can be found on our links page, and that comes complete with a Donate function if you would like to support their good works. You can also click here Hull 4 Heroes | UK Veterans Charity | Supporting Those Who Have Served (Ctrl + click)
