IN PICTURES: Council grants freedom honour

Published Thursday, 18th May 2017

HARTLEPOOL Council has granted Freedom of the Borough to three individuals and one local organisation at a special ceremony in the town.

It follows an appeal by the Council’s Civic Honours Committee last year for nominations for the historic title.

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The Honorary Freeman/Freewoman title is the highest honour that a Council can bestow and has been granted to the following:

Jill Kitching – Founder of Epilepsy Outlook which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.

Mohamed Menabawey – Revered in Hartlepool for setting up the fertility unit at the town’s hospital which has received worldwide acclaim.

Alby Pattison – Local business entrepreneur and creator of Hartlepool-based Hart Biologicals which exports life-saving medical equipment around the world.

1st Hartlepool Boys’ Brigade Company – Established in 1886, the 1st Hartlepool Boys’Brigade was the first Boys’ Brigade Company to be formed in England.

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