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I was delighted to be invited to the Gujarati Writers' Forum (GWF) event for the launch of Ahmad Lunat OBE's new book 'Our Heritage 2'. Ahmad is a well respected member of our local community, a Member of our Trust, and a man who champions the role of women in our community and our society as a whole.
During the evening I was thrilled to be presented with a special recognition award for outstanding services to education. Myself and several other women were the very proud recipients of special recognition awards on the night. We hope this helps to inspire the next generation of women and girls in our schools, and our community, to be the best version of themselves; aim high, be ambitious and achieve their goals.
The awards were as follows:
Samantha Vickers - in appreciation of her outstanding contribution to the field of education and supporting GWF, presented by Rt Hon Iqbal Mohammed MP for Dewsbury & Batley.
Fatima Patel - in appreciation of her outstanding continuous excellence in journalism, presented by Rashiqa Laher.
Hawabibi Laher, OBE - in appreciation of her pioneering contribution to the education profession and inspiring the next generation, presented by Jeanette Dent retired teacher and still active in the profession.
Saheda Yusuf Patel - in appreciation of her outstanding contribution to the Royal Voluntary Service, presented by Zaynab Daji, daughter of the late Ismail Daji who was the longstanding Secretary of GWF.
Maryam Adam - in appreciation of being a lifelong host of legendary cricketers and their families, presented by Aisha Iqbal, BBC Journalist.
You can read more about the event on our Batley Brilliance page.