Moray Inshore Recue Service receives Queen's Award from Seymour Monro Lord-Lieutenant of Moray

(From left) Senior coxswain Simon Paterson, Lord Lieutenant of Moray, Major General Seymour Monro, MIRO secretary Keith Parker, crew member Steve Leslie and MIRO chairman John Low.

A TEAM of lifesavers based in Findhorn have been honoured by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Moray Inshore Rescue Organisation (MIRO), are to be presented with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK and regarded as the MBE for voluntary organisations.

MIRO representatives will receive the award from Major General Seymour Monro CBE LVO, Lord-Lieutenant of Moray later this summer – two of the volunteers will also attend a garden party at Holyroodhouse in July 2021, along with other recipients of this year’s award.