Brother Paul Matson of Wyke Millennium Lodge No 9696 has been 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!

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!