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COMMUNITY MATTERS
TRUST CEO GRAHAM MORAN HONOURED WITH
BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL
Earlier this summer, Graham Moran, BEM, Nottingham Forest Community Trust Chief
Executive Officer was honoured with a British Empire Medal in The Queen’s Birthday
Honours List for 2021.
The Queen’s Birthday Honours List demonstrates
the extraordinary efforts made by individuals in
the United Kingdom who have put others before
themselves.
This award recognises Graham’s service to
football and the community in Nottingham and
Nottinghamshire. Over the last 14 years, Graham
has worked alongside many people within the
Community Trust and football club under the
Nottingham Forest flag supporting local people
through the delivery of community engagement
programmes.
Graham recently attended the award ceremony,
with his wife Mandy and received a British Empire
Medal from Nottinghamshire Lord-Lieutenant,
Sir John Peace, who incidentally is a Patron of
Nottingham Forest Community Trust.
Graham Moran, BEM, said, “I am delighted to have
collected this award and want to thank everyone
connected with Nottingham Forest Football
Club for their invaluable support and the many
people who have helped me along way during my
30 years involvement in professional football.
“The last 14 years have been very important to
me, having the opportunity to do a job I love at the
greatest football club in the world!”
Graham continued, “I want to thank Nottingham
Forest owner, Mr Marinakis, Nicholas Randall, QC,
Giannis Vrentzos, and, more recently, Dane Murphy
for investing significantly in the work of Nottingham
Forest Community Trust and everyone else at
Nottingham Forest who have helped create one of
the strongest relationships between a professional
football club and its official charity in the country.”
“I am also very grateful to Calum Osborne my
Deputy Chief Executive and my team at the
Community Trust, without whom the award would
not have been possible.”
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