Amongst the Medallists of the Order of the British Empire, in the 2025 New Year’s Honours List, just published in the London Gazette, is “Christine May Boatwright, Founder and Clinical Director, Kernos Centre. For services to mental health in Suffolk”.
With her usual modesty, Chris writes: “I am truly honoured to receive this award and I feel fortunate and privileged to have been recognised in this way. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to everyone that has been involved in the process. I would like to exted a huge thanks to the Kernos team, both past and present. Without their selfless dedication, Kernos could not exist. Our trustees and directors, along with our team of volunteers at Kernos, are unpaid, and our counsellors work for a fraction of what they can earn in private practice. It is their generosity and hard work that has enabled us to provide mental health support to vulnerable people in our community, since 2003.”
Chris’s 22 years of hard work have benefited over 5,500 clients in Sudbury, and the surrounding villages.
Many congratulations, Chris: well deserved!
