St John Ambulance Cymru rewarded the people who go above and beyond on behalf of the charity at its annual Investiture Service at Llandaff Cathedral on Saturday 6th June.
The charity’s volunteers and staff received a range of awards, including admissions into and promotions within the Priory for Wales of the Order of St John, which are approved by His Majesty the King.
Two long-standing members who have given many years of service to the first aid charity for Wales were promoted to Dame of Grace, the second highest level of honour available.
Caryn Cox, a St John Ambulance Cymru Trustee who is also Chancellor of the Priory for Wales, was promoted to Dame of Grace in recognition of over 46 years of distinguished voluntary service to St John in both England and Wales.
Marion Powell, St John Ambulance Cymru’s Education Standards & Content Manager was also promoted to Dame of Grace, having grown up within the organisation and gone on to hold influential leadership and training roles across North Wales and nationally both as a volunteer and staff member.
Among those receiving Long Service Awards were Gareth Baldwin of Griffithstown Division in Gwent, Assistant Chief Commissioner, David Gardner and Dyfri Williams of Chepstow/Caldicot Division, who were each recognised for half a century of service to St John.
Paul Griffiths OBE KStJ JP DL, the Prior for Wales, said:
“While we can never truly repay our St John People for their contributions, this ceremony gives us a valuable opportunity to put on record our thanks and appreciation for all that they do on behalf of our charity, to support people and communities across Wales.
“We are so proud of everything they have achieved and hope this recognition will spur them on, to continue moving us towards our vision of Wales as a community of lifesavers.”
The occasion also saw Children and Young People from St John Ambulance Cymru’s Cadet and Badger programmes receive reward for completing the Grand Prior and Super Badger Awards, which are the culmination of over three years of work on a range of subjects.
The event also marked the official confirmation of St John Ambulance Cymru’s new national lead Cadet and Badger roles, following a selection process which involved an application, first aid demonstration, presentation and interview.
Callum Headland of Holywell Division in North Wales was named National Lead Cadet and Cariad Carpenter of Griffithstown Division, Gwent Deputy National Lead Cadet. Mia Davies of Llanidloes Division, Powys will be National Follow Me Badger and Thea Hale of Griffithstown Division, Gwent will be Deputy National Follow Me Badger.
Those receiving Priory Votes of Thanks included groups of first aiders who helped save the lives of two people while providing first aid cover as part of St John Ambulance Cymru’s presence at the Cardiff City Stadium and the Newport Marathon Festival.
Full list of awards
Priory for Wales of the Order of St John
Promotion to Grand Dame
Caryn Cox - Trustee
Marion Powell - Education Standards and Content Manager, and County Training Manager, North Wales
Promotion to Officer
Rhys Hamblin – Tredegar Division, Gwent
Rhys Jenkins – Trustee and Chancellor of the Priory for Wales
Sarah-Jane Pitcock – Cowbridge Division, Cardiff and the Vale
Gwyneth Ratcliffe – National Lead for Quality & Patient Safety
Dr Jean White – Trustee
Admission as Member
Matthew Hollington – Deputy Operations Manager, West Glamorgan
Carys Davies – Lampeter Division, Dyfed
Alicia Downing – County Training Manager, Dyfed
John Elsmore – Deeside Division, North Wales
Sean Gundy – Knighton Division, Powys
Sharon Hier – Pontarddulais Division, West Glamorgan
Huw Howells – Brecon Division, Powys
Jack Isaac – Deputy Training Manager, West Glamorgan
Dr Gregory James – National Clinical Lead (Medicine)
Melanie Lawlor-Fellowes – Pontarddulais Division, West Glamorgan
David Lewis – Wrexham Division, North Wales
Raymond McGovern – Deputy Commissioner, West Glamorgan
Samantha Owen – Deeside Division, North Wales
Revd. Tudor Thomas-Botwood MBE – Rhayader Division, Powys
Dr Georgia Williams – County Training Manager, West Glamorgan
Long Service Awards
50 Years of Service
Gareth Baldwin – Griffithstown Division, Gwent
David Gardner – Assistant Chief Commissioner
Dyfri Williams – Chepstow-Caldicot Division, Gwent
10 Years of Service
Stephen Bowles – Director of Ceremonies
Dr Liz Bragg – Cardiff City Division, Cardiff and Vale
Judith Champion – Porthcawl Division, Mid Glamorgan
Celyn Mai Clement – Pontarddulais Division, West Glamorgan
Samuel Huntley – Grangetown St Pauls Division, Cardiff and Vale
Melanie Lawlor-Fellowes – Pontarddulais Division, West Glamorgan
David Lewis – Wrexham Division, North Wales
Sarah Liddell - Rhiwbina-Llanishen Division, Cardiff and Vale
Gareth Lloyd-Ford – Deputy Commissioner, Gwent
Joanna Morgan – National Clinical Officer (Nursing)
Amelia Powell – Pontypridd & Trehopcyn Division, Mid Glamorgan
Gwyneth Ratcliffe – National Lead for Quality & Patient Safety
Oliver Shaw – Rhiwbina-Llanishen Division, Cardiff and Vale
Youth Awards
Grand Prior Award
Isabellah Cable-Davies – Aberdare & Foundry Town Division, Mid Glamorgan
Hamza Chawdhary – Llanidloes Division, Powys
Maelon Dart – Maesteg Division, Mid Glamorgan
Lola Evans – Ammanford Division, Dyfed
Sam Frowen – Grangetown St Pauls Division, Cardiff and Vale
Noel George-Binu - Grangetown St Pauls Division, Cardiff and Vale
Gethyn Griffiths – Maesteg Division, Mid Glamorgan
Hattie Gurney – Aberdare & Foundry Town Division, Mid Glamorgan
Eve Howell – Llanidloes Division, Powys
Theo Jenkins-Roberts – Penarth Division, Cardiff and Vale
Roxy-Marie Jones – Llanidloes Division, Powys
Joseph Newton – Pontarddulais Division, West Glamorgan
Seren Pugh – Llanidloes Division, Powys
Jay Ward – Treharris Division, Mid Glamorgan
Cerys Williams – Ammanford Division, Dyfed
Super Badger Award
Logan Bruce – Pontypridd & Trehopcyn Division, Mid Glamorgan
Mason Bruce – Pontypridd & Trehopcyn Division, Mid Glamorgan
Brodie Callander – Pontarddulais Division, West Glamorgan
Skye Callander – Pontarddulais Division, West Glamorgan
Evie Corbett – Griffithstown Division, Gwent
Amelia Cureton-Howells – Griffithstown Division, Gwent
Lydia Davies – Llanidloes Division, Powys
Emma Foster – Rhiwbina-Llanishen Division, Cardiff and Vale
Nathan George-Binu – Grangetown St Pauls Division, Cardiff and Vale
Annie Meredith – Pontarddulais, West Glamorgan
Alex O'Connor – Pontypridd & Trehopcyn Division, Mid Glamorgan
Sarah Trin O'Connor – Pontypridd & Trehopcyn Division, West Glamorgan
Thomas O'Connor – Pontypridd & Trehopcyn Division, Mid Glamorgan
Dylan Sargent – Llanidloes Division, Powys
Logan Tustin – Griffithstown Division, Gwent
Ethan Wong – Rhiwbina-Llanishen Division, Cardiff and Vale
Priory Votes of Thanks
Priory Vote of Thanks in recognition of commitment to ensuring and continuously improving the quality of medical provision and mass casualty preparedness at the Principality Stadium: Darren Crossman
Priory Vote of Thanks in recognition of efforts that resulted in the saving of a life following a cardiac arrest at Cardiff City Stadium: Matthew Gooding, Michael Imperato, Cameron Edwards, David Tace Richards, Dr Jens Klocke, Oliver Shaw, Gareth Lloyd-Ford, Adam White
Priory Vote of Thanks in recognition of efforts that resulted in the saving of a life following a cardiac arrest at Newport Marathon Festival: Siem Betts, Dr Gregory James, Dr Rachael Collier, Richard Lee, Alicia Framek Kian Leith, Eric Goulden, Gareth Lloyd-Ford, James Howell, Sharon Pritchard and Jonathon Williams
Ymroddiad a gwaith caled Pobl St John yn cael eu cydnabod yn y gwasanaeth Arwisgo blynyddol
Gwobrwyodd St John Ambulance Cymru'r bobl sy'n mynd yr ail filltir ar ran yr elusen yn ei Gwasanaeth Arwisgo blynyddol yng Nghadeirlan Llandaf ar ddydd Sadwrn 6 Mehefin.
Derbyniodd gwirfoddolwyr a staff yr elusen amrywiaeth o wobrau, gan gynnwys derbyniadau a dyrchafiadau o fewn Priordy Cymru o Urdd St John, sydd wedi'u cymeradwyo gan Ei Fawrhydi'r Brenin.
Cafodd dau aelod hirdymor sydd wedi rhoi blynyddoedd lawer o wasanaeth i elusen cymorth cyntaf Cymru eu dyrchafu i Fonesig Gras, yr ail lefel uchaf o anrhydedd sydd ar gael.
Cafodd Caryn Cox, Ymddiriedolwr St John Ambulance Cymru sydd hefyd yn Ganghellor Priordy Cymru, ei dyrchafu i Fonesig Gras i gydnabod dros 46 mlynedd o wasanaeth gwirfoddol nodedig i St John yng Nghymru a Lloegr.
Cafodd Marion Powell, Rheolwr Safonau Addysg a Chynnwys St John Ambulance Cymru, ei dyrchafu i Fonesig Gras hefyd, wedi tyfu i fyny o fewn y sefydliad a bellach wedi dal rolau arweinyddiaeth a hyfforddiant dylanwadol ledled Gogledd Cymru ac yn genedlaethol fel gwirfoddolwr ac aelod o staff.
Ymhlith y rhai a dderbyniodd Wobrau Gwasanaeth Hir roedd Gareth Baldwin o Ranbarth Griffithstown yng Ngwent; y Prif Gomisiynydd Cynorthwyol, David Gardner a Dyfri Williams o Ranbarth Cas-gwent/Caldicot, a gafodd gydnabyddiaeth am hanner canrif o wasanaeth i St John.
Dywedodd Paul Griffiths OBE KStJ JP DL, Prior Cymru:
"Er na allwn byth gwir ad-dalu ein Pobl St John am eu cyfraniadau, mae’r seremoni hon yn rhoi cyfle gwerthfawr inni gofnodi ein diolch a’n gwerthfawrogiad am bopeth maen nhw’n ei wneud ar ran ein helusen, i gefnogi pobl a chymunedau ledled Cymru.
“Rydym mor falch o bopeth maen nhw wedi’i gyflawni ac yn gobeithio y bydd y gydnabyddiaeth hon yn eu sbarduno ymlaen, i barhau i’n symud tuag at ein gweledigaeth o Gymru fel cymuned o achubwyr bywydau.”
Yn ystod yr achlysur derbyniodd Plant a Phobl Ifanc o raglenni Cadetiaid a Moch Daear St John Ambulance Cymru wobrau am gwblhau Gwobrau’r Prif Brior a’r Bathodyn Uwch, sef uchafbwynt dros dair blynedd o waith ar amrywiaeth o bynciau.
Roedd y digwyddiad hefyd yn nodi cadarnhad swyddogol rolau Cadetiaid a Moch Daear arweiniol genedlaethol newydd St John Ambulance Cymru, yn dilyn proses ddethol a oedd yn cynnwys cais, arddangosiad cymorth cyntaf, cyflwyniad a chyfweliad.
Enwyd Callum Headland o Adran Treffynnon yng Ngogledd Cymru yn Gadet Arweiniol Cenedlaethol ac enwyd Cariad Carpenter o Adran Griffithstown, Gwent yn Ddirprwy Gadet Arweiniol Cenedlaethol. Mia Davies o Adran Llanidloes, Powys fydd y Mochyn Daear 'Dilynwch Fi' Cenedlaethol a Thea Hale o Adran Griffithstown, Gwent fydd y Dirprwy Mochyn Daear 'Dilynwch Fi' Cenedlaethol.
Ymhlith y rhai a dderbyniodd Bleidleisiau o Ddiolch gan y Priordy roedd grwpiau o weithwyr cymorth cyntaf a helpodd i achub bywydau dau berson wrth ddarparu cymorth cyntaf fel rhan o bresenoldeb St John Ambulance Cymru yn Stadiwm Dinas Caerdydd a Gŵyl Marathon Casnew
Rhestr lawn o wobrau
Priordy Cymru o Urdd St John
Dyrchafiad i Fonesig Gras
Caryn Cox – Trustee Ymddiriedolwr a Changhellor Priordy Cymru
Marion Powell - Rheolwr Safonau Addysg a Chynnwys, a Rheolwr Hyfforddiant y Sir, Gogledd Cymru
Dyrchafiad i Swyddog
Rhys Hamblin – Adran Tredegar, Gwent
Rhys Jenkins – Ymddiriedolwr
Sarah-Jane Pitcock – Adran Y Bont-faen, Caerdydd a'r Fro
Gwyneth Ratcliffe – Arweinydd Cenedlaethol dros Ansawdd a Diogelwch Cleifion
Dr Jean White – Ymddiriedolwr
Derbyn fel Aelod
Matthew Hollington – Dirprwy Reolwr Gweithrediadau, Gorllewin Morgannwg
Carys Davies – Adran Llanbedr Pont Steffan, Dyfed
Alicia Downing – Rheolwr Hyfforddi’r Sir, Dyfed
John Elsmore – Adran Glannau Dyfrdwy, Gogledd Cymru
Sean Gundy – Adran Trefyclo, Powys
Sharon Hier – Adran Pontarddulais, Gorllewin Morgannwg
Huw Howells – Adran Aberhonddu, Powys
Jack Isaac – Dirprwy Reolwr Hyfforddi, Gorllewin Morgannwg
Dr Gregory James – Arweinydd Clinigol Cenedlaethol (Meddygaeth)
Melanie Lawlor-Fellowes – Adran Pontarddulais, Gorllewin Morgannwg
David Lewis – Adran Wrecsam, Gogledd Cymru
Raymond McGovern – Dirprwy Gomisiynydd, Gorllewin Morgannwg
Samantha Owen – Adran Glannau Dyfrdwy, Gogledd Cymru
Y Parch. Tudor Thomas-Botwood MBE – Adran Rhaeadr, Powys
Dr Georgia Williams – Rheolwr Hyfforddi’r Sir, Gorllewin Morgannwg
Gwobrau Gwasanaeth Hir
50 Mlynedd o Wasanaeth
Gareth Baldwin – Adran Griffithstown, Gwent
David Gardner – Prif Gomisiynydd Cynorthwyol
Dyfri Williams – Adran Cas-gwent-Cil-y-coed, Gwent
10 Mlynedd o Wasanaeth
Stephen Bowles – Cyfarwyddwr Seremonïau
Dr Liz Bragg – Adran Dinas Caerdydd, Caerdydd a'r Fro
Judith Champion – Adran Porthcawl, Canol Morgannwg
Celyn Mai Clement – Adran Pontarddulais, Gorllewin Morgannwg
Samuel Huntley – Adran Grangetown St Paul, Caerdydd a'r Fro
Melanie Lawlor-Fellowes – Adran Pontarddulais, Gorllewin Morgannwg
David Lewis – Adran Wrecsam, Gogledd Cymru
Sarah Liddell - Adran Rhiwbina-Llanisien, Caerdydd a'r Fro
Gareth Lloyd-Ford – Dirprwy Gomisiynydd, Gwent
Joanna Morgan – Swyddog Clinigol Cenedlaethol (Nyrsio)
Amelia Powell – Adran Pontypridd a Threhopcyn, Canol Morgannwg
Gwyneth Ratcliffe – Arweinydd Cenedlaethol dros Ansawdd a Diogelwch Cleifion
Oliver Shaw – Adran Rhiwbina-Llanisien, Caerdydd a'r Fro
Gwobrau Ieuenctid
Gwobr y Prif Brior
Isabellah Cable-Davies – Adran Aberdâr a Thref y Ffowndri, Morgannwg Ganol
Hamza Chawdhary – Adran Llanidloes, Powys
Maelon Dart – Adran Maesteg, Morgannwg Ganol
Lola Evans – Adran Rhydaman, Dyfed
Sam Frowen – Adran Grangetown St Pauls, Caerdydd a’r Fro
Noel George-Binu - Adran Grangetown St Pauls, Caerdydd a'r Fro
Gethyn Griffiths – Adran Maesteg, Morgannwg Ganol
Hattie Gurney – Adran Aberdâr a Thref y Ffowndri, Morgannwg Ganol
Eve Howell – Adran Llanidloes, Powys
Theo Jenkins-Roberts – Adran Penarth, Caerdydd a’r Fro
Roxy-Marie Jones – Adran Llanidloes, Powys
Joseph Newton – Adran Pontarddulais, Gorllewin Morgannwg
Seren Pugh – Adran Llanidloes, Powys
Jay Ward – Adran Treharris, Morgannwg Ganol
Cerys Williams – Adran Rhydaman, Dyfed
Gwobr y Bathodyn Uwch
Logan Bruce – Adran Pontypridd a Threhopcyn, Morgannwg Ganol
Mason Bruce – Adran Pontypridd a Threhopcyn, Morgannwg Ganol
Brodie Callander – Adran Pontarddulais, Gorllewin Morgannwg
Skye Callander – Adran Pontarddulais, Gorllewin Morgannwg
Evie Corbett – Adran Griffithstown, Gwent
Amelia Cureton-Howells – Adran Griffithstown, Gwent
Lydia Davies – Adran Llanidloes, Powys
Emma Foster – Adran Rhiwbeina-Llanisien, Caerdydd a’r Fro
Nathan George-Binu – Adran Grangetown St Pauls, Caerdydd a’r Fro
Annie Meredith – Pontarddulais, Gorllewin Morgannwg
Alex O'Connor – Adran Pontypridd a Threhopcyn, Morgannwg Ganol
Sarah Trin O'Connor – Adran Pontypridd a Threhopcyn, Gorllewin Morgannwg
Thomas O'Connor – Adran Pontypridd a Threhopcyn, Morgannwg Ganol
Dylan Sargent – Adran Llanidloes, Powys
Logan Tustin – Adran Griffithstown, Gwent
Ethan Wong – Adran Rhiwbeina-Llanisien, Caerdydd a’r Fro
Pleidleisiau o Ddiolch gan y Priordy
Pleidlais o Ddiolch i gydnabod ymrwymiad i sicrhau a gwella ansawdd y ddarpariaeth feddygol a pharatoadau ar gyfer anafiadau torfol yn Stadiwm y Principality yn barhaus: Darren Crossman
Pleidlais o Ddiolch y Priordy i gydnabod ymdrechion a arweiniodd at achub bywyd yn dilyn ataliad ar y galon ger Stadiwm Dinas Caerdydd: Matthew Gooding, Michael Imperato, Cameron Edwards, David Tace Richards, Dr Jens Klocke, Oliver Shaw, Gareth Lloyd-Ford, Adam White
Pleidlais o Ddiolch y Priordy i gydnabod ymdrechion a arweiniodd at achub bywyd yn dilyn ataliad ar y galon yng Ngŵyl Marathon Casnewydd: Siem Betts, Dr Gregory James, Dr Rachael Collier, Richard Lee, Alicia Framek Kian Leith, Eric Goulden, Gareth Lloyd-Ford, James Howell, Sharon Pritchard a Jonathon Williams