YMCA Wirral receive prestigious Freedom of the Borough of Wirral

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YMCA Wirral, on Whetstone Lane in Birkenhead, received the Freedom of the Borough during a ceremony at Wallasey Town Hall on Tuesday (February 18) in recognition of ‘150 years of dedicated service to the people and communities of Wirral’.
It is the highest honour the Council can bestow and only 14 other individuals and groups have received it in the 50 years since Wirral Council was formed.
YMCA Wirral, CEO, Nigel Hughes, was presented with the Freedom of the Borough by Wirral’s Mayor, councillor Cherry Povall JP, and commented ” Not many organisations reach their 150th anniversary and this honour is very much the crowning glory of my 23 years working for the YMCA. This award is testament to not only a lot of hard work by many over 150 years, it is also about overcoming challenges, big and small and about adapting to the ever changing needs of our communities. Everyone at YMCA Wirral is incredibly proud to have been granted Wirral’s highest civic honour.