New Year's Honours: Bullingdon Prison worker Evelyn Slater (From Oxford Mail)
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New Year's Honours: Bullingdon Prison worker Evelyn Slater
9:20am Saturday 29th December 2012 in Bicester
Prison officer Evelyn Slater has been honoured for her work at HMP Bullingdon.
The 62-year-old from the town has worked at the prison for 16 years and teaches prisoners a British Institute of Cleaning Science NVQ course in industrial cleaning.
She has been awarded the British Empire Medal.
Mrs Slater said: “I am amazed really, it is a privilege and an honour.”