Queen honours Hazel

CONGRATULATIONS to Hazel Brown, head of communities at Liverpool-based charity Local Solutions, for being included in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

Hazel, who has been awarded an MBE, has played a pivotal role at the Liverpool Carers Centre over the last 24 years.

In 2017 she developed the pioneering Mytime scheme, which gave carers the chance to take a much-needed break at hotels or enjoy afternoon teas and trips to theatres and cinemas.

More than 60 leisure and hospitality providers have signed up to the scheme.

Local Solutions chief Tom Harrison said: “This award is richly deserved. Caring for a loved one is not a 9-5 job and many carers need physical and emotional support.

“The devotion Hazel has brought to strengthening their resilience has impacted directly on thousands of carers in Liverpool.”