A former caretaker at John Kyrle High School, and a long serving Scout leader has been recognised in the Queen’s New Year Honours with a BEM.

Bryan Jones is well-known by generations of Ross youngsters as he was site manager at John Kyrle for 30 years and was a Scout leader from the age of 18 until he retired, after a stint as District Commissioner, when he was 64.

Mr Jones said he was very proud to have been recognised for his services to education and young people, and his wife, Susan, and his three children and six granddaughters were all delighted when he shared the news with them when it was published in the London Gazette on Saturday morning.

Read the full report in next week’s Ross Gazette.