Test Medal recipients

The Mayor of Bexley, Cllr Ahmet Dourmoush hosted a reception for four local ex-servicemen to recognise their service during the UK’s nuclear testing programme in the 1950s and 1960s.

Representative Deputy Lieutenant, David Easton DL and Mayoress Elmaz Dourmoush attended the event which welcomed the men who received their Nuclear Test Medals late last year.

The Mayor said: “I was extremely grateful to have this long overdue opportunity to express our borough’s gratitude for their service and sacrifice and to recognise the award of their medals. It was wonderful to listen to the moving stories told by these brave men who had all been part of the testing operations.”

The reception for four ex-servicemen and their families was held in the Civic Offices in February.