Kinny Gardner receives British Empire Medal
Kinny Gardner receives British Empire Medal (BEM) from Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex. He received the medal from Mr Peter Field the Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex at a ceremony in the Mayor’s Chamber at Eastbourne Town Hall on Friday, October 21.
Kinny Gardner receives British Empire Medal (BEM) from Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex.
He received the medal from Mr Peter Field the Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex at a ceremony in the Mayor’s Chamber at Eastbourne Town Hall on Friday, October 21.
The honour was announced in the 2016 Queens Birthday Honours List and awarded to Kinny for his ‘Services to Children’s Theatre and Children with Disabilities’.
Kinny, a self-employed International Showman at Self, hails from Edinburgh. He studied Dance and Choreography at London Contemporary Dance School and lives in Brighton, UK.
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