BS7 Gym member honoured by the Queen

13 July 2015

Everyone from BS7 Gym would like to say congratulations to BS7 Gym member Andrew Wallis, who was recently honoured by the Queen.

Andrew Wallis, CEO and founder of anti-slavery charity Unseen was honoured as part of the Queen’s birthday honours list. “It’s a mixture of feeling incredibly honoured, humbled and I suppose you’re allowed to feel a wee bit proud at the same time” Andrew Wallis said to the Bishopston Matters website when discussing his reaction to receiving the OBE.

Andrew founded Unseen back in 2008 after being made aware about how prevalent modern day slavery and human trafficking were in our society. “I recognised it was a huge problem, so I wanted to do something about it”

Good luck to Andrew as he continues to grow the charity.

For more information on the story, head to the Bishopston Matters website