An 83-year-old grandmother has received the Prime Minister’s Point of Light award for her voluntary work.
Barbara Waterman, from Hendon, north-west London, received the award, which recognises outstanding volunteers, for her work at Stepney Jewish Community Centre in east London – which has a declining Jewish community.
Mrs Waterman has volunteered at the centre for more than 25,000 hours since she first visited it in 1970. She has also raised £20,000 as treasurer the Stepney Fundraising committee.
Mrs Waterman, who is the 294th winner of the award, is one of Jewish Care’s longest serving volunteers.
