A DELABOLE man has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen's Birthday Honours. Chris Hore received the BEM for voluntary service to veterans. Chris was born in Delabole in 1946 and attended Delabole Primary School, leaving at the age of 15 to join the Royal Navy at HMS Ganges as a Junior Marine Engineer. He progressed through HM Ships Raleigh, Centaur, Adamant and Ulster. He changed branches to the Photographic Branch, joining RNAS Culdrose for basic airmanship before going to HMS Ariel to await Phot 2's course at RNAS Lossiemouth. For the full report, and a round up of the area news and sport, see this week's edition of the Post.