Community worker Eileen Drumm says she is “delighted” after being awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Through Shop Mobility, Women Making Waves, Disability Action, North West Forum for People with Disabilities and countless other voluntary organisations, Ms. Drumm has been making an impact on the lives of others for many years.

The Enniskillen woman received a letter on behalf of Prime Minister David Cameron informing her of the honour which was quickly followed by a letter of congratulations from First Minister Arlene Foster.

“I was shaken to say the least. I couldn’t understand why I was chosen or what had I done to be nominated,” said the modest Enniskillen woman.

“For the month of May and beginning of June I found it very hard to keep this secret but as I thought about it I realised what this award would mean to the disabled community as a whole, in particular in Enniskillen.

“It is those people who this award is for and I am honoured to lobby those in government so we can have equality by educating society,” she said.

When the news was announced last week, Ms. Drumm said she was “on the edge all day.”

The Awards were announced last Friday night.

“I shared the news with my friends on Facebook and I couldn’t believe how everyone was so delighted for me. I would like to thank everyone for their kind words and encouragement. I would also like to thank the person who nominated me for this award. The one thing I take from this experience is that disability crosses all communities and this will be one of my mottoes,” she said.