Our dear Brandon Jones has been awarded a British Empire Medal for his services to the British Community in Sitges.

Brandon Jones, founder of Gay Sitges Link (now Colors Sitges Link) and Sitges English Theatre Company, has been awarded a British Empire Medal for services to the British community in Sitges, in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List, published on Thursday 2 June 2022.

Gay Sitges Link and Sitges English Theatre Company founder Brandon Jones is among four UK citizens in Spain named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

Also a long-time co-owner of the Casablanca cocktail bar, Brandon is a staunch supporter of the LGBTI+ community in Sitges. He invests much of his time and energy into a variety of local cultural and charitable projects, often using the bar as a venue for his fundraising efforts. In 1999, Brandon founded and later became president of The Sitges English Theatre Company. In 2011, he co-founded Gay Sitges Link to provide help and assistance to the LGBTI+ community, and with their support has grown exponentially to offer emotional, psychological and legal support, rapid HIV testing and social activities. He is also a key advocate for cultural exchange. In 2012, he launched the Irish-Catalan Festival in Sitges, celebrating Irish culture and attracting over 700 visitors from the island of Ireland each year. Y, basándose en este éxito, lanzó el Festival Galés-Catalán en 2019, promoviendo los vínculos históricos y culturales entre Gales y Cataluña.

Los cuatro ciudadanos del Reino Unido nombrados en la Lista de Honores del Cumpleaños de la Reina son:

  • Un MBE para Heather Rosemary MUNTANER, últimamente directora, Queen’s College, Mallorca, España. “Por servicios a la promoción de la educación, lengua y cultura británicas en España”.
  • Una Medalla del Imperio Británico (BEM) a Brandon JONES, Fundador de Gay Sitges Link, Sitges English Theatre Company y la Asociación Cultural Galesa-Catalana, Sitges, España. “Por servicios a la comunidad británica en Sitges, España”.
  • Una Medalla del Imperio Británico (BEM) a Beverley THOMPSON, Directora Financiera, Vicepresidenta y voluntaria, Fundación de Apoyo al Cáncer MABS, Provincia de Murcia, España. “Por servicios al voluntariado de obras benéficas en España”.
  • Una Medalla del Imperio Británico (BEM) a Larry YASKIEL, Editor Honorario, Lancelot Island Journal, Lanzarote, España. “Por servicios a la comunidad británica en Lanzarote”.