The ceremony took place at Sheringham Methodist Church on Saturday 14th June and followed an official presentation at 10 Downing Street to Fakenham resident Mr. Geoff Rose. The Bevin Boys were named after national service minister, Ernest Bevin, who originally created the lottery system that sent these young men down the dangerous mines rather than the battlefields of Western Europe. After the war the Bevin Boys struggled to find work and were shunned in favour of returning war veterans. It is only now that their effort has been truly recognised and rewarded.