On 28 January Cardinal Vincent Nichols celebrated Mass in the church of Saint William of York, Stanmore. He also presented two long-term parishioners with Benemerenti medals. The presentation happend at the end of Mass and was followed by a parish celebration in the hall. Carol-Anne Chandler and Claudette Wadood have faithfully served the parish and the wider community for many years, in a vast number of catechetical, apostolic and social ministries.