Editing Simon Weston (section)

==Honours and awards==
The medals Weston received for his military service include the [[General Service Medal (1962)|General Service Medal]] with "Northern Ireland" [[Medal bar|clasp]] and the [[South Atlantic Medal]] with [[Rosette (decoration)|rosette]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/new-portrait-of-simon-weston-is-unveiled-at-national-portrait-gallery-9205137.html|title=New portrait of Simon Weston is unveiled at National Portrait Gallery|date=20 March 2014|access-date=20 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021075901/http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/new-portrait-of-simon-weston-is-unveiled-at-national-portrait-gallery-9205137.html|archive-date=21 October 2016}}</ref>

His courage and charity work have been recognised and honoured on a number of occasions. He was appointed Officer of the [[Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the [[1992 Birthday Honours]]<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=52952 |date=12 June 1992 |page=11 |supp=y}}</ref> and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the [[2016 New Year Honours]] for charitable services.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=61450 |date=30 December 2015 |page=N10 |supp=y}}</ref> In 2002 he was awarded the [[Freedom of the City]] of Liverpool.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/1767193.stm|title=Falklands veteran receives civic honour|date=18 January 2002|publisher=BBC News|access-date=17 June 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014192712/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/1767193.stm|archive-date=14 October 2008}}</ref> In 2004, he was named one of the top 100 Welsh heroes.<ref name="WelshHeroes">{{cite web|url=http://www.100welshheroes.com/en/biography/simonweston|title=26. Simon Weston OBE|publisher=100 Welsh Heroes|access-date=17 June 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517055114/http://www.100welshheroes.com/en/biography/simonweston|archive-date=17 May 2008}}</ref> In 2005 he was made an [[Honorary title (academic)|Honorary Fellow]] of [[Cardiff University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/honorary-fellows-2005.html|title=Honorary Fellows 2005|publisher=Cardiff University|access-date=17 June 2008}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2006 Weston and dual code ([[Rugby league]] and [[Rugby union]]) international [[David Watkins (rugby)|David Watkins]] were installed as patrons of the [[Wales Rugby League]], in a ceremony held in the [[Welsh Assembly]].

In 2008 he received an Honorary Doctorate from [[Heriot-Watt University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www1.hw.ac.uk/annual-review/2008/people_awards.html|title=Annual Review 2008: Principal's Review|website=www1.hw.ac.uk|access-date=2016-03-29|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412040140/http://www1.hw.ac.uk/annual-review/2008/people_awards.html|archive-date=12 April 2016}}</ref>

In September 2009 he agreed to be President Elect of the Welsh Scout Council, and was formally introduced at the council's annual general meeting at [[Llandrindod Wells]] on 31 October.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scoutswales.org.uk/news?n=93|title=Simon Weston becomes President of Scouting in Wales|date=21 September 2009|publisher=Welsh Scout Council|access-date=5 November 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221054744/http://scoutswales.org.uk/news?n=93|archive-date=21 December 2009}}</ref>