Janet Grauberg awarded an OBE

Congratulations to Lib Dem campaigner Janet Grauberg on receiving an OBE for “services to the community in North London and to Education”. 

Janet Grauberg has devoted herself to improving the lives of children and young people, and to more than 20 years of voluntary service in her community. She combines care for others with a great intellectual ability, a huge appetite for hard work and a willingness to roll up her sleeves and get stuck in.

Janet’s professional career has included senior roles in the Department of Education and children’s charities. She was a councillor for Kilburn ward, Camden including spending two years as the Lead Member for Resources, and two years as Lead Member for Children and Young People.

Until December 2024, Janet was vice chair of governors at H3 Federation, which oversees three local schools: Harmood School, a special school that focus on children with social, emotional and mental health needs, Heath School, a school with places for students permanently excluded or 'managed moved' from mainstream schools or other settings, and Haverstock School, a mixed secondary school.

At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Janet helped to set up the West Hampstead Community Food Hub, she continues to play an active role, volunteering regularly at the Sidings Community Centre. She is Chair of WHAT (West Hampstead Amenity and Transport), and once again, Janet is willing to up her sleeves, recently donning a yellow-hi viz jacket to help divert traffic when WHAT organised a one-day temporary pedestrianisation of the local high street. 

Congratulations Janet on your OBE!