The Geordie Empire Medal(GEM) "Why Aye Man" The Geordie Did Us Proud

Introduction To Geordie Gems

The Geordie Empire Medal or GEM for short is a new online award which is given in recognition for the recipients services to the Geordie Nation and for enhancing the profile and reputation of Geordies all around the world.

The recipients will be entitled to put the letters "G.E.M" after their name and legitimately refer to themselves as a certified "Geordie Gem".

The award is inspired by the now defunct order of the British Empire but unlike the former classifications and because it is a Geordie medal it is given without any form of class distinction.

*The design of the medal is based on a a medal struck in 1849 to celebrate the 7th June completion of the structure of the High Level Bridge in the Geordie capital city of Newcastle Upon Tyne.

Status has absolutely no bearing on whether someone can be awarded a "GEM"

Whether the recipient is perceived as military class, upper class, middle class, working class, lower working class & naturally of course non working class). Click here to nominate your choice for a GEM

Sir Bobby Robson - Geordie GEM Of The Century

Sir Bobby Robson set an example all of "us" Geordies can aspire to follow and recently thanked all those who helped him to raise over £1.2 million to open the Sir Bobby Robson trials research centre and is hereby awarded the first ever "official" Geordie Empire Medal for services to both Geordie charities & of course Geordie sport.

Sir Bobby unfortunately lost his fight against cancer on the 31st of July 2009 but will be remembered by all those who's life he touched.

Click here to read more about Sir Bobby.

Sir Bobby Robson GEM - Services To The Geordie Nation