Shropshire residents named in 2013 New Years Honours
A number of people from Shropshire including Paralympic athletes Mickey Bushell and Dani Brown have made the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List published today.
The New Year’s Honours List, recognises the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the United Kingdom.
Paralympic T53 100m Gold Medallist - Mickey Bushell from Telford receives a MBE for services to Athletics. Paralympic Archer Dani Brown receives a MBE for services to Archery.
Margaret Edwards-Parton from Shropshire receives a OBE for services to the Life Sciences Industry.
The Director of Women in Rural Enterprise, Polly Gibb who lives in Newport, was awarded an OBE for her services to Rural Enterprise.
Sylvia Nina Quayle from Shropshire receives her OBE honour for voluntary service to SSAFA Forces Help.
Connie Marguerite Baines receives an MBE honour for services to the community in Bridgnorth, Shropshire.
Donald Hickman from Albrighton receives an MBE for his services to the community in Albrighton.
Market Drayton resident Maureen Edwards was recognised with a BEM for her services to the North Shropshire Hunt Pony Club.
In Shrewsbury, Christopher John Fryer the Group Scout Leader for the 1st Bayston Hill Scout Group, was awarded an BEM honour for his services to Children and Young People.
Mandy Painter from Bridgnorth, who now lives in Worcester, was recognised with a BEM honour for her services to Seriously ill Children through The Starlight Children's Foundation. Mandy has raised over £55,000 for the charity after her son Josh died from a brain tumour in August 2006.
Inspector Phil Shakesheff of West Mercia Police has been awarded the Queen’s Police Medal (QPM) for his work in safeguarding children.
He has been recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List for services to policing and his work nationally and locally to help missing children. The Inspector, who originally hails from Worcester and lives in Shropshire, joined West Mercia in 1980 at the age of eighteen and is due to retire in 2013.
Phil said: “I am delighted to be honoured with this prestigious award and would like to thank all those people who nominated me.
“The issue of missing people and in particular missing children has never been more in the public eye that it is now.
“I have very much enjoyed working in this critical area of business and am pleased that I have been able to make a difference in keeping vulnerable missing people safe”.
Staff from RAF Shawbury and the Defence Helicopter School have been honoured in the Military commendations lists announced in conjunction with the New Years Honours list 2013. Eight awards associated with the unit have been included within the main honours list.
