Those of you who have been following this Wombat for a while will know that in March 2017, my lovely Dad was awarded the MBE for services to charity and his community. I flew back to the UK to be one of his guests at the palace – yes, that is Buckingham Palace. It was […]
2017 Favorites ‘To celebrate the end of the year, share the most meaningful photo you’ve taken in 2017.’ This week’s theme is tricky – I’ve had my digital SLR camera for just over a year now and I’ve taken hundreds of photos of which a good proportion of them have ended up deleted. However, I’ve […]
The day dawned with the anticipation of a wedding day, and the nerves of a driving test. I think Mum and I were far more nervous than Dad who was soon to be face to face with Royalty. The three of us met Cathy Gilman, the former CEO of Bloodwise for a pre-ceremony breakfast. Cathy was […]
Some of you good folk may have read in one of my earlier posts that my lovely Dad was awarded an MBE in the New Year’s honours list? Dad was duly notified that his official investiture invitation could arrive anytime in the next seven months and that he would dearly love me to be there […]
I’m so proud I could burst! My lovely Dad has been recognised in the New Year’s honours list for his fundraising work. He has been awarded an MBE for 30 years of service, raising money for Bloodwise a charity who are ‘here to beat blood cancer.’ Dad has volunteered for Bloodwise since losing his teenage son, my brother Paul, […]
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