julie west has been awarded a british empire medal for her voluntary work for veterans spanning 65 years. she's in rushden in northamptonshire, where's she's known locally as "the poppy lady". thanks forjoining us. congratulations. how does it feel to be honoured like this? i was congratulations. how does it feel to be honoured like this?— be honoured like this? i was very excited about _ be honoured like this? i was very excited about it. _ be honoured like this? i was very excited about it. did _ be honoured like this? i was very excited about it. did you - be honoured like this? i was very excited about it. did you manage be honoured like this? i was very i excited about it. did you manage to kee it a excited about it. did you manage to keep it a secret? _ excited about it. did you manage to keep it a secret? yes, _ excited about it. did you manage to keep it a secret? yes, i _ excited about it. did you manage to keep it a secret? yes, i did. - excited about it. did you manage to keep it a secret? yes, i did. very i keep it a secret? yes, i did. very aood. it keep it a secret? yes, i did. very good- it was _ keep it a secret? yes, i did. very good. it was very _ keep it a secret? yes, i did. very good. it was very hard _ keep it a secret? yes, i did. very good. it was very hard for - keep it a secret? yes, i did. very good. it was very hard for me - keep it a secret? yes, i did. very good. it was very hard for me to | good. it was very hard for me to kee a good. it was very hard for me to keep a secret — good. it was very hard for me to keep a secret but _ good. it was very hard for me to keep a secret but i _ good. it was very hard for me to keep a secret but i did. - good. it was very hard for me to keep a secret but i did. i'm - good. it was very hard for me to i keep a secret but i did. i'm pleased ou did, it keep a secret but i did. i'm pleased you did, it makes _ keep a secret but i did. i'm pleased you did, it makes it _ keep a secret but i did. i'm pleased you did, it makes it all _ keep a secret but i did. i'm pleased you did, it makes it all the - keep a secret but i did. i'm pleased you did, it makes it all the more i you did, it makes it all the more special today and i'm pleased that we get to recognise and talk about the reason why you have been honoured. this is work for nearly 60 years that you have done, what have you been doing? my years that you have done, what have you been doing?— years that you have done, what have you been doing? my father was killed in the war when _ you been doing? my father was killed in the war when i _ you been doing? my father was killed in the war when i was _ you been doing? my father was killed in the war when i was six _ you been doing? my father was killed in the war when i was six and - you been doing? my father was killed in the war when i was six and then i in the war when i was six and then my mother and aunt moved to rushden