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A GUIDE leader from Wargrave was made an MBE in the New Year’s Honours list.
Tamsin Phipps, 61, received the award for voluntary service to young people through GirlGuiding UK and to the country’s waterways.
She has lived in the village for 18 years and co-leads the guides and rangers alongside her daughter, Amber Owen.
The former army officer was public affairs manager for the British Canoe Union, now British Canoeing, the governing body for sport, for 10 years.
She has also chaired the Kennet & Avon Waterways Partnership for almost eight years.
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A GUIDE leader from Wargrave has been made an MBE in the New Year’s Honours list.
Tamsin Phipps received the award for voluntary services to the waterways and to young people through Girlguiding UK.
She has lived in the village for 18 years and co-leads the Guides and Rangers alongside her daughter, Amber Owen.
Ms Phipps, 61, is originally from Devon, but she grew up in Crowthorne. In addition to joining in the army when she was only 23, she has had a number of important jobs in her lifetime.
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image captionNorman Boxall said he was over the moon to be appointed an MBE
A man who has dedicated his life to the scouting movement for 75 years has been appointed an MBE in the Queen s annual New Year Honours list.
Norman Boxall, 83, from Reading in Berkshire, has been recognised for his voluntary service to young people in the Boys Brigade and Scouts.
Mr Boxall first joined the Scouts when he was eight years old and has been a scoutmaster for the past 65 years.
He said: I m over the moon, words can t really describe the feeling. It s fantastic - it s not something I ever thought would happen to me, he added.
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