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Bryan Dunford MBE

by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Aug 5, 2022 | People, Decorated Villagers, Featured Articles

Bryan Dunford received an MBE, Member of the British Empire, in 1989, as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, for his service in the RAF as a helicopter Engineering Authority. Bryan began his career as an RAF Apprentice at Halton in 1957. After initial training...

Christine Hill, MBE.

by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Jul 22, 2022 | People, A Celebration of Bishopsteignton Women, Decorated Villagers

Christine Hill moved to Bishopsteignton in 2010 but had been coming to the village for holidays since her childhood. Her parents owned a house and a chicken farm above the village, which her aunt and uncle ran, and that’s where her childhood summers were spent on...

John B Wotton OBE

by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Jul 1, 2022 | People, Decorated Villagers

As the Chief Executive of Huntleigh Healthcare PLC, a technology based healthcare and scientific group in the UK, John was involved, along with a specialised team of engineers, in overseeing the development, manufacturing, education, promotion and the training of...

Fran Edwards, BEM

by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Jun 24, 2022 | Decorated Villagers, A Celebration of Bishopsteignton Women, People

Fran and her husband Nigel have lived in Bishopsteignton for over 44 years and for most of that time she has been volunteering for various charities and good causes. In 2018 she was nominated for a British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours List. Fran had earned her...

Sir Andrew Ridgway KBE, CB, KStJ, DL

by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | May 20, 2022 | People, Decorated Villagers

The first honour that was awarded to Sir Andrew Ridgway was when he passed out of Sandhurst at the age of twenty. He passed out first in the Order of Merit and was awarded the Queen’s Medal. It was presented to him on the Sovereign’s Parade by HRH Princess Margaret....