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On Tuesday 1st February I was very proud to attend County Hall as a member of the 2011 Nottinghamshire Honours List.

Myself and my wife had a fantastic time and it was great to meet Chairman Tom Pettengell and other  members of the honours list, this kind of event really does bring home to me how special receiving an MBE is.

Many thanks to all those involved for a lovely day.

As many of you know I am a regular volunteer throughout Nottinghamshire and an avid historian and Victoria Cross campaigner.

I have written a number of books covering a wide range of subjects and the monies raised from the sale of these I donate to help the Nottinghamshire Royal Society for the Blind, something that I have been doing since 1968.

I am being awarded an MBE by the Queen for ‘Services To The Community’, and I have to say that when I found out I was being named in the New Year’s Honours List I was completely – “Over the moon”.

The letter informing me of this great honour arrived on 20th November 2010 and I was unable to tell anyone – friends nor family. I’m sure that they understand but it was very difficult to say the least!

Read the full article in the Nottingham Evening Post – Read More

Ron Booth - New Years Honours