Congratulations to Rick Stanton for his MBE – announced in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List.
Rick Stanton vient d'être consacré Membre de l'ordre de l'Empire Britannique - Plongee Recycleur Lac du Bourget Deep CCR Tartiflette Team
Sorry guys... it is in French....
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03-01-2013, 07:26 AM #1New TDF Member
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Rick Stanton awarded by the queen
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03-01-2013, 07:29 AM #2The Fox.
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Rick Stanton awarded by the queen
Is it for caving? Sorry can't read French.
Either way well done.Last edited by Soggy; 03-01-2013 at 08:28 AM.
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03-01-2013, 07:32 AM #3captain bendy
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https://www.gov.uk/government/news/n...s-honours-2013
doesn't look like it:
"Richard Stanton, firefighter in West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service receives an MBE"
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03-01-2013, 08:08 AM #4Established TDF Member
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Richard Stanton - who is based at Canley Community Station - has received the honour in recognition of his service to the communities of the West Midlands as a firefighter and for the cave diving rescue services he carries out on a voluntary basis both in the UK and abroad.
Read more: Hero firefighter honoured with MBE | Coventry Observer
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03-01-2013, 08:26 AM #5TDF Member
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This is what is printed in the list from the Cabinet Office......
Richard William STANTON Firefighter, West Midlands Fire and Rescue
Service. For services to Local
Government.
(Coventry, West Midlands)
http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/site...Y2013-list.pdf
Congratulations, Rick!
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03-01-2013, 08:30 AM #6being naughty
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Yes it is Rick Stanton, the cave diver.
Last edited by Seastar; 03-01-2013 at 10:33 PM.
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03-01-2013, 08:39 PM #7TDF Member
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Re: Rick Stanton awarded by the queen
Wow so good to hear this.
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03-01-2013, 08:49 PM #8"Three Sheds"
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Very well done, and richly deserved. I strongly suspect that the cave diving rescue has something to do with it. That's proper scary stuff.
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03-01-2013, 09:26 PM #9Stating facts ; )
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Very well done to him!
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