Couple honoured for charity work

A Lincolnshire couple who set up a charity to take sick children on holiday have been recognised in the Queen's New Year Honours List.

Malcolm Haddow, 60 and his wife Liz, 61, of Spalding, who founded the National Holiday Fund for Sick and Disabled Children in 1987, become MBEs.

The charity organises holidays to Florida, USA for groups of sick children aged from eight to 18.

The children are accompanied by nurses, doctors and paramedics on the trips.

"We couldn't have done it without the help of the doctors and other volunteers who help us without any pay and totally on their own holiday time," Mr Haddow said.

Lincolnshire residents have also been recognised for services to business and healthcare.

Bryan Carr, chair and chief executive of Lincolnshire Electronics Company, also becomes a CBE for his services to business in the East Midlands.

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Lincolnshire's Full honours list

OBE

John Fraser McIvor, chief executive of Lincolnshire Primary Care Trust for services to the NHS

MBE

Peter Colin Carlsson, founder of the Young People's Forum in Waddington, for services to young people

Angela Nancy Faulding, specialist health visitor at North East Lincolnshire Primary Care Trust, for services to Healthcare

Councillor Barry Fippard of Lincolnshire County Council, for services to local government in Lincolnshire

Stephen Paul Gelder, managing director of Gelder Ltd, for services to business and to the community in Lincolnshire

Michael Huber, of the Ministry of Defence

Betty Morton, for services to the British Red Cross Society in Lincolnshire

Sandra Mullin, for services to the community in Earlesfield Estate, Grantham

Frances Mary Powell, for services to the tourist industry in Lincolnshire

Adelene Jarn Tasker, for services to community relations in north Lincolnshire

Dr Paul Anthony Twomey, for services to healthcare in Grimsby

Leslie Vince, for services to the Marfan Trust Charity

Pearl Wheatley, chair of the Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology, for services to heritage

Patricia Ann Woodman, of North Kesteven District Council, for services to local government