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Saturday, June 12, 2021

Queen's Birthday Honours for people from Rutland including Bill Adderley, founder of Dunelm Group who donates millions to charity

Queen's Birthday Honours for people from Rutland including Bill Adderley, founder of Dunelm Group who donates millions to charity

William Adderley, who founded homewares retailer the Dunelm Group, and is being given a knighthood for services to charity. Mr Adderley lives in Hambleton.

Ali Wainwright, the founder of Rutland Foodbank, is made an MBE for services to the community.

Dr Emma Egging, formerly of Morcott and now of Colsterworth, receives an OBE for services to vulnerable people after she founded the Jon Egging Trust in memory of her Red Arrows pilot husband who died after a crash at the Bournemouth Air Show in 2011.

Peter Lawson receives the BEM for services to the arts and the community of Rutland after founding Arts for Rutland.

Janet Thompson also receives a BEM for services to the community after making scrubs for NHS staff during the pandemic.