Annie Chapman British Empire Medal Award

 

Anne Chapman, received a British Empire Medal  in the 2014 Birthday Honours List for her services to charity.


The organiser of the annual Pink Ladies Tractor Road Run through Harleston and the surrounding Suffolk countryside said she was "humbled" by the honour.


She said: "This is not just for me but all the ladies in the pink cavalcade."


Mrs Chapman, better known as Annie, said the idea for the 20-mile (32km) "ladies tractor run" came from her husband.


"It came about when I retired and I wanted something to do for charity," she said. "Tractor parades are popular in this area but it's usually men, so it was a novel idea to do one just for ladies and it just took off."


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