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Details: Created: 12 October 2020

"The community are delighted to report that the Honours and Appointments Secretariat have announced official confirmation that Her Majesty The Queen has accepted the advice of the Prime Minister together with the Main Honours Committee and is pleased to award Robert Graham Ritchie a British Empire Medal (BEM) in the Birthday 2020 Honours List.

The nomination was first and foremost based on a lifetime of support for elderly and less able members of our community who are unable to do work themselves around the home and garden. Sincere thanks to the numerous people from a cross section of the local community who provided letters of support to accompany the nomination, these went a long way to achieving a successful outcome.

The award is thoroughly deserved, since Rob is involved in almost every aspect of Community Life:

Chieftain of Newtonmore Shinty Club – for a second time
Stalwart in the team that installs the annual Christmas Tree and Lights
Chairman of Newtonmore & Vicinity Community Council
Vital role in the organisation of the annual Highland Games and Macpherson Rally
Judge, Coach, Mentor and past participant in traditional heavy events
Archivist with a vast array of photographs and documents relating to Shinty, Highland Games and the Community in general

He is a friendly point of contact for the community, visitors and newcomers to our village who are immediately made to feel welcome and at ease. The list is endless, and we can all add our own anecdote relating to his generous care and consideration over the years.

Everyone in the village knows, respects and trusts "Big Rob"

A jewel in our midst and a genuine friend to so many

This award has been a long time coming,

sincere and hearty congratulations to Ray and Rob

Details: Created: 04 August 2019

Creag Dhubh Hill Race - 3 August 2019

Results

Position	Name	Club	Category	Time
1	Finlay Wild	Lochaber Athletic Club	M	26.49
2	Alasdair McLeod	Shettleston Harriers	M	27.48
3	Jamie Crowe	Central Athletics Club	M	27.56
4	Mark Lamb	Keswick AC	M	28.00
5	James Espie	Deeside Runners	M	28.20
6	Alexander Chepelin	Carnethy Hill Racing Club	M	28.30
7	Jack Wood	Ilkley Harriers AC	M	28.38
8	Carl Bell	Keswick AC	M	28.45
9	Marc Austin	Howgill Harriers	M	28.51
10	Tom Martyn	Hunters Bog Trotters	M	28.56
11	Gareth Hughes	Mercia Fell Runners	M	29.01
12	Robert Simpson	Shettleston Harriers	M	29.03
13	Alasdair Campbell	Matlock Athletic Club	M	29.13
14	Andrew Barrington	Lochaber Athletic Club	M	29.20
15	Josh Jardino	Helm Hill Runners	M	29.24
16	John Battrick	Keswick AC	M	29.27
17	Steven Hebblethwaite	Keswick AC	M	29.28
18	Max Wainwright	Dark Peak Fell Runners	M	29.37
19	Josh Williams	Dark Peak Fell Runners	M	29.39
20	Andrew Worster	Todmorden Harriers	M	29.41
21	Rob Jebb	Helm Hill Runners	MV40	29.49
22	Sam Stead	Keswick AC	M	29.57
23	Tom Savelle	Dark Peak Fell Runners	M	30.01
24	Adam Osborne	Calder Valley Fell Runners	MV40	30.06
25	Adam Perry	Helm Hill Runners	M	30.34
26	John Yells	Lochaber Athletic Club	M	30.37
27	Oli Johnson	Dark Peak Fell Runners	MV40	30.47
28	James Appleton	Keswick AC	M	30.52
29	Sam Alexander	Westerlands Cross Country Club	M	30.56
30	Paul Jones	Mercia Fell Runners	MV40	31.01
31	Will Boothman	Dark Peak Fell Runners	MV40	31.03
32	Lova Chechik	Dark Peak Fell Runners	M	31.03
33	Nicholas Barber	Helm Hill Runners	M	31.04
34	Ryan Stewart	Shettleston Harriers	M	31.05
35	Murray Strain	Hunters Bog Trotters	M	31.06
36	Huw Davies	Mercia Fell Runners	M	31.06
37	Andrew Gilmore	Highland Hill Runners	M	31.06
38	Mark Roberts	Borrowdale Fell Runners	MV50	31.09
39	Richard Roberts	Eryri Harriers	MV40	31.10
40	Dessie Flanagan	Carnethy Hill Racing Club	MV40	31.17
41	Chris Grant Pantrey	Shettleston Harriers	M	31.25
42	Jim Davies	Borrowdale Fell Runners	MV50	31.35
43	Niall McAlinden	Westerlands Cross Country Club	M	31.41
44	Jack Ward	Highland Hill Runners	M	31.44
45	Phil Mowbray	Hunters Bog Trotters	MV40	31.49
46	Justin Carter	Cambuslang Harriers	MV40	31.52
47	Charlie Lowther	Eden Runners	MV40	31.55
48	Matthew Sullivan	Shettleston Harriers	M	32.02
49	Shaun Godsman	Calder Valley Fell Runners	MV40	32.06
50	Kieran Hodgson	Helm Hill Runners	MV40	32.15
51	Graeme Brown	Todmorden Harriers	MV40	32.18
52	David Taylor	Dark Peak Fell Runners	MV50	32.19
53	John Connaghan	Shettleston Harriers	MV40	32.19
54	Peter Davies	Dark Peak Fell Runners	M	32.32
55	Pete Rigby	Helm Hill Runners	M	32.44
56	Stephen Winter	Shettleston Harriers	MV40	32.49
57	Kelli Roberts	Helm Hill Runners	F	33.01
58	Jill Stephen	Hunters Bog Trotters	F	33.13
59	Michael Fanning	Borrowdale Fell Runners	MV50	33.18
60	Mark Burton	Calder Valley Fell Runners	MV40	33.23
61	Tom Tipping	Helm Hill Runners	MV50	33.25
62	Alasdair Anthony	Ochil Hill Runners	MV40	33.27
63	Sara Willhoit	Mercia Fell Runners	F	33.29
64	Stephen Pyke	Dark Peak Fell Runners	MV50	33.33
65	Stuart Crutchfield	Lochaber Athletic Club	M	33.35
66	Dominic Moore	(no club)	M	33.37
67	Jon Wright	Todmorden Harriers	MV40	33.53
68	Matthew Fortes	Eryri Harriers	MV40	33.59
69	Mark Taylor	Calder Valley Fell Runners	MV40	34.02
70	Matt MacDonald	Lochaber Athletic Club	M	34.03
71	Rachel Parker	Mercia Fell Runners	F	34.04
72	Dan Gilbert	Horwich R M I Harriers	MV40	34.09
73	Paul Reilly	Helm Hill Runners	MV40	34.18
74	Craig Freshwater	Hunters Bog Trotters	M	34.29
75	Des Crowe	Penicuik Harriers	MV50	34.30
76	Jamie Thin	Hunters Bog Trotters	MV50	34.41
77	James Callender	Westerlands Cross Country Club	M	34.43
78	Sharon Taylor	Helm Hill Runners	F	34.50
79	Stuart Malcolm	Highland Hill Runners	MV50	34.54
80	Miranda Grant	Eryri Harriers	F	34.59
81	Hannah Russell	Helm Hill Runners	F	35.03
82	Martin Askew	Helm Hill Runners	MJ	35.09
83	Alasdair MacInnes	Westerlands Cross Country Club	M	35.11
84	Jon Morgan	Dark Peak Fell Runners	MV50	35.11
85	Matthew Nichols	Matlock Athletic Club	M	35.12
86	Paul Cornock	Shettleston Harriers	M	35.22
87	Adam Anderson	Hartfell Hill Runners	MV50	35.23
88	Francisco Javier Cabrera Valdes	Highland Hill Runners	M	35.27
89	Rob Matthews	Westerlands Cross Country Club	M	35.28
90	Iain Pender	Shettleston Harriers	M	35.29
91	David Gallie	Highland Hill Runners	MV50	35.33
92	Fraser MacKenzie	Lochaber Athletic Club	M	35.38
93	Samuel Williams-Duncan	Dark Peak Fell Runners	M	35.40
94	Rod Scott	Helm Hill Runners	MV40	35.42
95	Simon Patton	Dark Peak Fell Runners	MV50	35.44
96	Steve Angus	Keswick AC	MV50	35.45
97	Nick Barber	Todmorden Harriers	MV40	35.46
98	Jake Willis	Lochaber Athletic Club	MV40	35.48
99	Walter Henderson	Shettleston Harriers	MV50	35.53
100	Adrian Davis	Lomond Hill Runners & AAC	MV50	36.03
101	Gregor Davidson	Lochaber Athletic Club	M	36.06
102	Kevin Peebles	Lomond Hill Runners & AAC	MV40	36.08
103	Ben Murphy	Hunters Bog Trotters	M	36.11
104	Christopher Butler	Westerlands Cross Country Club	M	36.14
105	Catriona Morrison	Highland Hill Runners	FV40	36.18
106	Kristian Groom	Dark Peak Fell Runners	MV40	36.25
107	Eugene Mackie	Highland Hill Runners	M	36.27
108	Ruaraidh MacKenzie	Lochaber Athletic Club	M	36.28
109	Helen Berry	Holmfirth Harriers AC	FV40	36.30
110	Steve Macdonald	Lochaber Athletic Club	M	36.32
111	John Busby	Carnethy Hill Racing Club	M	36.37
112	John Tullie	Teviotdale Harriers	MV60	36.39
113	Angela Mudge	Carnethy Hill Racing Club	FV40	36.43
114	Niall Bourke	Pudsey & Bramley AC	M	36.51
115	Russell Owen	Eryri Harriers	MV60	36.53
116	James Baron	Helm Hill Runners	MV50	37.02
117	Heather Anderson	Fife Athletic Club	FV40	37.09
118	Darren Tweed	Todmorden Harriers	MV40	37.14
119	Milan Misak	Carnethy Hill Racing Club	M	37.20
120	Rachel Pilling	Pudsey & Bramley AC	F	37.24
121	Neil McLure	Carnegie Harriers	MV50	37.27
122	Bryan Lomas	Congleton Harriers	MV50	37.31
123	Donald Lamont	Lochaber Athletic Club	M	37.33
124	Mark Walsh	Horwich R M I Harriers	MV50	37.36
125	Gordon Stewart	0	MV60	37.41
126	Bianca Dyer	Helm Hill Runners	FV40	37.43
127	Bryan McKenna	Carnethy Hill Racing Club	MV40	37.43
128	Donald McCarthy	Arlaif/BASOC	MV40	37.44
129	Philippa Gullett	Highland Hill Runners	F	37.51
130	Judith Jepson	Dark Peak Fell Runners	FV50	38.17
131	Alan Renville	Carnethy Hill Racing Club	MV40	38.18
132	Frazer Munro	0	M	38.22
133	Alan Hogg	Carnethy Hill Racing Club	MV60	38.23
134	Kevin Davie	Carnegie Harriers	M	38.25
135	Peter Simpson	Carnegie Harriers	MV60	38.27
136	Veronique Oldham	Cosmic Hillbashers	FV50	38.28
137	William Proctor	Helm Hill Runners	MV60	38.33
138	Andrew Aitken	0	M	38.33
139	Paul Tucker	Mynydd du	MV50	38.34
140	Graham Pilling	Pudsey & Bramley AC	MV40	38.41
141	Stuart Forrest	Highland Hill Runners	M	38.53
142	Alastair Pringle	Shettleston Harriers	MV50	39.09
143	Josie Lloyd	Mercia Fell Runners	F	39.12
144	Ella Peters	Westerlands Cross Country Club	F	39.15
145	Neil Burnett	Carnethy Hill Racing Club	MV50	39.22
146	Bruce Smith	Carnethy Hill Racing Club	MV50	39.24
147	Mark Agnew	Mercia Fell Runners	MV50	39.25
148	Ellen Paton	Dark Peak Fell Runners	FJ	39.26
149	Tom Finch	Westerlands Cross Country Club	M	39.26
150	Dougie Macdonald	Highland Hill Runners	MV40	39.30
151	Helen Wood	Ilkley Harriers AC	F	39.36
152	Chris Wilkinson	Highland Hill Runners	M	39.43
153	Ali Kennedy	Lochaber Athletic Club	MV50	39.45
154	Manny Gorman	Westerlands Cross Country Club	MV50	39.49
155	Peter German	Helm Hill Runners	M	39.56
156	Keith McCarthy	Royal Wootton Bassett Hounds	MV40	40.01
157	Robert Taylor	Pennine Fell Runners	MV70	40.02
158	Michael Mallen	Keswick AC	MV60	40.07
159	Gordon Pryde	Lomond Hill Runners & AAC	MV60	40.14
160	Geoffrey Gough	Clayton-le-Moors Harriers	MV60	40.41
161	Tim Pott	Forres Harriers	MV50	40.48
162	James Riley	Todmorden Harriers	MV40	40.51
163	Joe Law	Dark Peak Fell Runners	M	41.04
164	John Stevenson	Ochil Hill Runners	MV50	41.07
165	Don Reid	Westerlands Cross Country Club	MV60	41.15
166	Richard Jennings	0	MV40	41.19
167	Mairi Gilmour	Westerlands Cross Country Club	F	41.22
168	Suzy Devey	Lochaber Athletic Club	FV40	41.30
169	Lee Murphy	Carnethy Hill Racing Club	MV40	41.36
170	Rebecca Patrick	Todmorden Harriers	FV50	41.39
171	Nicola Parkin	Dark Peak Fell Runners	FV50	41.41
172	Georgia Stevens	Helm Hill Runners	F	41.44
173	Gerald Angus	Keith & District AAC	MV50	41.50
174	Ewan Paterson	Highland Hill Runners	MV60	41.58
175	Rebecca-Jane Law	Eryri Harriers	F	41.59
176	Dagmar Borrowman	Highland Hill Runners	FV40	42.03
177	Alasdair McCallum	Norham Running Club	MV50	42.06
178	Johannes Mathis	Stadtmusik Dornbirn	M	42.06
179	Lee Holland	Carnegie Harriers	MV50	42.14
180	Dave Turner	Lomond Hill Runners & AAC	MV40	42.15
181	Jean Brown	Clayton-le-Moors Harriers	FV50	42.16
182	Richard Corporaal	RSH	M	42.16
183	Alastair Matthewson	Highland Hill Runners	MV50	42.23
184	Melanie Blackhurst	Todmorden Harriers	FV50	42.26
185	Owen Bass	SOLWAY RUNNING CLUB	MV50	42.35
186	Kirsty Bryan-Jones	Dark Peak Fell Runners	FV40	42.36
187	Robert Maclean	Lochaber Athletic Club	MV50	42.37
188	Karen Lyons	Highland Hill Runners	FV40	42.42
189	David Bryan	East Sutherland AC	MV40	43.02
190	Graham Kelly	Westerlands Cross Country Club	MV50	43.05
191	Lorna Askew	Helm Hill Runners	FV50	43.07
192	Scott Crossett	0	M	43.13
193	Steve Wathall	Black Combe Runners	MV60	43.18
194	Jennifer Ruddick	Westerlands Cross Country Club	F	43.22
195	Rafal Tomaszewski	0	MV40	43.28
196	Philip Kammer	Cosmic Hillbashers	MV60	43.29
197	Trevor Shaw	Lochtayside	MV50	43.43
198	Carrie Gibson	Helm Hill Runners	FV40	43.45
199	Fiona Kelsall	Ochil Hill Runners	FV40	43.47
200	Jean Powell	Wharfedale Harriers	FV50	44.05
201	Rhian Evans	Strathearn Harriers	F	44.10
202	Lucy Needham	Wharfedale Harriers	F	44.16
203	Angus Bowman	Lomond Hill Runners & AAC	MV60	44.17
204	Saki Nakamura	Westerlands Cross Country Club	F	44.34
205	Manouk Bakermans	Highland Hill Runners	F	44.47
206	Tim Smith	Individual	MV40	45.03
207	Roderick Pugh	Kilmarnock Harrier & Athletic Club	MV60	45.16
208	Jo Wilcox	Helm Hill Runners	FV50	45.21
209	Daniel Grant	0	M	45.30
210	Rebecca Fode	Victoria Park Harriers and Tower Hamlets AC	F	45.32
211	Hilary Ritchie	Fife Athletic Club	FV50	45.36
212	Christopher Mitchell	0	MV70	45.37
213	Chastain Lairent	0	MV40	45.41
214	Ronald Rees	Pennine Fell Runners	MV60	45.48
215	Michael Watson	0	MV50	45.48
216	Kerry Cunningham	Westerlands Cross Country Club	F	45.49
217	Rory Simpson	0	MV50	45.54
218	Kate Worthington	Eryri Harriers	FV40	45.56
219	Alistair Boyer	Westerlands Cross Country Club	M	45.58
220	Claire Green	Pudsey & Bramley AC	F	46.03
221	Robert Phillips	Inverness Running Tours	M	46.04
222	Duncan Gorman	Westerlands Cross Country Club	M	46.06
223	John MacEwan	Ochil Hill Runners	MV50	46.09
224	Dougal Spenceley	0	MJ	46.18
225	Richard Goff	Buxton AC	M	46.18
226	Kate Mansell	Todmorden Harriers	FV40	46.20
227	Arianne Holland	Carnegie Harriers	F	46.20
228	Andrew Chapman	Cosmic Hillbashers	MV40	46.21
229	Joan Wilson	Lomond Hill Runners & AAC	FV50	46.23
230	Scott Johnston	0	M	46.52
231	David Oliver	Deeside Runners	MV60	46.59
232	Michelle Best	Carnegie Harriers	FV40	47.03
233	Colin Wilson	Lomond Hill Runners & AAC	MV50	47.06
234	Mark Hartree	Carnethy Hill Racing Club	MV50	47.10
235	Colin Ledlie	Carnethy Hill Racing Club	MV50	47.12
236	Caroline Harding	Pudsey & Bramley AC	FV40	47.13
237	Colin Silver	(no club)	MV40	47.16
238	Douglas Milligan	SOLWAY RUNNING CLUB	MV70	47.20
239	Judith Howells	Wharfedale Harriers	FV40	47.27
240	Andrew Sim	Carnegie Harriers	MV50	47.35
241	Colin Reynolds	Carnegie Harriers	MV40	47.38
242	Stuart McMillan	Carnethy Hill Racing Club	MV40	47.51
243	Digby Maass	Carnethy Hill Racing Club	MV60	47.55
244	David Duncan	Ochil Hill Runners	MV60	47.58
245	Anthony Simon	0	MV40	48.08
246	Andrew Fullwood	Westerlands Cross Country Club	MV50	48.18
247	Nicola Diggins	Cairngorm Runners	FV50	48.19
248	Rod Webster	Highland Hill Runners	MV50	48.54
249	Jennifer Bradley	Carnethy Hill Racing Club	FV40	48.58
250	Scott Ewan	Jog Scotland Westhill	M	49.00
251	Alison Whyte	Carnegie Harriers	FV40	49.00
252	Rupert Williams	Cosmic Hillbashers	MV50	49.35
253	Beverley Tucker	Mynydd du	FV50	49.49
254	Lizzie Cockle	Maldwyn Harriers	F	49.54
255	Elizabeth Bloomfield	Fife Athletic Club	FV50	50.02
256	Jenny Lister	0	F	50.04
257	Susan-Jane Ross	Lochaber Athletic Club	FV50	50.05
258	Joanne Thin	Carnethy Hill Racing Club	FV50	50.08
259	Iain Thomson	Strathearn Harriers	MV70	50.14
260	Jocelyn Scott	Fife Athletic Club	FV60	50.29
261	Russ Valentine	Falkland Trail Runners	MV50	50.37
262	Dave Till	Skye & Lochalsh Running Club	MV60	50.43
263	Denise Tunstall	Durham Fell Runners	FV50	50.47
264	Lesley Reynolds	Carnegie Harriers	FV50	50.50
265	Grace Kelleher	Dark Peak Fell Runners	F	51.12
266	Malcolm Easson	(no club)	MV50	51.14
267	Julie Spenceley	0	FV40	51.37
268	Roy Mclachlan	Fife Athletic Club	MV60	51.40
269	Eleanor Munro	Keith & District AAC	FV50	51.43
270	Ali Russell	0	MV40	51.46
271	Ronald Fraser	Dundee Road Runners	MV50	52.56
272	Bill Duff	Falkland Trail Runners	MV70	53.04
273	Katie Hall	-Individual-	F	53.19
274	Amy Fisher-MacPherson	0	F	53.27
275	Annabel King	Vegan Runners UK	F	53.33
276	Hugh McPherson	Tinto Hill Runners	MV70	53.39
277	Emma Seed	Inverness Harriers	FJ	53.46
278	Bev Wright	Todmorden Harriers	FV40	53.59
279	Stefan John Hamill	0	MV40	54.08
280	Iain Beedie	Lomond Hill Runners & AAC	MV50	54.28
281	Paul Wallace	0	MV40	55.16
282	Rod Campbell	Cosmic Hillbashers	MV70	55.47
283	Jane Oliver	Deeside Runners	FV60	56.57
284	Brian Brennan	Westerlands Cross Country Club	MV60	57.46
285	Elizabeth Adams	Helm Hill Runners	FV40	57.59
286	Emma Sinclair	Cairngorm Runners	FV40	58.22
287	Ailsa Hewick	Inverness Harriers	FJ	59.16
288	Karen Forsyth	Carnegie Harriers	F	59.49
289	John Elrick	Jogscotland Hazlehead	MV60	60.43
290	Didier Putzeys	0	MV50	61.07
291	Douglas Spalding	0	M	61.22
292	David Scott	Ochil Hill Runners	MV60	61.58
293	Douglas McLeod	0	MV50	62.36
294	Eliza Mclachlan	Fife Athletic Club	FV60	62.42
295	Thorsten Ingermann	Schi Club Schwazze Baeresch	MV40	62.43
296	Alan Slesser	Jarrow & Hepburn AC	MV60	64.28
297	Annie Fraser	Cairngorm Runners	FV50	65.46
298	Stewart Davidson	Fife Athletic Club	MV60	66.49
299	Mark Slesser	Jarrow & Hepburn AC	M	84.21
300	Brenda Paul	Westerlands Cross Country Club	FV40	85.24