A champion for people who live with Parkinson’s and former Morecambe FC director and lifelong fan has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours List.
Co-Founder and Director of Sport Parkinson’s, Charlie Appleyard, has been awarded an MBE for services to people with Parkinson’s and fundraising.
Charlie, a former pupil of Lancaster Royal Grammar School, lives with Parkinson’s, a progressive neurological disorder primarily affecting movement, after being diagnosed with condition in 2016, at the age of just 39.
Despite the challenges he faces on a daily basis, Charlie has championed more opportunities for people living with Parkinson’s to be active, connected and supported through sport and exercise, founding Sport Parkinson’s in 2019.
Sport Parkinson’s encourages people who live with the disease to lead an active life, and funds and delivers sports and activity programmes for people with Parkinson's.
Charlie is also the co-founder of Annapurna Recruitment, who sponsored the front of Morecambe FC shirts during the 2020-21 season, when the Shrimps gained promotion to League One.
At the time Charlie was on the Board of Directors at the club, a role he served for six years, including being at the heart of the fight to save the club from going bust during the turbulent and protracted takeover of Morecambe FC by Panjab Warriors from previous owners, Bond Group.
Charlie said he was ‘’deeply humbled’’ to receive this honour and shared it with the entire Parkinson’s community, whose determination and inspiration continue to drive his work.
Among the other local recipients in the King’s Birthday Honours List is University of Lancashire Vice-Chancellor Professor Graham Baldwin DL, from Warton, who has been awarded an OBE for services to Higher Education.
Professor Graham Baldwin
Graham’s entire career has been spent working to ensure Higher Education is within reach for people of all backgrounds.
Professor Baldwin said: “Receiving an OBE is a humbling moment. My whole career in Higher Education has been driven by a desire to remove social and economic barriers, to nurture potential, and to ensure that studying at university is transformational.
“I am deeply grateful to the many colleagues, mentors and my family whose encouragement, collaboration and support throughout my career have made this honour possible, and I accepted this OBE as a reflection of our shared achievements.
“I’m privileged to be in a position where I get to help people better their lives via education and work alongside colleagues who work tirelessly every day to make access and opportunity a reality.’’
There is also an OBE for Jonathan Lutwyche, from Lancaster, founder and CEO of the Lancaster-based Yordas Group, for services to sustainable chemicals management, economic growth, international trade and advancing opportunities for women and young people.
Below: Jonathan Lutwyche
An MBE is awarded to Dr Howard Greenwood, of Carnforth, for services to nuclear waste management. Dr Greenwood is Principal Scientist at the UK National Nuclear Laboratory in Preston.
Distinguished Lancaster University Professor of Psychology Paul Taylor has been made Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to science and technology in policing.
Professor Paul Taylor
Professor Taylor is currently the national Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) for Policing.
Based at the National Police Chiefs’ Council, his role is to deepen and expand policing’s use of science and technology to prevent crime and keep people safe.
Paul said: “I’m delighted to receive this recognition. I’ve had the privilege of working with many talented people over my career and see this honour as a celebration of the important work we’ve done together.
Paul is internationally recognised for using behavioural science to improve policing and national security. His pioneering work on how we make sense of one another during conflict led to a model that is trained to police forces worldwide.
In 2012, he established the University’s institute for security research known as Security Lancaster, giving it a socio-technical focus that endures today.
Nick Ward, from Carnforth, is awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to the community in Over Kellet. Nick is a former parish councillor and led the Jubilee Bells project campaign to restore and install an eight-bell peal at St Cuthbert’s Church in the village.
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