LEaDing businEssman is givEn QuEEn’s honour

Award: MBE for Iain Crighton after years of work for charities and business in the city

A Peterborough man has spoken of his pride after being awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Iain Crighton (61) said he was thrilled to receive the news following years of service to business and charities in Peterborough.

Iain has been President of the Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce since 2008 and is also the Chairman of the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce, and is a trustee for SportsAid Eastern whilst chairing the Peterborough SportsAid Foundation.

After the awards were announced, he said: “I was quite shocked to receive the news. I hadnot expected it. I wasvery surprised and very pleased. but I kept it a secret.”

“It’s a great privilege to be Chief Executive of Living acknowledged in the Queen’s Sport Simon Fairhall paid Birthday Honours list both tribute to Iain’s work, and personally but also in recogsaid: “Iain has been Chairnitionoftheoutstandingwork man of Living Sport since its undertaken by Living Sport inception and there is a natuand Sport England to drive ral synergy between our role greater involvement in sport. and the other organisations

“I had a letter from the Iain is leading – SportsAid PePrime Minister three or four terborough andInspire Peterweeks ago telling me I had borough. been nominated, and asking “The dedication and comif I wouldaccept- I said yes immitment and the time he mediately - it wouldhavebeen volunteers(and this is berude to the people who nomifore considering all his businated me to turn them down, ness volunteering such as the and I was very proud. Chamber of Commerce) is

“I have not been able to tell really quite outstanding and anyone since I found out - onthis honour is very mucha dely my wife knew, as she was served recognition of all this.” there when I heard the news, Mr Crighton, who owns and thought there was someCrighton’s of Peterborough thing wrong with me, so I had and Green Wheel Cycles, said to tell her. he was looking forward to

“There have been a few picking up the award, which times when it would have will be on a date to be conbeen nice to say something, firmed.