BEM for Thames Lock Keeper

[boatone]

Congratulations to Steve Newman, the EA Lock keeper at Shepperton who has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queens Birthday Honours:
"Stephen Newman. Shepperton Lock and Weir Keeper Environment Agency. For services to Inland Waterways. (Shepperton, Surrey)"
Well deserved, Steve !

 

[joejo]

+1 Really decent guy and nice to see recognition for many years good work on the river.

 

[oldgit]

Nice to see somebody recognised for actual efforts as opposed to merely remaining in a civil service sinicure for 40 years
GCMG.

 

[Newbroom]

Great to see him honored. Remember him fro my very early days boating on the river and before he was lockie at Shepperton. Nice guy

 

[dash300]

Congratulations to Steve Newman, the EA Lock keeper at Shepperton who has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queens Birthday Honours:
"Stephen Newman. Shepperton Lock and Weir Keeper Environment Agency. For services to Inland Waterways. (Shepperton, Surrey)"
Well deserved, Steve !
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Ditto. I Lived on the weir stream side for 30 years before moving down South and new him well.

 

[Newbroom]

Was that on the Island if so did you know George and Dette Smith who lived there for a good number of years.

 

[dash300]

Hamm Court, other side of the river facing the Island, so didn't know them but may have met them. We had a good rapport with the Islanders.