Inspirational paralympian is among honours for Hertfordshire

Martine Wiltshire Credit: PA Images

A woman who lost both her legs in the 7/7 bombings and went on to represent GB in the Paralympics has been made an MBE.

Martine Wiltshire, from Hertfordshire, has gained 40 caps since first representing her country in sitting volleyball back in 2010.

Since 2006, she has been a public campaigner for the families of the victims of the 7/7 bombings.

Martine lost both her legs above the knee, and had to undergo many operations before her condition was stable enough to begin the long task of learning to walk again on prosthetic limbs.

As part of her rehabilitation she played wheelchair tennis before focusing on sitting volleyball. In 2012 she was picked to represent Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. At London 2012, she made her Paralympic debut and was part of the women’s Sitting Volleyball team, which finished in 8th place.

Another notable woman honoured is Dawn Bonfield, 51, from Codicote who's fought to promote the cause of women in engineering.

She's made an MBE for her role in running the Women’s Engineering Society.

The organisation’s role and impact has increased dramatically, such as delivering the hugely successful National Women in Engineering Day campaign, personally conceived and delivered by her.

CBE

Stephen Kershaw - Director of Strategy and Partnerships, Immigration Enforcement, Home Office. For services to Border Security, Policing and Education. (Chorleywood, Hertfordshire)

Timothy Sawyer - Chief Executive Officer, Start Up Loans. For services to Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs. (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire)

Professor Michael Thorne - Lately Vice-Chancellor, Anglia Ruskin University. For services to Higher Education. (St Albans, Hertfordshire)

David Whiting, OBE - Tax Director, Office of Tax Simplification. For services to Tax Simplification. (Radlett, Hertfordshire)

OBE

Timothy Cooke - Co-Chairman, Waterloo 200. For services to the 200th Anniversary Commemorations of the Battle of Waterloo. (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire)

Richard Hill - Lately Headteacher, Colnbrook Special School, Hertfordshire. For services to Education. (Harpenden, Hertfordshire)

Timothy Steiner - Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Ocado. For services to the Economy. (Hatfield, Hertfordshire)

MBE

Dawn Bonfield - For services to the Promotion of Diversity in Engineering. (Hertfordshire)

Keith Brown - Chair of Governors, College of North East London. For services to Further Education. (Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire)

Angela Joseph - Community Fire Volunteer, Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. For service to Fire Safety. (Watford, Hertfordshire)

Linda O'Brien - Chief Executive Officer, Hertfordshire Catering Limited, Hertfordshire County Council. For services to Education. (Hatfield, Hertfordshire)

Barry Smith - Co-founder, Skyscanner. For services to Technology and Travel. (Harpenden, Hertfordshire)

Martine Wiltshire - Sitting Volleyball Player and Paralympian, Team GB. For services to Sport. (Hertfordshire)

BEM

Diana Burdett - School Secretary, The Grove Infant and Nursery School, Harpenden. For services to Education. (Harpenden, Hertfordshire)

David Furnell - For services to charities and the community in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire)

Janet Jones - For services to Disability Swimming through the Halliwick Penguins Swimming Club. (Hertfordshire)

Sheila Meaning - Co-founder and Trustee, New Hope. For services to Homeless People in Watford. (Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire)

Lesley Rowe - Manager, Kingsgate Resource Centre for Older People. For services to Older People in Camden. (Hertfordshire)

Hilary Spiers - For services to the community in Stevenage and Knebworth, Hertfordshire. (Stevenage, Hertfordshire)