Gym couple receive OBEs
A couple who sold their home to fund a gym which was later used as a training centre for the Olympics are honoured at Buckingham Palace.
Olympic gym couple receive OBEs
Len and Yvonne Arnold, the couple who run a gym in Crayford which was used as an Olympic training venue have received OBEs at Buckingham Palace.
Former gymnast Yvonne Arnold and her husband Len have been honoured for their dedication to training athletes.
At one stage, they even sold their home to keep the gym open, and later created a new training facility which was used in the run-up to London 2012.
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