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Julie Gray, founder of Newark 4As, presented with an MBE at Windsor Castle by Princess Anne for services to young people with impairments in Nottinghamshire




A dedicated volunteer has received her MBE after being named in the King’s New Year’s Honours list.

Julie Gray has been awarded an MBE for services to children with impairments in Nottinghamshire.

Her investiture took place at Windsor Castle, with the award presented by Princess Anne.

Julie Gray was presented with her MBE at Windsor Castle by Princess Anne, "for services to young people with Impairments in Nottinghamshire". Photo: Julie Gray MBE.
Julie Gray was presented with her MBE at Windsor Castle by Princess Anne, "for services to young people with Impairments in Nottinghamshire". Photo: Julie Gray MBE.

Julie is the founder of Adventure Activities for All Abilities — also know as the Newark 4As — a community club which encourages people with physical and learning disabilities to take part in sport, which is based at Newark Rowing Club on Farndon Road.

On receiving her MBE she said: “I'm so pleased and proud to have received this award.

“It was a massive surprise, and I'd like to thank those people who nominated me.

“Windsor Castle is so impressive — we went in through the state entrance which the public are only allowed to do for investitures.

“Princess Anne had a lovely conversation with me about what I do in the 4As club.”

Julie, who is a former paediatric physiotherapist and worked at the Newark Orchard School, started the Newark 4As club over 30 years ago.

Since then she has helped hundreds of people access canoeing and kayaking both for sport and recreation and in that time the 4As have been awarded the British Canoeing Impact on Equality and Diversity Award, as well as various other awards including Newark and Sherwood’s Club of the Year.

Julie also spent over a decade as an ICF Paracanoe Committee member and was ICF head of classification from the time paracanoe was first accepted by the International Paralympic Committee until the Rio Paralympics in 2016.



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