Remarkable pair to be honoured with MBEs
A bookbinder who has led the way in keeping alive the time-honoured skill of restoring ancient books and an ambassador for a children's hospice are among the latest honours recipients.
Trevor Lloyd has been awarded the MBE for services to the craft of bookbinding and book restoration, while Ken Arch has been given an MBE for his voluntary work.
Mr Lloyd, whose Antiquarian Book Restoration business is based in Old Street, Ludlow, said he was "very excited" to hear the news.
The 57-year-old and his wife Bev live near Knighton on the Welsh border, and have three grown up children Ben, Megan and Eleanor.
He said: "
Quite rightly, the bulk of honours are for community service – there are very few for craft. But we have a country full of wonderful craftspeople of all kinds that are not greatly recognised."
The award also takes into account Trevor's volunteer work with the Society of Bookbinders. He was the editor of their magazine for five years, and gives lectures all over the world.
Mr Lloyd has been a bookbinder for over 35 years, and also specialises in gold tooling on book covers.
His work is in demand from collectors as far as Tokyo and San Francisco, restoring books hundreds of years old.
Trevor has also run Llangunllo Youth Club for over 10 years and is a founding member of the popular Radnor Ramble which attracts hundreds of people from all over the UK.
Meanwhile, new MBE Ken Arch is an ambassador for a children's hospice, helps elderly people make hospital appointments and has counselled troubled schoolchildren.
He also played cricket for the county and football for Shrewsbury Town – all in his spare time. The 82-year-old father-of-four, of Lodge Lane in Bridgnorth, is a former salesman. He began working as counsellor at Idsall School in Shifnal in 1973.
He has driven more than 100,000 volunteer miles for the Bridgnorth Community Car Scheme and still gives talks about Hope House Children's Hospice to this day.
Mr Arch cares for his wife Pam, who suffers with dementia, remains passionate about gardening and attended 47 functions last year.
"I helped the children at Idsall who had behavioural problems," he said.
"Cathie Sabin, who is now President of the Lawn Tennis Association, was deputy head at the time. I started doing a couple of hours a week and along the way I met many fine young citizens of the future."
For 20 years Mr Arch, who has been a keen gardener for years and gives talks across the county about his passion, ran the volunteer car scheme in Bridgnorth.
