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BBC News
6 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Three people from Guernsey recognised for services to St John
Two ambulance staff and one volunteer from Guernsey have been invested as Members of the Order of St John. Aimee Lihou, head of quality and patient safety, former ambulance officer Dave Welbourne and St John charity volunteer Rachel Norman, were all recognised for their services. Mrs Lihou helped with establishing the new ambulance service for Alderney, while Mr Welbourne served on the Flying Christine II and Flying Christine III, and Mrs Norman was recognised for her safeguarding work, charity leaders three received their awards were at a ceremony at the international headquarters of St John in Clerkenwell. 'Real honour' Such appointments were sanctioned by HM King Charles to individuals recognised for an achievement, selflessness or inspiration and encouragement to others, the charity Lihou said: "It was a very special day, set within the St John Priory Church and a reception at St John's Gate. "I was delighted to share the occasion with other recipients from Guernsey and members of my family." She said she had been involved with the service since she was eight as a youth member and volunteer before training to be a paramedic. Mr Welbourne said: "It was a surprise when I first heard about the nomination and a real honour to receive this award in recognition of my 40-plus years of service to the Flying Christine - a position that I have always enjoyed and felt passionate about."
Daily Mail
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Beddy salted! Husband's attempt to surprise his wife goes hilariously wrong when hotel covers their bed in CRISPS after romantic gesture mix-up
There's nothing quite like the feel of crisp hotel sheets when enjoying time away from home. But one hapless husband had that taken to a whole new level when his entire bed was covered in the crunchy snack after a romantic gesture went spectacularly wrong. Johnnie Norman, 35, took his wife Rachel, 36, out for her birthday in Blackpool, Lancashire, and secretly asked hotel staff to put 30 assorted bags of crisps on the bed while they were out to surprise his crisp-loving wife. But staff misunderstood, opened the bags, and sprinkled the crisps on the sheets like salty confetti. Stunned Rachel thought they were victims of a strange break-in when she opened the door and saw the scene, but still decided to eat some of them. After a mortified Johnnie explained what must have happened the pair could not stop laughing. Rachel loves crisps and would eat four bags a day - spending up to £15-a-week on the snack - until cutting down to one every two days recently in a bid to be healthier. Rachel, an NHS worker, from Accrington, Lancashire, said: 'I was hysterical. 'His face was a picture. 'Since that day he's never tried any more romantic antics, but it's one of our favourite memories.' Johnnie, a warehouse operative, bought the crisps for Rachel's 30th birthday, on December 15, 2018. He said: 'Looking back it really is funny! Like we had some sort of prawn-cocktail crisp fetish...' Hotel staff changed the sheets and gave the couple a voucher for another night's stay.
The Sun
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
I asked hotel to help me surprise my crisp-loving wife – but confused staff's efforts were HYSTERICAL
TALK about crisp sheets . . . a stunned couple returned to their hotel room to find their bed covered in the spud snacks. Johnnie Norman asked staff to lay out 30 whole bags of assorted flavours to surprise his crisp-loving wife Rachel, while they enjoyed a night out for her birthday. 3 They got back to find the bags had all been opened and crunchy treats scattered like confetti over the sheets. Stunned Rachel thought they were victims of a strange break-in — but could not resist tucking into a few crisps. And the pair were left in stitches when mortified Johnnie explained what must have happened. Rachel, 36, from Accrington, Lancs, said: 'I was hysterical. 'His face was a picture. Since that day, though, he's never tried any more romantic antics.' Warehouse operative Johnnie, 35, added: 'Looking back, it really is funny — like we both had some sort of prawn-cocktail crisp fetish. 'I can laugh about it now but it was such an epic romantic fail!' The couple had booked the Grand Hotel in Blackpool and went to the Beauty and the Beast pantomime then for dinner and drinks while confused staff concocted their crisp calamity. Luckily, the hotel fixed the error, changed the sheets and gave the couple a voucher for another night's stay. Rachel said: 'It was obviously memorable for the staff too because when we went back for our free night a few months later they recognised us. Johnnie was so horrified! 'This has lost me any chance of any romantic surprises now because he's so scared of things going wrong.' NHS worker Rachel scoffed four bags of crisps a day at the height of her habit, spending £15 a week. She has recently cut down to one every two days in a bid to be healthier. The Grand Hotel in Blackpool has been contacted for comment. 3
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Five odd stories you missed this week as husband's romantic gesture goes crispy
A man whose romantic getaway gesture for his wife turned a bit salty is one of our five feelgood Friday local news stories. Lancashire Live reported that Rachel Norman's husband Johnnie wanted to celebrate her birthday in style but hotel staff in Blackpool mistakenly ended up covering their bed with crisps, although thankfully they saw the funny side. Elsewhere, a couple have bought a "village" in France for just £67,000 and a family in Cornwall found their hen has laid a one in a billion round egg. You can read the full version of each of our selected articles through the links under each story – or read more top headlines from around the UK's regions on the Yahoo UK local news page. A husband tried to surprise his wife with a romantic gesture only to discover their hotel bed covered in crisps - after a miscommunication with staff. Rachel Norman, 36, and her husband Johnnie, 35, went out in Blackpool to celebrate her birthday and he secretly asked hotel staff to put 30 assorted bags of crisps on the bed while they were out to surprise his crisp-loving wife. But staff misunderstood, opened the bags, and sprinkled the crisps on the sheets like salty confetti. Read the full story from Lancashire Live A British couple quit the rat race and bought a French 'village' for just €80,000 (£67,000) - so they can retire and have a "peaceful life". Ben Pearson, 39, and his husband, Nathan, 31, had always dreamed of moving to France and stumbled across the abandoned farmhouse in Sainte Segros. Read the full story from Wales Online A Cornwall family have been stunned after one of their hens laid a completely round egg. The extremely rare egg is thought to be a one-in-a-billion lay. Josh Elkington said the egg was laid by one of his brown Brahma chickens called Julie. Josh runs a small holding near Bugle, near St Austell. He said: "It was so unexpected and we laughed for hours over how small this egg was." Read the full story from Cornwall Live A patch of sand on a North Wales beach is up for sale with a six figure price tag. The small piece of land is on Abersoch's Porth Mawr beach and offers are invited for over £100,000, the price of a flat or even a small house in parts of North Wales. It is nestled between beach huts and the location had previously housed a wooden shack too. But this was damaged in storms and pulled down by the owner. Read the full story from North Wales News Shoppers can soon expect to see a 'Tardis-style' police box in Watford High Street as part of an 18-month trial. A planning application for the temporary structure which was submitted to Watford Borough Council in March gained approval yesterday (13 May). The Herts Police project will be installed between Metro Bank and the entrance to atria Watford on the corner of Queen's Road. Read the full story from the Watford Observer
