Carole Boyd s Lynda Snell was rewarded for a difficult year with an MBE
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Ten years ago,
The Archers celebrated its 60th anniversary by throwing one of its nicest characters, Nigel Pargetter, off a roof. Now, to mark 70 years, they’ve changed tack, and gone for a storyline much more heartwarming. Lynda Snell was given an MBE.
She announced the news by giving a speech outside The Bull, reading out a key section from the official letter before she blew the whistle for the start of The Bull’s New Year Round Ambridge Quiz.
“And I understand,” she said, with much emotion, “that I was nominated for this inconceivable honour by the community. By you, my friends, in other words. I am so grateful. No words can properly express how I feel, so I’m simply going to say… thank you. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.”