‘Lift as you climb’ says new Quaker dame
‘A butcher’s daughter born in 1950’s Moss Side does not grow up dreaming of damehood.'
Quaker Ann Limb, from Milton Keynes Meeting, has been awarded a damehood in the jubilee birthday honours’ list.
The citation for the award reads: ‘Dr. Ann Geraldine Limb CBE, lately Chair The Scout Association. For services to Young People and Philanthropy.’
Quaker Margaret Cook told the Friend: ‘Ann was the first female chair of the Scout Association (and “openly gay”). She is currently chair of City & Guilds, of the Innovation Corridor, of Entrust, and deputy chair of The Prince’s Foundation. She is founder of the educational charity The Helena Kennedy Foundation.’
The Scout Association put out the following statement from Ann: ‘A butcher’s daughter born in 1950’s Moss Side does not grow up dreaming of damehood. Inspired by teachers who believed in me and nurtured by the Further Education system that is a powerhouse for social change, I eventually found the courage to become myself, to speak out against inequalities of all kinds in society and to speak up for others from disadvantaged backgrounds. I want people to look at me and say to themselves “This person is like me”. I’d like everyone pursuing their own career to support those who follow by remembering to “lift as you climb”. I accept this honour to encourage young people, regardless of their start in life, to step up to serve humanity with kindness, compassion and in a spirit of peace building. As we say at City & Guilds “Believe you can”.’
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