Extra brownie points for chief guide
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The UK's Chief Guide Liz Burnley, 51, who lives in Womersley, near Doncaster, started as a volunteer leader of guides when she was 18.
She has been lead volunteer of the country's largest organisation for girls and young women since 2006.
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Hide AdMrs Burnley said: "Receiving this honour is a privilege which compares only with that of leading Girlguiding UK's 80,000 fantastic adult volunteers who encourage half a million girls and young women to challenge themselves, develop their self-confidence and learn skills for success in modern life."
Mrs Burnley also works for Common Purpose, a not-for-profit organisation that brings together people from a wide range of backgrounds to help them become more effective leaders in society and is a non-executive director of the NHS North Yorkshire and York primary care trust.