A WARWICKSHIRE hero of the London terror attacks in 2005 was among a number of people from the area named in the Queen’s New Years Honours list.
Others included Kenilworth acting legend Earl Cameron, 91, who was one of the first black actors to break into the mainstream.
Brave Leamington dad, Steve Hucklesby, 46, who was made an MBE, cared for passengers with appalling injuries after being caught on the London Underground at Edgware Road when terrorists detonated explosives on a nearby train on July 7, 2005.
Speaking for the first time about the events that day, Steve, who worked at the Methodist Church House, in north west London, described the scene that confronted him.
He said: “I went through a window into the bombed carriage to help with first aid in the 14 minutes before the emergency services arrived.
“It was a scene of carnage. There were bodies lying around and the people I was looking after were very seriously injured and spent four to six months in hospital having reconstructive surgery.”
Steve, who lives with his wife Ellie and two children, aged 14 and 12, in Buckley Road, then calmly walked into work after leaving the devastated scene.
Upon being made an MBE, he said: “It was a huge surprise. I do consider myself very fortunate to get this because it was entirely unexpected.”
Kenilworth actor Earl Cameron was awarded the CBE for services to drama after appearing in Doctor Who, The Prisoner and The Andromeda Breakthrough in the 1960s. He also played Caribbean assistant Pinder in the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball and more recently starred alongside Helen Mirren in the 2006 movie The Queen.
He said: “I am over the moon. I am amazed at the amount of work I’ve got through.”
Warwickshire policeman Supt Mak Chishty received a Queen’s Police Medal and Prof Duncan Gallie, from Leamington, was awarded the CBE for services to social science.
Prof Gallie has served as a member on the advisory committee of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) studying future work initiatives and on the EU’s social sciences and humanities study group.
Former HM revenue and customs officer Michael Christensen, from Leamington, received an OBE, as did Kenilworth’s Ruth James, for services to skills training while working at TNT.
Kenilworth’s Kumar Muthalgappan, managing director of Pearl Hotels, was also honoured with an OBE for services to the hospitality industry.
Also made MBEs were Sydney Coleman for voluntary service to St John Ambulance, Linda Covey, for voluntary service to the British Red Cross and Lt Col John Kane, from Warwick, for voluntary service to the Army Benevolent Fund.
