Former Scunthorpe cinema owner Gerald Parkes made MBE in New Year Honours
A former cinema owner in Scunthorpe and an ex-police commander of the district are both honoured in the New Year Honours List.
Gerald Parkes, who is made an MBE, owned the Majestic Cinema in Oswald Road but closed the five-screen entertainment venue in 2003, following the opening of the £6-million Vue cinema in the town’s Parishes shopping mall.
He is still heavily involved with cinemas in Louth and Cleethorpes.
Mr Parkes is a former Scunthorpe Rotary Club president and received the movement's coveted Paul Harris Fellowship.
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He has been made a Member of the British Empire for services to the UK cinema industry.
David Griffin, Deputy Chief Constable of Humberside, receives the Queen's Police Medal.
As Chief Superintendent Griffin he was in charge of policing in the Scunthorpe district for four years in the late 1990s.
Comments
by JohnJohn2011
Tuesday, January 01 2013, 4:00PM
“Cronyism at its best round table and conservative party members no doubt, Honours for what exactly? Most ordinary people would suspect the two gentlemen have only generally been self serving people who looked after themselves and their own interests. For a start when I went to the Majestic I had to pay through the nose to see a film and got totally ripped of when I wanted to buy an ice cream / pop corn or a drink. When competition came to Scunthorpe the Majestic soon closed its doors and scarpered, worse still rather than pay council rates on a building it was quickly demolished and the people of Scunthorpe were left with another bit of wasteland in the town centre. As for the policeman, why has somebody got to be honoured for doing a highly paid job? The honours system is completely outdated and is only kept on as a back slapping exercise for the elite with a sprinkling of just a few minions to make it look like it is a fair process. Why not give an MBE to the man / woman down a hole in the road in the ice and snow repairing a burst water main on Christmas day so we can prepare our lunch. Why not loads of awards to deserving normal members of the public? All these people just like to congratulate themselves and their mates; it makes no difference at all to the normal family within the UK. Kiss my a**e and I will kiss you're a**e comes to mind.”
by scunnyexile
Tuesday, January 01 2013, 11:59AM
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by lynnlincoln
Tuesday, January 01 2013, 11:31AM
“Congratulations to both gentlemen on their awards, for possibly what has taken them a lifetimes input to be recognised. I have to say I find it annoying that the Olympic games has spawned Sirs and Dames, it cheapens the accolade.
That bike looks a bit tasty!”
by Hazzers
Tuesday, January 01 2013, 11:06AM
“Me and my friend Brian from Riddings went to watch Condor Man at the Majestic.”