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| Wantage teen honoured in New Year Honours for cancer fundraising | |
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| Mikayla Beames (right) set up the charity, which donated more than £2,000 worth of Christmas gifts to children's cancer wards | Mikayla Beames (right) set up the charity, which donated more than £2,000 worth of Christmas gifts to children's cancer wards |
| A teenager who has lived with cancer since she was four has been recognised in the New Year Honours List for raising money for other children with the disease. | A teenager who has lived with cancer since she was four has been recognised in the New Year Honours List for raising money for other children with the disease. |
| Mikayla Beames, from Wantage, Oxfordshire, has been given a British Empire Medal for her services to charitable fundraising. | Mikayla Beames, from Wantage, Oxfordshire, has been given a British Empire Medal for her services to charitable fundraising. |
| The 18-year-old, who is currently undergoing chemotherapy for brain cancer, set up the charity Team Mikayla in 2014, which grants wishes for children being treated at four UK hospitals. | |
| Another honours recipient was Paralympic rower Erin Kennedy, who has been appointed an OBE for services to rowing and to breast cancer awareness. | Another honours recipient was Paralympic rower Erin Kennedy, who has been appointed an OBE for services to rowing and to breast cancer awareness. |
| Mikayla, who won a BBC Make a Difference Award in September for her fundraising, said she was initially told by her mum that a "very important letter" had arrived for her. | Mikayla, who won a BBC Make a Difference Award in September for her fundraising, said she was initially told by her mum that a "very important letter" had arrived for her. |
| She said it had been "incredibly hard" to keep the secret of the award from friends and family. | She said it had been "incredibly hard" to keep the secret of the award from friends and family. |
| "Lots of family and friends have said: 'what are you doing on this date or that date?' And I've said: 'I can't actually say: we're doing something...'" | "Lots of family and friends have said: 'what are you doing on this date or that date?' And I've said: 'I can't actually say: we're doing something...'" |
| Mikayla Beames was first aware of the latest award when her mum said what looked like a "very important" letter had arrived | Mikayla Beames was first aware of the latest award when her mum said what looked like a "very important" letter had arrived |
| Mikayla said her mission remains to "create more and more smiles" for children with cancer, which she said is "such a hard journey". | Mikayla said her mission remains to "create more and more smiles" for children with cancer, which she said is "such a hard journey". |
| Mum Natasha said she was extremely proud of Mikayla. | Mum Natasha said she was extremely proud of Mikayla. |
| "It's still surreal. We're just normal people trying to do good in the community. To get the honour for Mikayla, it's like, 'this is really happening!'" | "It's still surreal. We're just normal people trying to do good in the community. To get the honour for Mikayla, it's like, 'this is really happening!'" |
| This Christmas the charity delivered more than £2,000 worth of books and toys to children's hospital wards in Oxford, Bristol, Leicester and Nottingham. | This Christmas the charity delivered more than £2,000 worth of books and toys to children's hospital wards in Oxford, Bristol, Leicester and Nottingham. |
| Erin Kennedy won gold at the 2024 Paralympic Games after being given the all-clear from breast cancer in March 2023 | Erin Kennedy won gold at the 2024 Paralympic Games after being given the all-clear from breast cancer in March 2023 |
| Erin Kennedy's honour comes after the Henley rower won a gold medal at the Paralympic Games in 2024. | Erin Kennedy's honour comes after the Henley rower won a gold medal at the Paralympic Games in 2024. |
| She was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2022 and became an advocate for early detection and diagnosis. | She was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2022 and became an advocate for early detection and diagnosis. |
| After winning gold at the 2022 European Championships while undergoing chemotherapy, she underwent a double mastectomy before winning the 2023 European Championships. | After winning gold at the 2022 European Championships while undergoing chemotherapy, she underwent a double mastectomy before winning the 2023 European Championships. |
| Other honours recipients include: | Other honours recipients include: |
| Andrew Haines - the chief executive officer of Network Rail, who receives a knighthood for services to the transport sector and to the economy | Andrew Haines - the chief executive officer of Network Rail, who receives a knighthood for services to the transport sector and to the economy |
| Prof Alison Mary Etheridge - the professor of probability at Oxford University is appointed a dame for services to the mathematical sciences | Prof Alison Mary Etheridge - the professor of probability at Oxford University is appointed a dame for services to the mathematical sciences |
| Sarwat Tasneem Ebbett - the behavioural change consultant and founder of the Thrive Foundation is appointed an OBE for services to faith and to integration | |
| Dr Paul Christopher Roberts - the archaeologist and keeper of antiquities at Oxford's Ashmolean Museum is also appointed an OBE for services to archaeology and to heritage | Dr Paul Christopher Roberts - the archaeologist and keeper of antiquities at Oxford's Ashmolean Museum is also appointed an OBE for services to archaeology and to heritage |
| Rob MacDougall - Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service's chief fire officer is awarded a King's Fire Service Medal | Rob MacDougall - Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service's chief fire officer is awarded a King's Fire Service Medal |
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