Awards

The Mail on Sunday After Dinner Speakers Hall of Fame (left to right) Alan Simpson, Rachel Heyhoe-Flint, Bob, the late Ivor Spencer, Jimmy Tarbuck, Frances Edmonds, Tom O’Connor

Bob is especially proud of his MBE which was presented to him by HM The Queen for his charity work and sports club fund-raising.

Bob’s first award was SPORTS SPEAKER OF THE YEAR 2010.

He followed this with the BENEDICTINE AFTER DINNER SPEAKERS OF THE YEAR .

He was featured in the MAIL ON SUNDAY AFTER DINNER SPEAKERS HALL OF FAME
which also includes Frances Edmonds, Rachel Heyhoe-Flint, Tom O’Connor, Alan Simpson and Jimmy Tarbuck.

He was the first ever SOCCER SPEAKER OF THE YEAR

He is also the only holder of the REUTERS JACKIE BLANCHFLOWER MEMORIAL TROPHY.