It's a journalists' tradition to scan the honours list when it is published to see if there is anyone relevant on it or at least someone you now. Wrestling with a broadsheet over the breakfast table is one of those bitter sweet ceremonies of the trade.
While the recipients are the usual flavour of the minute sportsmen or the latest winner of an Oscar there are also some real notables in there.
In the recent Queen's birthday honours it was the turn of a true unsung hero to be honoured. Frank Norville is known to anyone who is anyone in optical manufacturing and plenty in the profession too and it gives Optician great pleasure to announce his honour.
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