‘I must use the time I have left wisely’

By 2025-05-28T12:09:00

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Marcia Dixon MBE has won many awards, been appointed a faith advisor to the government and appeared on the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Despite all these accolades, as she turned 60, it was to faith matters that her mind turned first 

On 1 January I celebrated my 60th birthday. I can hardly believe I’m 60. Where did the time go?

My actual birthday passed quietly, but on 4 January my good friends treated me to a makeover; my face was made up, I put on an outfit chosen by a stylist, got picked up by an Uber and was taken to a West End hotel for what I thought was a celebration photoshoot with my family. Instead, when I opened the door to ‘the studio’ I heard the word: “Surprise!” I could not believe it. A surprise party had been lovingly organised for me.

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