1 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁– ▁ 2 5 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁magistr ate ▁and ▁business w oman ▁who ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁MB E ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁for ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁Not ting ham shire . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Born ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁in ▁Long ▁E aton , ▁Derby shire , ▁Pa ula ▁is ▁the ▁fourth ▁daughter ▁of ▁M abel ▁( née ▁Tar ling ) ▁and ▁Per cy ▁B ars by . ▁ ▁Hamm ond ▁attended ▁the ▁G range ▁Primary ▁School ▁then ▁the ▁Long ▁E aton ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁( LE GS ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁She ▁organ ised ▁many ▁reun ions ▁for ▁LE GS . ▁ ▁Work ▁ ▁Hamm ond ' s ▁first ▁job ▁was ▁s elling ▁broken ▁bis cu its ▁at ▁W ool worth s . ▁She ▁later ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Labour ▁before ▁starting ▁the ▁Pa ula ▁Hamm ond ▁Play school ▁which ▁she ▁ran ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁She ▁also ▁worked ▁in ▁real ▁estate . ▁ ▁Mag istr ate ▁ ▁Hamm ond ▁was ▁a ▁magistr ate ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 4 – 2 0 1 4 . ▁She ▁was ▁only ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁old ▁and ▁received ▁special ▁disp ens ation ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁magistr ate ▁as ▁the ▁then ▁minimum ▁age ▁was ▁ 3 5 . ▁She ▁was ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Not ting