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Honours recipients in County Durham
141 recipients from County Durham across all honours.
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2026
Medal / BEM
Geoffrey Hill
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
“Chair, RAF Middleton St George Memorial Association. For voluntary services to Aviation History”
Faye Marsh
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Spennymoor, County Durham
“Peer Mentor Manager, Darlington Borough Council. For services to Children and Young People in County Durham”
Adrian Richards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ferryhill, County Durham
“Police Community Support Officer, Durham Constabulary. For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham”
Allison White
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aycliffe, County Durham
“Founder, Great Aycliffe Cancer Support Group. For services to Supporting People with Cancer”
Member (MBE)
Shirley Smith
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chester-Le-Street, County Durham
“Founder and Trustee, If U Care Share Foundation. For services to Suicide Prevention”
Sundas Khalid
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darlington, County Durham
“Co-Founder and Director, Association of South Asian Midwives. For services to Charity and Healthcare”
Brenda Gillian Bland
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hartlepool, County Durham
“For services to Swimming in Great Britain”
Graeme Michael Black
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chester Le Street, County Durham
“Risk Advisory Assurance Lead, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Young People in the community of Durham.”
Christopher Cunnington-Shore
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newton Aycliffe, County Durham
“For services to Magistracy and Healthcare in County Durham”
Vera Parnaby
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Consett, County Durham
“Consett Poppy Appeal Coordinator, The Royal British Legion. For Voluntary Service to Veterans and the community in County Durham”
Martin Francis Harvey
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hartlepool, County Durham
“Patient Advisor Work Coach, Department for Work and Pensions. For Public Service”
Andrew Fishburn
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Durham, County Durham
“Managing Director, Virgin StartUp. For services to Small Businesses and Entrepreneurship”
Andrea English
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Spennymoor, County Durham
“Lately Executive Headteacher, North and South West Durham Learning Federation. For services to Education”
Allison Mckay
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darlington, County Durham
“Chief Executive, The Forum Music Centre, Darlington, County Durham. For services to Music”
Officer (OBE)
Colin Mark Richardson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Lanchester, County Durham
“Assistant Professor, Northumbria University. For services to Firefighter Safety”
Thomas Brendan Tapping
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seaham, County Durham
“Chief Executive Officer, Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear. For services to Education”
Carolyn Morgan
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darlington, County Durham
“Lately Chief Executive Officer, The Ascent Academies' Trust, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities”
Julie Firth
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bishop Auckland, County Durham
“Director of Children's Services, North Tyneside Council, Tyne and Wear. For services to Children, Families and Young People”
Elizabeth Jane Nisbet Brown
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Consett, County Durham
“Campaigner for Subpostmasters. For services to Justice”
Anita Frances Maria Bath
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Rowlands Gill, County Durham
“Chief Executive Officer, Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust, Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland. For services to Education”
Dr Martin Raby
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cleveland, County Durham
“Principal and Chief Executive, The Northern School of Art, Middlesbrough and Hartlepool, North Yorkshire and County Durham. For services to Higher Education”
Commander (CBE)
Rhiannon Hiles
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Durham, County Durham
“Chief Executive, Beamish Museum. For services to Museums and to the Culture and Heritage of North East England”
Colin Booth
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newton Aycliffe, County Durham
“Lately Chief Executive, Luminate Education Group, Yorkshire. For services to Further Education”
2025
Medal / BEM
Catherine Elizabeth Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Bishop Auckland, County Durham
“For services to Sport and to the community in Durham and Tees Valley District”
Eileen Lees
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Houghton le Spring, County Durham
“Community Volunteer, Bournmoor. For services to Education and to community in County Durham”
Eric Hepplewhite
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Lanchester, County Durham
“For services to the community in Lanchester, County Durham”
Lois Calvert
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Billingham, County Durham
“Multiply Development Manager, North Yorkshire County Council. For services to Further Education”
Matthew Gleaves
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Darlington, County Durham
“Senior Executive Officer, Department for Education. For services to People with Disabilities in Sport”
Lucy Victoria Brenkley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Barnard Castle, County Durham
“Active Forest Coordinator, Forestry England. For services to Forestry”
Member (MBE)
Sandeep Wales
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Bishop Auckland, County Durham
“Quality Improvement Advisor and Co-Chair, Together Network, North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Supporting Ethnically Diverse Ambulance Staff”
Debra Monica Waite
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Darlington, County Durham
“Head of Regulatory Improvement and Operations Chief of Staff, Building Safety Regulator. For services to Health and Housing”
Christopher James Simmons
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Hartlepool, County Durham
“Lately Chair, Ad Astra Academy Trust, County Durham. For services to Education”
Lynda Redshaw
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Houghton le Spring, County Durham
“Executive Assistant, Northern Housing Consortium. For services to Social Housing in the North of England”
Christine Ann Pascall
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Wingate, County Durham
“Lately President, England Golf. For services to Golf”
Carole Johnson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Durham, County Durham
“Police Staff, Central Authority Bureau Manager, Durham Constabulary. For services to Policing”
Kylie Dixon
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Seaham, County Durham
“Founder, Northern Lass Lounge. For services to Social Enterprise and Female Entrepreneurship”
Toni Spoors
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Hartlepool, County Durham
“Deputy Chief Executive Officer, North East Learning Trust. For services to Education”
Calvin Kipling
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Ferryhill, County Durham
“Head, Virtual School, Darlington Borough Council. For services to Education”
Judith Barbara Hartley
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Durham, County Durham
“Lately Chief Executive Officer, British Business Investments. For services to Business”
Patricia Brittain
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
“Retail Volunteer, Royal Voluntary Service James Cook Hospital. For Charitable Services”
Ben Chisanga
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Stockton on Tees, County Durham
“Social Worker, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council. For services to Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children”
Officer (OBE)
Derek Winter
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Seaham, County Durham
“Lately Deputy Chief Coroner England and Wales, HM Senior Coroner City of Sunderland. For Public Service”
Simon Gerard White
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Ferryhill, County Durham
“Lately Chief Executive Officer, Vision Academy Learning Trust. For services to Education”
Claire Riley
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Chester-le-Street, County Durham
“Chair, Seven Stories. For services to Children 's Literacy and to Health”
Michael Prentice
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Chester le Street, County Durham
“National Director for NHS Resilience, NHS England. For services to the NHS”
Sano Allan Kellehear
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Hartlepool, County Durham
“Professor, Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing, Northumbria University. For services to Palliative Care”
Angela Lockwood
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Seaham, County Durham
“Lately Chief Executive Officer, North Star Housing. For services to Disadvantaged People in the North East”