New Year Honours 2009
Alan Godfrey SWERDLOW MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to the Arts and to the communities in Liverpool and Suffolk.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to the Arts and to the communities in Liverpool and Suffolk.
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“For services to the Arts and to the communities in Liverpool and Suffolk.”
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Alan Godfrey Swerdlow
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 598 times in the New Year Honours List 2009 — about 63% of the list.
In their area
150 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Suffolk.
How widely is this recognised?
3,514 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2009
Alan Cottle
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Surrey
“For services to Children and Young People with Special Needs in Surrey.”
Alan Craig
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Surrey
“Inspector, International Team, UK Border Agency, Home Office. For public and voluntary service.”
Alan Kells
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Wiltshire
“Grade E1, Ministry of Defence. For public and voluntary service.”
Alderman Cecil James Cousley
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Antrim
“For services to the Boys' Brigade and to Local Government in Ballymoney, Northern Ireland.”
Alec Brader
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Lincolnshire
“Lately Leader, Revesby Summer Playscheme, Boston, Lincolnshire. For services to Young People.”
Alec Gill
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to the fishing community in Kingston-upon-Hull.”
Alexander Moggach
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Glasgow
“For services to the Industry Engineers' Club Project.”
Alexander Ross Sutherland
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Highland
“For voluntary service to Swimming in Inverness.”
Alexandra Murray
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Highland
“Designer. For services to the Fashion and Textile Industries in Scotland.”
Alexandra Olivia Naish
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Bristol
“For services to Community Relations in Bristol.”
Alfred John Slow
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Dorset
“For voluntary service to the community in Wimborne, Dorset.”
Alice Patricia Middleton
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Hull
“Founder, Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide. For services to Vulnerable People.”
Alice Zeitlyn
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cambridgeshire
“For voluntary service to the community in Cambridge.”
Alison Claire Finch
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Surrey
“Ward Sister and Senior Nurse, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Healthcare.”
Alison May Mcausland
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cheshire
“For voluntary service to the community in Warrington, Cheshire.”
Allan Rees
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Bridgend
“For services to the National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners and to the Royal British Legion in South Wales.”
Allan Roy Currall
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Berkshire
“Chair of Governors, Kendrick School, Reading. For voluntary service to Education.”
Amanda Estelle Carter
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Leicestershire
“For voluntary service to the community in Leicester.”
Andrea Johnstone
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Somerset
“For voluntary service to the community in Berrow, Somerset.”
Andrew Dougal Dempster
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Renfrewshire
“For voluntary service to Victim Support in Scotland.”
Andrew Forbes
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Fife
“Health, Safety and Security Manager, Babcock Marine. For services to Industry.”
Andrew Heath
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For services to the Music Publishing Industry.”
Andrew Richard Platt
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Lancashire
“Prison Officer, HM Prison Manchester, Ministry of Justice. For public and voluntary service.”
Andrew Triggshodge
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
North Yorkshire
“Rower. For services to Sport.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,514 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Daniel Calvert
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the Culinary Arts in Japan and to UK/Japan Culinary Relations.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“Project Manager, Stockton and Darlington Railway Bicentenary. For services to Heritage”
Jean Irene Routley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Backwell, Somerset
“For services to Church Music and to the community in Backwell, North Somerset”
Jennifer Rosemary Rose-Miller
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nairn, Nairn
“For services to Local Heritage and to the community in Nairnshire”
Angela Jane Manson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lisburn, County Antrim
“For services to Youth Musical Theatre”
Rita Helen Lewis (Helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education”
Paul Kitching
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wimborne, Dorset
“Head of the Natural History Museum, Tring. For services to Museums and to the community in Tring, Hertfordshire”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“Chief Executive Officer, AudioActive. For services to Young People and to Music”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“Founder and Director, Llandeilo Fawr Festival of Music. For services to Music”
Pauline Patricia Knifton Hough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nantwich, Cheshire
“For services to Theatre and to the community in Nantwich”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“Founder, Birsay Drama Group. For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney”
Melanie Jane Houldershaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Local Theatre and Choir”
Brian Charlton Heald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester, Cheshire”
Deborah Haythorne
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive, Roundabout Dramatherapy. For services to Dramatherapy”
Shirley Henderson (Shirley McGill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“Founder, McGill School of Speech and Drama, and Director, Aberdeen Youth Music Theatre. For services to Drama”
Rex Ormonde Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire”
James Breingan Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“Chief Executive Officer, The Steamship Sir Walter Scott Trust. For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park”
John Alexander Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“Co-Founder, Thomas Fowell Buxton Society. For services to Heritage”
Helen Joyce Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“Co-Founder, Thomas Fowell Buxton Society. For services to Heritage”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“Director, 'A Space' Arts. For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“Artistic Director, Swansea Jazz Club. For services to Jazz Music”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“Founder, Total Ensemble Theatre Company. For services to Inclusive Theatre”
Lynn Cedar
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lingfield, Surrey
“Co-Founder and lately Co-Chief Executive, Roundabout Dramatherapy. For services to Dramatherapy”
Mabel Cardwell (May Cardwell)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Market Harborough, Leicestershire
“For services to Dance and to the community in Corby, Northamptonshire”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2009). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2008.
Location (Suffolk) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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