Birthday Honours 2009
Alan Thomas ROWNTREE MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For voluntary service to Blackburn Cathedral and to the community in East Lancashire.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For voluntary service to Blackburn Cathedral and to the community in East Lancashire.
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“For voluntary service to Blackburn Cathedral and to the community in East Lancashire.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
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Alan Thomas Rowntree
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For voluntary service to Blackburn Cathedral and to the community in East Lancashire.”
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Alan Thomas Rowntree
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For voluntary service to Blackburn Cathedral and to the community in East Lancashire.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 611 times in the Birthday Honours List 2009 — about 63% of the list.
In their area
437 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Lancashire.
How widely is this recognised?
415 people have been recognised for Faith & Belief.
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 Birthday Honours 2009
Adam Alexander
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Belfast
“Senior Development Manager, Oaklee Housing Association Ltd. For services to Social Housing in Northern Ireland.”
Agnes Joan Radcliffe
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Isle of Man
“For voluntary service to the St John Ambulance Brigade and to the community in the Isle of Man.”
Agnes McPhee Graham Chisholm
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary service to Ladies' Golf.”
Aideen Carmel D'Arcy
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Belfast
“Director of Development, Helm Housing. For services to Disadvantaged People In Northern Ireland.”
Alan Milliner
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cornwall
“Constable, Devon and Cornwall Constabulary. For services to the Police.”
Alan Sturley
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Warwickshire
“For services to Young People in Warwickshire.”
Alberto Crisci
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Surrey
“Catering Services Manager, HM Prison High Down, Sutton, Surrey. For services to the Catering Industry.”
Alderman Ellie Mckay
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Down
“Alderman and Councillor, North Down Borough Council. For services to Local Government in Northern Ireland.”
Alfred Edward Youell
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
West Midlands
“For charitable services.”
Alice Avis
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“Chair, Sanctuary Spa Group. For services to the Beauty Industry.”
Alison Patricia Mccullough
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Antrim
“For services to Speech and Language Therapy in Northern Ireland.”
Allan George Sinclair
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Kent
“For services to the Funeral Profession.”
Andrea Margaret Collingridge
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Leicestershire
“Maternity Social Worker, Leicestershire County Council. For services to Local Government.”
Andrew Bennett
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Bedfordshire
“Food and Beverage Manager, The Park Lane Hotel. For services to the Hospitality Industry and to Skills Training.”
Andrew Nixon
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in Daventry, Northamptonshire.”
Ann Carolyn Williams
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
West Glamorgan
“Head, Electronic Customer Services, Electronic Vehicle Licensing, Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency, Swansea, Department for Transport.”
Ann Echlin
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Kent
“For services to the community in North Kent.”
Ann Lucy Mary Harpwood
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Powys
“For voluntary service to Justice for Dogs Charity.”
Ann Mursell Pattinson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Gwynedd
“For services to the Meirionydd Special Riding Group and to Disabled People in Gwynedd.”
Ann Violet Conway
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
West Midlands
“School Crossing Warden, Solihull Council. For services to Education.”
Anna Elizabeth Adair
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Denbighshire
“For voluntary service to Animal Welfare in North Wales.”
Anna Wing
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“Actor. For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Anne Baggot Beaumont
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Pembrokeshire
“For services to the community in St David's, Pembrokeshire.”
Anne Macneary
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“Chair of Governors, Keyworth Primary School and Chair, Interim Executive Board, Geoffrey Chaucer Technology College, Southwark, London. For voluntary service to Educ...”
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Philippa Ruth Penney
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Monmouthshire, Gwent
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Renfrewshire
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
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Joy Madeiros
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Chigwell, Essex
“Group Chief Executive Officer, Oasis Charitable Trust and Founding Member, Women's Faith Forum. For services to Education and Faith Relations”
Robert Stephen Rubin
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London, Greater London
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Henry Cyril Grunwald
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Lately, Chair of the National Holocaust Centre and Museum, Newark. For services to Holocaust Remembrance and Education.”
Gerald Joseph Callister
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Port Erin and to the Church.”
Gerald Bennett Morris
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Truro, Cornwall
“For services to the community in the Parish of Perranzabuloe, Cornwall”
Gillian Anne Marriott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire
“For services to the Church and to the community in Long Eaton, Derbyshire”
Maureen Ann Leveton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to the Jewish Community in Norwich.”
Arnold Sydney Lewis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to the Jewish Community in Liverpool”
David Russel Lerner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Jewish community in the London Borough of Harrow”
Barry Coleman Leveton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to the Jewish Community in Norwich”
William Frank Gourlay Strang
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Lately Deputy Director, Europe Division, Scottish Government. For services to Intercultural Dialogue and Interfaith Relations”
Avtar Singh Matharu
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“Professor of Chemistry, University of York. For services to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and to Interfaith and Community Cohesion”
Steven David Lewis
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Jewish Care and the community in Greater London”
Nasser Kurdy
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Altrincham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Community Interfaith Reconciliation”
Harjinder Lallie
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Birmingham, West Midlands
“Founder, Gurmat Sangeet Academy. For services to Musical Heritage, to Faith Communities and to Integration”
Neil Martin
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive, Jewish Lads' and Girls' Brigade. For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance”
Norman Solomon
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2009). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2009.
Location (Lancashire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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