Birthday Honours 2009
Alastair HIGNELL CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
journalist
“Lately Rugby Commentator. For services to Sport and to Charity.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Lately Rugby Commentator. For services to Sport and to Charity.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2009- Role at the time
- journalist
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- Gloucestershire
“Lately Rugby Commentator. For services to Sport and to Charity.”
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“Lately Rugby Commentator. For services to Sport and to Charity.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 102 times in the Birthday Honours List 2009 — about 11% of the list.
In their area
37 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Gloucestershire.
What organisation were they with?
journalist.
How widely is this recognised?
2,079 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2009
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Surrey
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Alice Loretto Quinn
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Belfast
“Chair, Health Promotion Agency Northern Ireland. For services to Healthcare.”
Alwen Williams
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“Chief Executive, Tower Hamlets Primary Care Trust. For services to Healthcare.”
Anne Elizabeth Williams
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cheshire
“Lately Strategic Director, Health and Social Care, Salford Council. For services to Local Government.”
Brian Mcalinden
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Glasgow
“Headteacher, Castlemilk High School, Glasgow. For services to Education.”
Christine Joy Stewart
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Surrey
“Lately Director, Criminal Law and Sentencing Policy, Ministry of Justice.”
Christopher John Adrian Chivers
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Down
“Lately Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice. For services to the Administration of Justice in Northern Ireland.”
Christopher Michael Clarke
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Edinburgh
“Director, National Gallery of Scotland. For services to the Visual Arts.”
Christopher Tailby
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London
“Director, Anti-Avoidance Group, HM Revenue and Customs.”
Cicely Frances Berry
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Warwickshire
“Voice Director, Royal Shakespeare Company. For services to Drama.”
Councillor John Merry
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Greater Manchester
“Leader, Salford City Council. For services to Local Government.”
David Graham Blanchflower
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United States
“For services to Economics and to the Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England.”
David Mlinaric
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Somerset
“For services to Interior Design and to Heritage.”
David Turrell
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Wiltshire
“Headteacher, Sir Bernard Lovell School, Bristol and Chairman, Kingswood 14-19 Partnership. For services to local and national Education.”
Dean James
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“Chief Operating Officer, Corporate IT, Department for Work and Pensions. For public and voluntary service.”
Delia Ann Smith
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Suffolk
“Cookery Writer and Broadcaster. For services to the Food Industry.”
Dr Anas Al-Shaikh
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Surrey
“Academic Advisor, London Office, International Institute of Islamic Thought. For services to Community Relations.”
Dr Elaine Mcmahon
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
East Riding of Yorkshire
“Chief Executive and Principal, Hull Group of Colleges. For services to local and national Further Education.”
Dr Elizabeth Sidwell
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“Chief Executive, Haberdashers' Aske's Federation, Lewisham, London. For services to local and national Education.”
Dr James Matheson Smith
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Surrey
“Chairman, Shell UK. For services to the Oil and Gas industries.”
Dr Judith Ann Hulf
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London
“Consultant Anaesthetist, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and President, Royal College of Anaesthetists. For services to Medicine.”
Dr Juliet Susan Durrant Williams
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Devon
“For services to the Tourist and Creative Industries.”
Dr June Munro Raine
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
“Director, Vigilance and Risk Management of Medicines, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, Department of Health.”
Dr Katharine Bridget Pretty
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Cambridgeshire
“Principal, Homerton College, Cambridge and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Cambridge. For services to Higher Education.”
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Kim Watson
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Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia”
Alan Christopher Thurlow
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London, Greater London
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Steven Thompson
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Liverpool, Merseyside
“Volunteer, Waterloo Rugby Football Club. For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside”
Jennifer Elizabeth Smyth
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Londonderry, County Londonderry
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Edmund Harold Shillabeer
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Plymouth, Devon
“For services to Charitable Fundraising, to Athletics and to the community in Plymouth, Devon”
David Stewart Smallwoods
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Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
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Scott Rogers
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Saint Helens, Merseyside
“Lately Head Coach, England National Amputee Football Team. For services to Disability Sport”
Alan Thomas Parker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire”
James Isaac McDONALD
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Volunteer Athletics Coach. For services to Junior Athletics”
Jason Land
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“Disability and Inclusion Lead, Grimsby Town Foundation. For services to Association Football”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Administrator, Old Streetonians Rugby Football Club. For services to Amateur Sport in London”
Eleanor Sarah Guedalla
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football for Women and Marginalised Communities”
Leslie Alan France
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“Swimming Coach. For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan”
Linda Annette Gaine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia”
Sarah Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnham, West Sussex
“Implementation Team Leader, Delivery Strand Workplace Transformation Programme, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports”
George Michael Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing”
Edwin Herbert Ernest Bridges
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Sport in Crowborough”
Roger Frederick Bell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carrickfergus, County Antrim
“For services to Local Cricket”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“President, Mid Staffs Junior Football League. For services to Grassroots Football”
Ian Michael Brown
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Cycling in Guernsey.”
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Commander 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 (Gloucestershire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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