New Year Honours 2012
Alex Brychta MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Children’s Literature.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2012
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“For services to Children’s Literature.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 677 times in the New Year Honours List 2012 — about 56% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 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 2012
Adam Naylor
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Cumbria
“For services to the Arts in Cumbria.”
Aidan’s Church of England High School
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
“For services to Education.”
Akram Zaman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in Northamptonshire.”
Al’adin Maherali
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“For services to the Voluntary Sector and to Business.”
Alan Eugene Burland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
“For services to the community in Bermuda.”
Alan Peter Horsfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“For services to St.”
Alan Woodiwiss
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“For services to Amateur Football.”
Alexander David Richard Simpson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to the community in Polmont, Stirlingshire.”
Alexander Glynn Francis Parry
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Dyfed
“For services to Law Enforcement.”
Alexander Nairn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Dundee
“for Work and Pensions.”
Alexander Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Bristol
“For services to Jobseekers in Bristol.”
Alfred Robin Fisher
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Hertfordshire
“For services to Architectural Stained Glass.”
Alice Ellen Morgan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Pembrokeshire
“For services to the Girlguides in Pembrokeshire.”
Alison Evans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
East Sussex
“For services to Visually Impaired Young People in Sussex.”
Alison Jayne Merrien
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
“For services to the sport of Bowls.”
Alison Latham
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Alison Lewis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Hampshire
Alison Lowe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Greater Manchester
Allen Robert Urch
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Nottinghamshire
“For services to swimming in Nottinghamshire.”
Ambrose High School
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
“For services to Education and Music.”
Anant Barodekar
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Merseyside
“for Young People.”
Andrea Haynes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“for Work and Pensions.”
Andrew Francis Reaveley James
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Grenadier Guards
Andrew Gotts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
East Midlands
“For services to Photography and Charity.”
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Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Inclusive Theatre.”
Marilyn Blieck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire.”
Christopher Gaze
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2012
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2012).
Published 31 December 2011.
Location (Surrey) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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