New Year Honours 2012
Allen Robert Urch MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to swimming in Nottinghamshire.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to swimming in Nottinghamshire.
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“For services to swimming in Nottinghamshire.”
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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?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
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.”
Alex Brychta
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Surrey
“For services to Children’s Literature.”
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
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 Sport & Recreation
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield,
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Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
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“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
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Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
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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 (Nottinghamshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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