New Year Honours 2008
Anna Thevarthundiyil Thomas-Betts MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• Imperial College London
Organisation: Imperial College London
“For services to the community and Education.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to the community and Education.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2008
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Location
Berkshire
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2008- Role at the time
- Imperial College London
- Region
- Berkshire
“For services to the community and Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 664 times in the New Year Honours List 2008 — about 56% of the list.
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How widely is this recognised?
16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
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 2008
Abdul Bary Malik
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Yorkshire
“For services to the Ethnic Minority Community in Bradford, West Yorkshire.”
Abila Pointing
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Merseyside
“For services to Community Relations in Liverpool and Manchester.”
Adam John Tarplee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
First Secretary
Adrian Charles Bowrey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Bristol
“For services to the Aerospace Industry.”
Adrian Lee Cox
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Royal Air Force
Adrian Woods
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Yorkshire
“For services to Disadvantaged Young People.”
Aileen Dodds-Parker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Young People through the Fairbridge Society.”
Alan David Savory
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hertfordshire
“For services to the Independent Park Home Advisory Service.”
Alan Hodgkinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Warwickshire
“For services to Football.”
Alan John Dixon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hampshire
Grade C1
Alan Lancaster
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Yorkshire
“For services to Shaw Cross Club for Young People, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire.”
Alan Lindsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Tyne and Wear
“For services to the Sunderland Branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society.”
Alan Robert Potter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Wiltshire
“For services to Science.”
Alan Surtees
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hampshire
“For services to Young People through The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.”
Alastair Thompson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
East Sussex
“For services to the Police.”
Alexander Bulloch
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Midlands
“For services to the Birmingham War Research Society.”
Alexander McKenzie Condie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Fife
“For services to Social Housing in Fife.”
Alexander Naylor
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Lanarkshire
“For services to Athletics.”
Alison Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to the Fashion Industry.”
Alison Suzanne Pockett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
“For services to the British Chamber of Commerce and charitable interests in Japan.”
Alun Davies
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Bristol
“for Organisations of Disabled People.”
Amajit Talwar
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Midlands
“For services to the Music Industry and to the community in the West Midlands.”
Aminul Hoque
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Youth Justice in East London.”
Andrea Margaret Shaw
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
South Yorkshire
“For services to Flood Rescue.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Alexander Gibson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Isabella Jenney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2008).
Published 29 December 2007.
Location (Berkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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