New Year Honours 2022
Anya Francis MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Young People in Durham through Swimming.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Young People in Durham through Swimming.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
01 January 2022
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Anya FRANCIS
For services to Young People in Durham through Swimming.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63571 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Young People in Durham through Swimming.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 622 times in the New Year Honours List 2022 — about 39% of the list.
In their area
91 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Tyne and Wear.
How widely is this recognised?
3,337 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 2022
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Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,337 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
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“For services to Children and Young People.”
Roger Walton
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“For services to Children and Young People.”
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London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
John Turner
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“For services to Children and Young People.”
Alice Sutherland
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Michael Springett
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“For services to Young People in the East of England.”
Pundrique Sharma
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“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
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Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
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Alice Outten
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Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Douglas Ormston
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Galashiels, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
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Katie Misselbrook
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Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
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Spennymoor, County Durham
“For services to Children and Young People in County Durham.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63571, notice 3956732. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2022).
Published 31 December 2021.
Location (Hetton Le Hole, Tyne and Wear) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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