New Year Honours 2015
Barbara Ann English MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Heritage and to the community in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Heritage and to the community in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2015
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East Riding of Yorkshire
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“For services to Heritage and to the community in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire.”
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“For services to Heritage and to the community in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 556 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 40% 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 2015
Abdul Razaq Khan,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Berkshire
“For services to Children and Families.”
Agnes Barbara, Dunlop Mrs. Brand,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Fermanagh
“For services to Education and the community in Northern Ireland.”
Ahmed Bashir,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
North Yorkshire
lately Head
Airman John Campbell,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Royal Naval Reserve
Alan Boyle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Cheshire
“For services to Swimming and Water Polo.”
Alan Charles Sefton,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Education and to Young People in the UK and Abroad.”
Alan Francis O’Flanagan,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Army Cadet Force
Alan James Fearon,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Music in the North East.”
Alan James Harvey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Midlands
“For political service.”
Alan Martin Walters
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Buckinghamshire
Alastair Hislop Hume
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Aberdeen
Alastair Lockington Noble
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Nairn
“For services to Health, Social Care and Conservation in Nairnshire.”
Albert Herbert Percy Palmer,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
Honorary Secretary
Albert Whiting
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Tyne and Wear
“For services to the community in North Tyneside and to charitable services in the UK and Abroad.”
Alec Ewart Harvey,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Alexander James Pirie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Lothian
Alfred Grummett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Tyne and Wear
Alice Jane Formby,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
“For services to End of Life Care.”
Alison Forbes Graham,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to British foreign policy interests.”
Alison Jean Katherine Skene, D.L
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Aberdeen
Alistair John Alexander Maciver
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Sutherland
Alistair McARTHUR
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Devon
“For services to Humanitarian Aid.”
Allan Robert Burns
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Renfrewshire
Alma Joan Murray,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Durham
In the same field
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2015).
Published 31 December 2014.
Location (East Riding of Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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