New Year Honours 2017
Barbara Jones BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to the British Red Cross and the community in Gwynedd.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to the British Red Cross and the community in Gwynedd.
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London Gazette notice
British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Mrs. Barbara Patricia JONES
For services to the British Red Cross and the community in Gwynedd.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Gwynedd
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British Empire Medal
New Year Honours 2017- Region
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“For services to the British Red Cross and the community in Gwynedd.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 331 times in the New Year Honours List 2017 — about 22% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours 2017
Adam Kelly
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“For services to Business and the community in Galashiels, Scottish Borders.”
Agnes Fullerton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Glasgow
“For voluntary service in Glasgow.”
Aidan Campbell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Belfast
“For services to Patients with Cancer in Northern Ireland.”
Akeim Mundell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Greater Manchester
“For services to the community in Manchester.”
Alan Pope
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Cornwall
“For services to Music and Young People in Camborne, Cornwall.”
Albert Clyde
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Londonderry
“For services to the community in Coleraine.”
Alistair Norval
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Dunbartonshire
“For services to Music in Dunbartonshire.”
Alyson Lawton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
London
“For services to Heritage.”
Amanda Park
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Abroad
“For voluntary service to the ex-Service community.”
Amy English
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
“For services to British interests in the United States of America.”
Andrew Butt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Suffolk
“For services to Public Safety.”
Andrew Yates
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
West Midlands
“For services to Sailing in Solihull.”
Angela Chant
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Devon
“For services for Young People in South Hams, Devon.”
Angela Copson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Northamptonshire
“For services to Running.”
Angela Humphreys
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Rutland
“For services to the community in Oakham, Rutland.”
Ann Glenesk
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Glasgow
“For services to Prisoners and Community Relations.”
Ann Hamilton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Midlothian
“For services to Veterans.”
Ann Malling
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Somerset
“For services to Young People in the South West of England through Girlguiding.”
Ann Mcgarrigle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Londonderry
“For services to Mental Health and the Bereaved in Northern Ireland.”
Ann Orr
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Fermanagh
“For services to Agriculture Industry and the Rural Community in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.”
Ann Rudeforth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Hertfordshire
“For services to the community in Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire.”
Anna Hamilton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Tyrone
“For voluntary service to Organ Music and the community in County Tyrone.”
Anthony Halmos
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
London
“For services to the 800th Anniversary Commemoration of Magna Carta.”
Anthony Kingsnorth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
London
“For services to the community in Enfield, Middlesex.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Clive Leslie Gritten
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Children, Young People and the community in Norfolk.”
Peter Alan Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Lymington, Hampshire
“For services to British Maritime History and to the community in Southampton.”
Meena Upadhyaya
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Community Cohesion in Wales and to Medical Genetics.”
Nigel Travis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Boxing and the community in Moss Side, Greater Manchester.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
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.”
Moira Chrystal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
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.”
Simon Wootton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rayleigh, Essex
“For services to the community in South Essex.”
David Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Diane Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Michael West
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.”
Ruth Verner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Antrim, County Antrim
“For services to the community in County Antrim.”
Christine Wheatley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For services to the community in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex.”
Darren Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Olney, Buckinghamshire
“For Charitable Service, particularly to Birmingham Children’s Hospital.”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Nicholas Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carnforth, Lancashire
“For services to the community in Over Kellet, Lancashire.”
Craig Trail
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
“For services to the community in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.”
Jean Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Donald Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2675342. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
Published 31 December 2016.
Location (Gwynedd) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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