Birthday Honours 2012
Brenda Mary LAST OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Dance.”
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“For services to Dance.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 239 times in the Birthday Honours List 2012 — about 20% of the list.
In their area
1,264 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from London.
How widely is this recognised?
3,514 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2012
Adrian Paul Clark
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Monmouthshire
“Lately Cardiff Location Director and Chief Operating Officer for Protection, Legal and General Assurance Society Ltd. For services to the Financial Services Sector.”
Aidan Jones
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Essex
“Lately Chief Executive, WorldSkills London 2011. For services to Skills.”
Aidan Keith Cotter
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Staffordshire
“HM Coroner, Birmingham and Solihull. For services to the Bereaved and the Coronial System.”
Albert Woods
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Nottinghamshire
“For services to Canoeing.”
Alexander Allan Macdonald
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Western Isles
“Lately Convener of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. For services to Local Government and the community in the Western Isles.”
Alexandrina Jay
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Glasgow
“Chief Social Work Adviser, Directorate for Children and Families, Scottish Government.”
Alison Cox
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Norfolk
“For services to the community in the UK and overseas.”
Alison Jane Perry
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Merseyside
“Managing Director, Triangle Builders Ltd, Liverpool and Chair, National Federation of Builders. For services to the Construction Industry.”
Alistair Martin Mcmillan
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Cheshire
“For charitable services in the North West of England.”
Andrew Gregory Moore
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Berkshire
“Grade B1, Ministry of Defence.”
Andrew John Jowett
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Worcestershire
“Chief Executive, Performances Birmingham Symphony Hall and Town Hall. For services to Music.”
Andrew John Reed
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Leicestershire
“For services to the community and to Sport in Leicestershire.”
Angela Dorothy Krokou
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“Chair, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Mental Health.”
Anna Domenica Kennedy
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“Co-Founder, Hillingdon Manor School and Founder annakennedyonline. For services to Special Needs Education and Autism”
Anna Gill
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Norfolk
“Lately Co-Chair, Norfolk Children's Learning Difficulty and Disability Board. For services to Disabled Children and Families.”
Anne Christine Bulford
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London, London
“Chief Operating Officer, Channel 4. For services to Broadcasting.”
Anthony Edward Redsell
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Kent
“Farmer. For services to the UK Hops Industry.”
Anthony George Edward Rowe
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Devon
“For services to Business, Sport and Charity in Exeter, Devon.”
Anthony Howard Norman Roberts
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Isle of Wight
“For services to the Medical Field, Ornithology and to the community in the Isle of Wight.”
Antony Martin Dean
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Surrey
“Head of Product Design, Identity and Passport Service, Home Office.”
Armando Giovanni Iannucci
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
“For services to Broadcasting.”
Baroness Beeban Tania Kidron
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“Film Director. For services to Drama.”
Becks Buckingham
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Surrey
“Lately Head of Justice and Rule of Law, Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team, Department for International Development.”
Belle Tutaev
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Bristol
“Founder and Trustee, Pre-School Learning Alliance. For services to Children and Families.”
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Richard Starrs
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Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“Project Manager, Stockton and Darlington Railway Bicentenary. For services to Heritage”
Jean Irene Routley
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Backwell, Somerset
“For services to Church Music and to the community in Backwell, North Somerset”
Jennifer Rosemary Rose-Miller
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Nairn, Nairn
“For services to Local Heritage and to the community in Nairnshire”
Angela Jane Manson
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Lisburn, County Antrim
“For services to Youth Musical Theatre”
Rita Helen Lewis (Helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education”
Paul Kitching
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Wimborne, Dorset
“Head of the Natural History Museum, Tring. For services to Museums and to the community in Tring, Hertfordshire”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“Chief Executive Officer, AudioActive. For services to Young People and to Music”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“Founder and Director, Llandeilo Fawr Festival of Music. For services to Music”
Pauline Patricia Knifton Hough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nantwich, Cheshire
“For services to Theatre and to the community in Nantwich”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“Founder, Birsay Drama Group. For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney”
Melanie Jane Houldershaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Local Theatre and Choir”
Brian Charlton Heald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester, Cheshire”
Deborah Haythorne
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive, Roundabout Dramatherapy. For services to Dramatherapy”
Shirley Henderson (Shirley McGill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“Founder, McGill School of Speech and Drama, and Director, Aberdeen Youth Music Theatre. For services to Drama”
Rex Ormonde Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire”
James Breingan Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“Chief Executive Officer, The Steamship Sir Walter Scott Trust. For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park”
John Alexander Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“Co-Founder, Thomas Fowell Buxton Society. For services to Heritage”
Helen Joyce Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“Co-Founder, Thomas Fowell Buxton Society. For services to Heritage”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“Director, 'A Space' Arts. For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“Artistic Director, Swansea Jazz Club. For services to Jazz Music”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“Founder, Total Ensemble Theatre Company. For services to Inclusive Theatre”
Lynn Cedar
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lingfield, Surrey
“Co-Founder and lately Co-Chief Executive, Roundabout Dramatherapy. For services to Dramatherapy”
Mabel Cardwell (May Cardwell)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Market Harborough, Leicestershire
“For services to Dance and to the community in Corby, Northamptonshire”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2012
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2012). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2012.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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