Birthday Honours 2021
Brenda Mccutcheon BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
• Sewing Teacher
“For services to Adult Education.”
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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
12 June 2021
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Brenda McCUTCHEON
Covid-19, Sewing Teacher, Newcastle Adult Education
For services to Adult Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63377 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
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British Empire Medal
Birthday Honours 2021- Role at the time
- Sewing Teacher
- Region
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Adult Education.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 344 times in the Birthday Honours List 2021 — about 24% of the list.
In their area
66 British Empire Medal recipients are from Tyne and Wear.
What organisation were they with?
Sewing Teacher.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the Birthday Honours 2021
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Lucille Windle
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Emma Whitfield
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63377, notice 3818620. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2021).
Published 11 June 2021.
Location (Newcastle upon Tyne, 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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