New Year Honours 2014
Brian Wiggins BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Amateur Swimming in Oxfordshire.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Amateur Swimming in Oxfordshire.
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British Empire Medal
New Year Honours 2014- Region
- Oxfordshire
“For services to Amateur Swimming in Oxfordshire.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
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“For services to Amateur Swimming in Oxfordshire.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 374 times in the New Year Honours List 2014 — about 24% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
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 2014
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Alexander Cornelius Copland
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Aberdeenshire
“For voluntary service in Ballater, Aberdeenshire.”
Alison Margaret Mackie
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Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Falkirk Ladies Football Team.”
Alison Mary Russell
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Suffolk
“For services to the community in Chesworth, Ipswich.”
Alistair Cameron Hardie
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Moray
“For services to Music and to the community in Morayshire.”
Amanda Victoria Schryver
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Surrey
“For services to the community in Capel, Surrey.”
Amarjit Kaur Bakhshi
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
London
“For services to the community in Hounslow.”
Andrew Harold Osborne
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Kent
“Chair, Faversham Municipal Charities, Kent. For services to Almshouse Sheltered Accommodation.”
Anita Jayne Browning
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Anita Patricia Haycock
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Gloucestershire
“Member, Tewkesbury Hospital League of Friends and Volunteer Group, NHS Gloucestershire. For voluntary services to Healthcare.”
Ann Donnarumma
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London
“Volunteer in Child Protection and Cruse Bereavement Care, Bromley, Kent. For services to Children and Families in Kent.”
Anne Bennett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Somerset
“Chair, League of Friends, Yeovil Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. For voluntary and charitable services in Somerset.”
Anne Doreen McMath
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Anne Elizabeth Phillips
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Perth and Kinross
“Manager, Peacocks Restaurant, McEwen's of Perth. For services to Business and Tourism in Perthshire.”
Anne Innes Grant
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Moray
“Assistant Service Manager, Youthpoint Moray. For services to Vulnerable Young People.”
Anne Ruth Clendon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Great Haywood, Staffordshire.”
Anthony George Davey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Argyll and Bute
“Chair, Cardross Community Council. For services to the community in Cardross, Argyll and Bute.”
Anthony Knowles
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Lincolnshire
“Trustee, Emma Jayne Memorial Fund, Hull Royal Infirmary. For charitable services to Neurological Treatment in East Yorkshire.”
Anthony Samuel Haycock
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Gloucestershire
“Member, Tewkesbury Hospital League of Friends and Volunteer Group, NHS Gloucestershire. For voluntary services to Healthcare.”
Arthur Henry Tipper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Staffordshire
“For services to Music in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire.”
Augustine’s Church
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Barbara Ann Bradley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Kent
“For services to the community in Horton Kirby, Kent.”
Barbara Anne Dearden-potter
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Devon
“For services to the community in Seaton, Devon.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
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Kevin Sinfield
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Nigel Travis
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Boxing and the community in Moss Side, Greater Manchester.”
David Dein
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London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Gabrielle Logan
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Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Emily Scarratt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coalville, Leicestershire
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Leah Williamson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Johanna Norman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Swimming in Guernsey.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
John Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Cricket in Warwickshire and the West Midlands.”
David Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Kim Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Alan Thurlow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Swimming.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Jennifer Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport.”
David Smallwoods
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Alan Parker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.”
James Mcdonald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Junior Athletics.”
Jason Land
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Leslie France
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan.”
Linda Gaine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Sarah Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnham, West Sussex
“Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports.”
George Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2014
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2014).
Published 1 January 2014.
Location (Oxfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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