Birthday Honours 2026
Catherine Sykes MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Further Education.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
13 June 2026
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Catherine Elizabeth SYKES
Vice-Principal Governance and Compliance, Hull College, East Riding of Yorkshire.
For services to Further Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 65091 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Brough, East Riding of Yorkshire
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“For services to Further Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 592 times in the Birthday Honours List 2026 — about 41% of the list.
In their area
29 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from East Riding of Yorkshire.
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
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Corwen, Clwyd
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Radlett, Hertfordshire
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Alexia Williams
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Bristol, City of Bristol
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Alison Dunn
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Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“For services to the community in the North East of England.”
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Debra Gray
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Julie Gard
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Lilian Field
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“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
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“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
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Worthing, West Sussex
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Michael Hamblin
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Wilfred Eaton
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Elizabeth Eaton
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Tariq Obaide
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“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
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Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
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Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
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Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
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Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
Source & provenance
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 65091, notice 5153800. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2026).
Published 12 June 2026.
Location (Brough, 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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