New Year Honours 2013
Christopher Burnaby STARR OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“Chair, Forestry Regulation Task Force. For services to British Forestry and Forestry Education.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chair, Forestry Regulation Task Force. For services to British Forestry and Forestry Education.
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“Chair, Forestry Regulation Task Force. For services to British Forestry and Forestry Education.”
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“Chair, Forestry Regulation Task Force. For services to British Forestry and Forestry Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 247 times in the New Year Honours List 2013 — about 20% of the list.
In their area
61 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Cumbria.
How widely is this recognised?
1,110 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
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 New Year Honours 2013
Adrian Anthony Lester
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London, London
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Ahmed Choonara
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Nottinghamshire
“Board Member, Network for Black Professionals. For services to Further Education.”
Alan Poyner Pritchard
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Caerphilly
“Lately Headteacher, Cyfarthfa High School, Merthyr Tydfil. For services to Education in Wales.”
Alexander William Macbeth
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
West Yorkshire
“Chief Executive, Textile Centre of Excellence. For services to Learning and Skills.”
Alice Mary Davidson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Merseyside
“Volunteer, Volunteer Missionary Movement. For services to International Humanitarian Aid.”
Alison Humberstone
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Hampshire
“Policy Team Leader, Private Pensions Directorate, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Tackling Youth Unemployment and to charitable Fundraising.”
Alistair George Finlay
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Belfast
“Assistant Chief Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing in Northern Ireland.”
Amanda Jayne Reddin
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Merseyside
“Head National Coach, British Gymnastics. For services to Sport.”
Andrew David Wiseman
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For public and political service.”
Andrew Douglas-Home
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Berwickshire
“Lately Chair, Tweed Commissioners and the River Tweed Foundation. For services to Fishing and to Scottish Heritage through the Abbotsford Trust.”
Andrew James Worthington
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Flintshire
“Chair, North West Steering Group, London 2012. For services to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Andrew Michael Robson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to the game of Bridge and to Charity.”
Andrew Murray
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Tennis Player. For services to Tennis.”
Ann Chance
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
West Sussex
“For services to the voluntary and charitable giving in the United Kingdom.”
Anna Payne
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Weymouth and Portland Manager, UK Wide Operations, Government Olympic Executive. For services to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Anne Christine Mckillop
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
North Yorkshire
“Assistant Director, Financial Compliance, UK Border Agency, Home Office. For services to the Asylum Population.”
Anne Eileen Bleasdale
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
North Yorkshire
“Headteacher, Laneshaw Bridge Primary School, Lancashire. For services to Education.”
Anne Ganley
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Tyne and Wear
“Managing Director, Thompson's Builders' and Plumbers' Merchants. For services to the Builders' Merchants Industry and to charity.”
Annette Lesley Brooke
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Dorset
“Member of Parliament for Mid Dorset and North Poole. For public and political service.”
Anthea Dolman Gair
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Gloucestershire
“Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence Acquisition.”
Antony George Sims
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Surrey
“Director, 2012 Delivery, UK Trade and Investment, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. For services to Industry through the British Business Embassy.”
Ashley Hugh Roberts
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Deputy Head, Automotive Unit, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. For services to the UK Automotive Industry.”
Audrey Margaret Mooney
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Aberdeenshire
“Governor, HM Prison Aberdeen, Scottish Prison Service. For services to the Scottish Prison Service.”
Audrey Therese Ardern-Jones
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Surrey
“Associate Lecturer, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Cancer Genetics Nursing Care.”
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Boston, Lincolnshire
“Founder and Chair, Boston Woods Trust. For services to the Environment”
Keith Chalmers-Watson
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North Berwick, East Lothian
“Life Member and lately Chair of World Pheasant Association. For services to Wild Bird Research and Conservation”
Philip Brett Stocker
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Badminton, Gloucestershire
“Chief Executive Officer, National Sheep Association. For services to Farming and to Animal Welfare”
Stephen Michael Smith
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Executive Director, CO2RE and Associate Professor of Greenhouse Gas Removal, University of Oxford. For services to Climate Science”
George Edward Spencer Seligman
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Romsey, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment”
Juliet Sargeant
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“Garden Designer, Juliet Sargeant Gardens and Landscapes. For services to Horticulture”
David Sawkins
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Holm, Orkney
“Deputy Harbour Master, Strategy and Support, Orkney Islands Council. For services to Port and Harbour Development and to Environmental Management”
John Rochford
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hertford, Hertfordshire
“Liveryman, Worshipful Company of Gardeners. For services to Horticulture”
Pamela Christine Rawling
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“Lately Education for Sustainable Development Manager, Early Years and Childcare, The Education People. For services to Early Years and Education for Sustainable Development”
Andrew Page
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ringwood, Hampshire
“Wildlife Ranger Manager, Forestry Commission. For services to Forestry”
Stewart William Muir
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liskeard, Cornwall
“Lately Policy Officer, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. For services to Wildlife Conservation”
William Robert Lyon Moore
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Derry, County Londonderry
“For services to the Agriculture Sector in Northern Ireland”
Becki Lawson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Zoology Zoological Society of London. For services to Wildlife Health”
Simon John Humphreys
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dorking, Surrey
“For services to the Environment”
Stephen John Hughson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newbridge on Wye, Powys
“For services to Agriculture and to Tourism and Events in Wales”
Caterina Goodhart
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Founder, London School of Picture and Frame Conservation. For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts”
Ian Glendinning
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“Managing Director, Irish Grouse Conservation Trust. For services to Country Sports and to Conservation”
Alison Field
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Winchester, Hampshire
“President, Royal Forestry Society. For services to Forestry”
Sarah Eberle
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Witney, Oxfordshire
“For services to Horticulture”
Matthew Philip Lindsey-Clark
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Doynton, Gloucestershire
“Treasurer, Royal Horticultural Society. For services to Horticulture and to Philanthropy”
Sarah Jane Chimbwandira
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bordon, Hampshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Surrey Wildlife Trust. For services to the Environment”
Bridget Biddell
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Farnham, Surrey
“Chair, Country Land and Business Association Charitable Trust. For services to Environmental Restoration and to Charity”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2013). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2012.
Location (Cumbria) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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