Birthday Honours 2018
Darran Saunders BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Volunteer
“For voluntary service to Young People in Brighton and Hove.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For voluntary service to Young People in Brighton and Hove.
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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
9 June 2018
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.
Mrs. Darran Francis SAUNDERS
Volunteer, The Connor Saunders Foundation
For voluntary service to Young People in Brighton and Hove.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62310 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
East Sussex
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British Empire Medal
Birthday Honours 2018- Role at the time
- Volunteer
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- East Sussex
“For voluntary service to Young People in Brighton and Hove.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 331 times in the Birthday Honours List 2018 — about 24% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Volunteer.
How widely is this recognised?
3,337 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
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 Birthday Honours 2018
Abdul Sardar
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
London
“For services to the community in Tower Hamlets, London.”
Ada Haywood
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Staffordshire
“For voluntary service to Cancer Research UK.”
Agimol Pradeep
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Kent
“For services to Organ Donation.”
Alastair Knowles
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
East Lothian
“For services to the community in Musselburgh.”
Alastair Paisley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Edinburgh
“For political and public service.”
Alexander Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Angus
“For voluntary service to ex-Service Personnel.”
Alison Pugh
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Gwent
“For services to Haematology and Cancer Care.”
Allan Pope
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Northamptonshire
“For services to Young People and to the community in Brixworth, Northamptonshire.”
Allan Stewart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
West Dunbartonshire
“For charitable service.”
Andrew Ainslie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Berwickshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Berwickshire.”
Andrew Gilliat
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Herefordshire
“For services to the community in Shobdon, Herefordshire.”
Andrew Stimson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
London
“For services to Older People in Wandsworth, London.”
Angela Harding
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Merseyside
“For services to Girlguiding and Young Girls in Sefton, Merseyside.”
Ann Boorman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Cornwall
“For services to Homeless People in Truro, Cornwall.”
Ann Liverton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Devon
“For services to Families, to Children and to the community in East Devon.”
Anne Cherriman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Staffordshire
“For services to charity and to the community in Stafford.”
Anne Pack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Perth and Kinross
“For services to Agricultural Research, to Scottish Culture and to charity.”
Anne Ross
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Hertfordshire
“For services to Families of Young People with Special Needs.”
Anne Rush
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
“For services to the community in Barnham Village, North Suffolk.”
Anne Tattersall
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Devon
“For services to the community and to charity in North Devon.”
Anne Veck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Antrim
“For services to Figure Skating.”
Anthony Ebbutt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Staffordshire
“For services to charity and to the community in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire.”
Archibald Baird
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
East Lothian
“For services to the History of Golf.”
Arnold Bradbury
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Devon
“For services to charity and to the community in Barnstaple, North Devon.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,337 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Nigel Brown
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caerphilly, Gwent
“For services to the Welfare of Children and Families.”
Dr Carol Homden
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Children and Families.”
Clive Leslie Gritten
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Children, Young People and the community in Norfolk.”
Neil Martin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Catherine Grove
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
David Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Roger Walton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wirral, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Patricia Wells
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Alice Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Alness, Ross and Cromarty
“For services to Vulnerable Young People in Alness, Ross and Cromarty.”
Michael Springett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Maldon, Essex
“For services to Young People in the East of England.”
Pundrique Sharma
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southport, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Douglas Ormston
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Galashiels, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“For services to Youth Work in Scotland.”
Katie Misselbrook
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Faye Marsh
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Spennymoor, County Durham
“For services to Children and Young People in County Durham.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62310, notice 3042701. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2018).
Published 9 June 2018.
Location (East Sussex) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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