New Year Honours 2005
David Gelly MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Musician • writer and broadcaster
“For services to Jazz Music.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2005
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“For services to Jazz Music.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 667 times in the New Year Honours List 2005 — about 55% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Musician, writer and broadcaster.
How widely is this recognised?
4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2005
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“For services to Children in Scotland.”
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“For services to the community in Durham.”
Alanda Joy Whitehead
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“For services to the community in Leicestershire.”
Albert David Moss
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“For services to People with Alzheimer’s Disease.”
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“For services to the community in Brecon, Powys.”
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“For services to the community in Woking, Surrey.”
Alfred Low
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“For services to the Scottish Crop Research Institute and to the community in Invergowrie.”
Alice Pashley
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“For services to the community in Belton, Lincolnshire.”
Alice Patricia Bradley
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“For services to Children.”
Alison Jane Balsamini
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“For services to Education.”
Alison Mortimer
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Administrative Officer
Allan Cameron Barclay
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“For services to the community in Golspie, Sutherland.”
Alpheaus Calvin Black
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“For services to the community, Bermuda.”
Amanda Charlotte Downes
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Essex
Andrea Lorraine Blower
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Grade C1
Andrew Harwood Vernon
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“For services to Disabled People.”
Andrew Ivan Egerton Johnston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For public service.”
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Royal Air Force
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Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
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“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
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Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
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Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
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Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
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Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Irvine
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Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
David Cottle
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Inclusive Theatre.”
Marilyn Blieck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire.”
Christopher Gaze
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“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2005
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2005 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 31 December 2004.
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