New Year Honours 2005
David Richard Guy Astbury MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• British Forces Broadcasting Service
“For services to Broadcasting.”
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- British Forces Broadcasting Service
“For services to Broadcasting.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 542 times in the New Year Honours List 2005 — about 51% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
British Forces Broadcasting Service.
How widely is this recognised?
4,039 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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.”
Alan Coates Klottrup
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“For services to the community in Durham.”
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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.”
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Alison Mortimer
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Allan Cameron Barclay
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“For services to the community in Golspie, Sutherland.”
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“For services to the community, Bermuda.”
Amanda Charlotte Downes
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Andrea Lorraine Blower
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Andrew Harwood Vernon
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“For services to Disabled People.”
Andrew Ivan Egerton Johnston
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“For public service.”
Andrew James Edward Cullen
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Royal Air Force
Andrew James John Watt
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“For services to the Gurkha Regiments.”
Andrew John Smales
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Royal Air Force
Andrew Joseph O’Sullivan
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“For charitable services in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.”
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Julia Catherine Donaldson
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Cerys Matthews
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“For services to Music.”
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“For services to People with Cancer and to Broadcasting.”
Mukesh Sharma
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Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Alice Coote
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Suffolk
“For services to the Arts.”
Gabrielle Logan
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Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Daniel Calvert
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Richard Starrs
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Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Jennifer Rose-miller
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Nairn, Nairn
“For services to Local Heritage and to the community in Nairnshire.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
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Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Paul Kitching
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Wimborne, Dorset
“For services to Museums and to the community in Tring, Hertfordshire.”
Adam Joolia
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Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
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Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Pauline Hough
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Nantwich, Cheshire
“For services to Theatre and to the community in Nantwich.”
Margaret Irvine
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Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Melanie Houldershaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Local Theatre and Choir.”
Brian Heald
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Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester, Cheshire.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
Rex Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.”
James Fraser
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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
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Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2005
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2005).
Published 30 December 2004.
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