New Year Honours 2013
Deborah BESTWICK MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“Director, Oval House. For services to Drama.”
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“Director, Oval House. For services to Drama.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 535 times in the New Year Honours List 2013 — about 44% of the list.
In their area
1,592 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from London.
How widely is this recognised?
3,514 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 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 2013
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Durham
“Prison Officer, HM Young Offenders' Institute, Deerbolt. For services to HM Prison Service and the Care of Prisoners.”
Alan Foster
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Durham
“Chief Executive, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS.”
Alan Frederick Millam
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Essex
“For services to the community in Braintree, Essex.”
Alan Peaford
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Essex
“Founding Trustee and Chairperson, Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation. For services to People with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome and their Families.”
Alan Sanderson
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London
“Plant Manager, Kingsnorth Power Station. For services to the Energy Industry.”
Alan Walker
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Edinburgh
“Honorary Fellow, University of Edinburgh. For services to Science Engagement and Science Education in Scotland.”
Alan William Bedford Smith
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Devon
“Chairman, Pipex Ltd. For services to the Manufacturing Industry.”
Albert Furze
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Kent
“Education Consultant and lately Headteacher, Bradstow Special Educational Needs School, Broadstairs, Kent. For services to Education.”
Albert William Bleach
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Hampshire
“For services to the community in Nyewood, West Sussex.”
Alderman Geoffrey Max Roberts
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Lancashire
“For services to the community in Aughton and West Lancashire.”
Aled Sion Davies
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Cardiff, Cardiff
“Discus Athlete. For services to Athletics.”
Aleksandra Podhorodecka
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Chair, Polish Education Society. For services to Education.”
Alex Gregory
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Oxfordshire
“Rower, Men's Fours. For services to Rowing.”
Alison Game
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Hertfordshire
“Lately Personal Assistant to the Clerk of the House of Commons. For public service.”
Alison Grace Borgese
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Berkshire
“Assistant Head, All Saints Junior School, Maidenhead, Berkshire. For services to Education.”
Alistair Edward Brownlee
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“Triathlete. For services to Triathlon.”
Amanda Heslop
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Surrey
“Headteacher, The Wharf Nursery School and Children's Centre, Godalming, Surrey. For services to Education.”
Andrea Goodwill
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
North Yorkshire
“Course Leader, Cleveland College of Art and Design. For services to Further Education.”
Andrew Darby Harris
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Worcestershire
“For charitable services and for services to the community in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.”
Andrew Edward Thomson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Bowls.”
Andrew Moncrieffe
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“2012 Recruitment Consultant, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Andrew Philip Turner
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Greater Manchester
“Deputy Chairman, Greater Manchester Area Conservative Group. For political service and service to the community in Hale Barns”
Andrew Whitehall
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Staffordshire
“Constable, Staffordshire Police. For services to Young People in Stone, Staffordshire.”
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Carmarthen, Dyfed
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Paul Kitching
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Wimborne, Dorset
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Adam Joolia
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Brighton, East Sussex
“Chief Executive Officer, AudioActive. For services to Young People and to Music”
Julia Jones
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Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
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Pauline Patricia Knifton Hough
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Nantwich, Cheshire
“For services to Theatre and to the community in Nantwich”
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Birsay, Orkney
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Melanie Jane Houldershaw
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Brian Charlton Heald
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Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester, Cheshire”
Deborah Haythorne
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London, Greater London
“Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive, Roundabout Dramatherapy. For services to Dramatherapy”
Shirley Henderson (Shirley McGill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“Founder, McGill School of Speech and Drama, and Director, Aberdeen Youth Music Theatre. For services to Drama”
Rex Ormonde Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire”
James Breingan Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“Chief Executive Officer, The Steamship Sir Walter Scott Trust. For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park”
John Alexander Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“Co-Founder, Thomas Fowell Buxton Society. For services to Heritage”
Helen Joyce Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“Co-Founder, Thomas Fowell Buxton Society. For services to Heritage”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“Director, 'A Space' Arts. For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“Artistic Director, Swansea Jazz Club. For services to Jazz Music”
Rebecca Chapman
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Norwich, Norfolk
“Founder, Total Ensemble Theatre Company. For services to Inclusive Theatre”
Lynn Cedar
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lingfield, Surrey
“Co-Founder and lately Co-Chief Executive, Roundabout Dramatherapy. For services to Dramatherapy”
Mabel Cardwell (May Cardwell)
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Market Harborough, Leicestershire
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Member 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 (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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