New Year Honours 2007
Derek Reed Varnals MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• British Phonographic Industry
“For services to the Music Industry.”
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“For services to the Music Industry.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 560 times in the New Year Honours List 2007 — about 52% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
British Phonographic Industry.
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 2007
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Royal Corps of Signals
Adrienne Elizabeth Smith
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Alan David Blair
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“For charitable services in Hampshire.”
Alan McKinney
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“For services to the Stonemason Industry in Scotland.”
Alan Raymond Dudley Clark
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Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training)
Alan Thomas Elliott
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“For services to Sport and voluntary community work in the Forest of Dean.”
Alan William Lillington
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“For services to the community in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.”
Albert Hampson
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“For services to the Hospitality Industry.”
Alexander John King
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Local Government.”
Alexander Marshall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Bowls.”
Alison Marjorie Elizabeth Saunders
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“For charitable services.”
Alison McFaul
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Alistair James Dent
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“For services to the community in Hilgay, Norfolk.”
Althea Melling
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“for Volunteering and Community Action, University of Central Lancashire.”
Amirtham Jebamoney David
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to the NHS.”
Andrew Bruce Compton
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“For services to the community in Stafford.”
Andrew Carl Morris
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps
Andrew James Nisbet
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Andrew John Howarth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Andrew Joseph Carman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Disabled People in Warrington, Cheshire.”
Andrew Steel
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Royal Air Force
Andrew Stuart Garner Yorkshire Regiment.
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
The Yorkshire Regiment
Aneurin John Wyn Heath
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Healthcare.”
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Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,039 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Jonathan Davies
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to People with Cancer and to Broadcasting.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Alice Coote
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Suffolk
“For services to the Arts.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Daniel Calvert
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the Culinary Arts in Japan and to UK/Japan Culinary Relations.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Jennifer Rose-miller
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nairn, Nairn
“For services to Local Heritage and to the community in Nairnshire.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Paul Kitching
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wimborne, Dorset
“For services to Museums and to the community in Tring, Hertfordshire.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Pauline Hough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nantwich, Cheshire
“For services to Theatre and to the community in Nantwich.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester, Cheshire.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
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.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2007
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2007).
Published 30 December 2006.
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