Birthday Honours 2025
Deta Hedman OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Darts and to Charity.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
14 June 2025
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Deta HEDMAN
For services to Darts and to Charity.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64759 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Darts and to Charity.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 294 times in the Birthday Honours List 2025 — about 19% of the list.
In their area
47 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Essex.
How widely is this recognised?
12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2025
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“For services to Paediatric Allergy.”
Adam Lowe
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“For services to the Arts.”
Alasdair Wallace
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London, Greater London
“For services to Civil Justice.”
Alastair Macgilchrist
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Medicine and Public Health.”
Alastair Wilson
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London, Greater London
“For services to Business and to Charity.”
Alex Farquharson
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London, Greater London
“For services to Art.”
Alexander Pounds
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Alexander Stewart
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Scottish Economic Statistics.”
Alice Frost
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Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Research Innovation.”
Alistair Edward Brownlee
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Triathlon and to Charity.”
Allison Dowzell
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Broadcasting.”
Amanda Lisle
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London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Baron
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Andrew Charlton-p�rez
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“For services to Climate Science and to Education.”
Andrew Copson
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Nuneaton, Leicestershire
“For services to the Non-Religious Community.”
Andrew Love
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Hitchin, Hertfordshire
“For services to Hospitality.”
Andrew Makower
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London, Greater London
“For services to Parliament.”
Andrew Powell
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London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Rowland
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“For services to Safeguarding and the Protection of Children’s Rights.”
Andrew Westby
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“For services to Research in Food Security and Leadership of the Natural Resources Institute.”
Angela Lockwood
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Seaham, County Durham
“For services to Disadvantaged People in the North East.”
Angus Campbell
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Isle of South Uist, Western Isles
“For services to the Scottish Fishing Industry.”
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Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Clive Leslie Gritten
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Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Children, Young People and the community in Norfolk.”
Peter Alan Smith
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Lymington, Hampshire
“For services to British Maritime History and to the community in Southampton.”
Meena Upadhyaya
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Community Cohesion in Wales and to Medical Genetics.”
Nigel Travis
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Boxing and the community in Moss Side, Greater Manchester.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Alexander Gibson
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Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
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Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Moira Chrystal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Simon Wootton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rayleigh, Essex
“For services to the community in South Essex.”
David Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Diane Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Michael West
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.”
Ruth Verner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Antrim, County Antrim
“For services to the community in County Antrim.”
Christine Wheatley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For services to the community in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex.”
Darren Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Olney, Buckinghamshire
“For Charitable Service, particularly to Birmingham Children’s Hospital.”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Nicholas Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carnforth, Lancashire
“For services to the community in Over Kellet, Lancashire.”
Craig Trail
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
“For services to the community in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.”
Jean Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Donald Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
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Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2025
London Gazette (official record), issue 64759, notice 4906110. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2025).
Published 13 June 2025.
Location (Witham, Essex) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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