Birthday Honours 2026
Donald James Robinson BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to the Merseyside Swimming Community”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to the Merseyside Swimming Community
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British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
13 June 2026
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Donald James ROBINSON
For services to the Merseyside Swimming Community.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 65091 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to the Merseyside Swimming Community”
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The British Empire Medal was awarded 330 times in the Birthday Honours List 2026 — about 23% of the list.
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163 British Empire Medal recipients are from Merseyside.
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Cwmbran, Gwent
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Shrewsbury, Shropshire
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Liverpool, Merseyside
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Alice Elouise Outten
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Llandudno, Clwyd
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Grangemouth, Stirling and Falkirk
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Alice Sutherland
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Alness, Ross and Cromarty
“Pupil Support Assistant, Alness Academy, Ross and Cromarty. For services to Vulnerable Young People in Alness, Ross and Cromarty”
Alice Wintergold
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Haywards Heath, West Sussex
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Alison Hickman
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Alison Mary Brittle
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Oldham, Greater Manchester
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Alison Turner
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London, Greater London
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Allison White
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Aycliffe, County Durham
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Alpa Raja
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Amanda Frances Louise Caldwell
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Brighouse, West Yorkshire
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Andrew Burden
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Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineer, Defence Equipment and Support. For services to Defence, to Veterans and to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Maritime Safety”
Andrew Sheldon
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South Benfleet, Essex
“Councillor, Essex County Council. For Political and Public Service”
Angela Jane Manson
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Lisburn, County Antrim
“For services to Youth Musical Theatre”
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Armed Forces Veterans and to the community in St Thomas, Swansea”
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British Empire Medal · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 65091, notice 5154157. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2026).
Published 12 June 2026.
Location (Liverpool, Merseyside) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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