Birthday Honours 2017
Dr Caro-Lynne Tanya Mary FERRIS OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“Director, Outdoor Recreation Northern Ireland. For services to Countryside Recreation in Northern Ireland.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Director, Outdoor Recreation Northern Ireland. For services to Countryside Recreation in Northern Ireland.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her 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:
Dr. Caro-Lynne Tonya Mary FERRIS
Director, Outdoor Recreation Northern Ireland
For services to Countryside Recreation in Northern Ireland.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61961 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“Director, Outdoor Recreation Northern Ireland. For services to Countryside Recreation in Northern Ireland.”
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The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 262 times in the Birthday Honours List 2017 — about 16% of the list.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61961, notice 2804269. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2017).
Published 14 June 2017.
Location (Down) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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