New Year Honours 2012
Esther Robina Yvette Anderson MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“Musical Director, Police Service of Northern Ireland Ladies Choir. For services to Music and to the community.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Musical Director, Police Service of Northern Ireland Ladies Choir. For services to Music and to the community.
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“Musical Director, Police Service of Northern Ireland Ladies Choir. For services to Music and to the community.”
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“Musical Director, Police Service of Northern Ireland Ladies Choir. For services to Music and to the community.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 700 times in the New Year Honours List 2012 — about 56% of the list.
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 2012
Agnes Mary Reilly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Down
“Chairman, Belfast Titanic Society. For services to Maritime and Industrial Heritage in Northern Ireland.”
Akram Zaman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Northamptonshire
“Chairman, Protocol. For services to the community in Northamptonshire.”
Al'adin Maherali
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“For services to the Voluntary Sector and to Business.”
Alan Eugene Burland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
“For services to the community in Bermuda.”
Alan Goulding
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Lincolnshire
“Chair of Governors, St Francis Special School, Lincoln. For services to Education.”
Alan Peter Horsfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“Stone Mason. For services to St Paul's Cathedral in London.”
Alan Woodiwiss
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“Founder, Sutton High Football Club. For services to Amateur Football.”
Alderman John Mervyn Rea
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Antrim
“Alderman, Antrim Borough Council. For services to Local Government and the community.”
Alderman Kevin John Wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Buckinghamshire
“Member, Milton Keynes Council. For services to Local Government.”
Alex Brychta
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Surrey
“Illustrator. For services to Children's Literature.”
Alexander David Richard Simpson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to the community in Polmont, Stirlingshire.”
Alexander Glynn Francis Parry
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Dyfed
“Community Liaison Officer, Serious Organised Crime Agency. For services to Law Enforcement.”
Alexander Nairn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Dundee
“Executive Officer, Pension, Disability and Carers Service, Department for Work and Pensions.”
Alexander Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Bristol
“Counsellor, Third Sector Solutions. For services to Jobseekers in Bristol.”
Alfred Robin Fisher
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Hertfordshire
“Past Master, Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass. For services to Architectural Stained Glass.”
Alice Ellen Morgan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Pembrokeshire
“For services to the Girl Guides in Pembrokeshire.”
Alison Evans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
East Sussex
“For services to Visually Impaired Young People in Sussex.”
Alison Latham
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Alison Lewis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Hampshire
“Grade C2, Ministry of Defence.”
Alison Lowe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Greater Manchester
“Senior Officer, Customer Operations, Manchester, HM Revenue and Customs.”
Allen Robert Urch
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Nottinghamshire
“For services to swimming in Nottinghamshire.”
Anant Barodekar
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Merseyside
“Founder of Club 25 for Young People. For services to Young People.”
Andrea Haynes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“Executive Officer, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions.”
Andrew Francis Reaveley James
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
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Malorie Blackman
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London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
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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
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to People with Cancer and to Broadcasting.”
Mukesh Sharma
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Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Alice Coote
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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 · 2012
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2012).
Published 1 January 2012.
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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