
New Year Honours 2020
Gordon Buchanan MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Conservation and to Wildlife Film-making.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Conservation and to Wildlife Film-making.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
28 December 2019
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Gordon John BUCHANAN
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For services to Conservation and to Wildlife Film-making.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62866 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Conservation and to Wildlife Film-making.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 500 times in the New Year Honours List 2020 — about 37% of the list.
In their area
65 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from City of Bristol.
How widely is this recognised?
1,438 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
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 2020
Aaron Hughes
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Adam Spike
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“For services to Social Justice in Bristol.”
Adeline Ginn
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Rail Industry.”
Adisa Azapagic
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Sustainability and Carbon Footprinting.”
Aileen Buckton
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London, Greater London
“For services to Social Care.”
Ainsley Harriott
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London, Greater London
“For services to Broadcasting and to the Culinary Arts.”
Alan Knott
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Living Abroad
“For services to Cricket.”
Alan Woods
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“For services to River Travel.”
Alasdair Ross
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Alexander May
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“For services to the Doric Language, to Culture and to Heritage in the North East of Scotland.”
Alexander Morrison
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Alison Kentuck
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Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Salvage and Underwater Heritage.”
Alistair Clarke
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Leyland, Lancashire
“For services to Social Enterprise in Lancashire.”
Amanda Lane
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London, Greater London
“For services to Transport.”
Amy Leonard
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London, Greater London
“For services to Young People and to Education.”
Andrea Hider
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Keynsham, Somerset
“For services to Children and Young People in Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset.”
Andrea Pull
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“For political service.”
Andrew Day
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Truro, Cornwall
“For services to the community in Portscatho, Cornwall.”
Andrew Edgell
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Andrew Freeburn
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Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Andrew Holt
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“For services to Young People and to the community in Leicestershire and Rutland...”
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Others recognised for Environment & Agriculture
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,438 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture. See the full list →
Stephen Andrew Smith
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Lisa Clare Pinney
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Newark, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Michael Cooper
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Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Clare Olver
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Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Community Forestry.”
Jennifer Rose-miller
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Nairn, Nairn
“For services to Local Heritage and to the community in Nairnshire.”
Kabir Kaul
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Nature.”
Stephen Jess
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Bangor, County Down
“For services to Agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
Adrian Isaac
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Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Keith Chalmers-watson
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North Berwick, East Lothian
“For services to Wild Bird Research and Conservation.”
Philip Stocker
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Badminton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Farming and to Animal Welfare.”
George Seligman
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Romsey, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Juliet Sargeant
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Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Horticulture.”
David Sawkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Holm, Orkney
“For services to Port and Harbour Development and to Environmental Management.”
John Rochford
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Hertford, Hertfordshire
“For services to Horticulture.”
Andrew Page
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ringwood, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Stewart Muir
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liskeard, Cornwall
“For services to Wildlife Conservation.”
William Moore
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Derry, County Londonderry
“For services to the Agriculture Sector in Northern Ireland.”
Simon Humphreys
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dorking, Surrey
“For services to the Environment.”
Stephen Hughson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newbridge on Wye, Powys
“For services to Agriculture and to Tourism and Events in Wales.”
Caterina Goodhart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts.”
Ian Glendinning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“For services to Country Sports and to Conservation.”
Camilla Fyfe (milly Fyfe)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Northampton, Northamptonshire
“For services to Farmers and to Family Nutrition.”
Alison Field
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Winchester, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Sarah Eberle
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Witney, Oxfordshire
“For services to Horticulture.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 62866, notice 3455098. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2020).
Published 27 December 2019.
Location (Bristol, City of Bristol) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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