Birthday Honours 2011
Helen Mabel Cowell MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to the community in Bovey Tracey, South Devon.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to the community in Bovey Tracey, South Devon.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2011
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“For services to the community in Bovey Tracey, South Devon.”
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“For services to the community in Bovey Tracey, South Devon.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 714 times in the Birthday Honours List 2011 — about 58% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 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 Birthday Honours 2011
Adam William Gray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
East Lothian
“For services to Maritime Safety in East Lothian.”
Adrian Parton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Microbiology.”
Adrienne Sussman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For voluntary service to Young People in Israel and through the Scouts.”
Ainsley Forbes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to Social Housing in London.”
Alain Roger Lepage Royal Logistic Corps
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
The Royal Logistic Corps
Alan Christie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Hampshire
Alan Leslie Victor Squirrell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Norfolk
“For voluntary service to Norfolk Credit Union.”
Alan Osborne Guy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Surrey
“For services to the British Korean Veterans’ Association.”
Alan Paul West
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Hampshire
“For services to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education.”
Alan Philip Graham
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Hertfordshire
“For voluntary service, particularly to the Motor Neurone Disease Association.”
Alan Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Durham
“For services to Young People in Durham.”
Alastair Nathan Cook
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Essex
“For services to Cricket.”
Alison Anderson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Glasgow
“For services to Anatomical Pathology.”
Alison Good
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Edinburgh
“For services to Healthcare.”
Alison Jane Ings
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
West Yorkshire
Alison Jane Morby
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
West Yorkshire
“For services to Older People and to Public Health in West Yorkshire.”
Alison Winks
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Nottinghamshire
Allan Stephen Richard Phillips
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For voluntary service to the Sea Cadet Corps in London.”
Allen Warren
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
North Yorkshire
“For services to Higher Education.”
Althea Lavinia Gordon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Perth and Kinross
“For services to Classical Music in Perthshire.”
Amanda Catherine Crust
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Belfast
Amanda Hudson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Lancashire
Amanda Poulson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
West Midlands
Ambarbahadur Khadka Royal Gurkha Rifles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Royal Gurkha Rifles
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Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Alexander Gibson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
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“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Isabella Jenney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2011).
Published 11 June 2011.
Location (Devon) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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