Birthday Honours 2021
Henry Faure-walker MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Chair • News Media Association
“For services to Regional News and Journalism and to Charity.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Regional News and Journalism and to Charity.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
12 June 2021
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:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Henry FAURE-WALKER
Chair, News Media Association, and Chief Executive Officer, Newsquest
For services to Regional News and Journalism and to Charity.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63377 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
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- Chair, News Media Association
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- London, Greater London
“For services to Regional News and Journalism and to Charity.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 575 times in the Birthday Honours List 2021 — about 39% of the list.
In their area
1,245 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater London.
What organisation were they with?
Chair, News Media Association.
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
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Adele Haysom
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Aimee Durning
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Alan Keohane
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Alan Olver
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Homeless People.”
Alan Pearson
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Hednesford, Staffordshire
“For services to Education.”
Alasdair Steele
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Alexander Bowman
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Invergowrie, Perth and Kinross
“For voluntary service to St John in Scotland.”
Alexander Davison
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Alison Hughes
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Plymouth, Devon
“For services to the English Fishing Industry.”
Alison Tedstone
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London, Greater London
“For services to Public Health.”
Alison Wainwright
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Oakham, Rutland
“For services to the community in Rutland.”
Allan Blundell
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Colchester, Essex
“For services to School Governance and to the Voluntary Sector in Essex.”
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Lewes, East Sussex
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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
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Brentwood, Essex
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Michael Cooper
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Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
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Charles Entwisle
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Hazel Tomkins
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
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Steven Thompson
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Liverpool, Merseyside
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
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Ian Scott
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North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
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Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
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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
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Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
Jamie Goddard
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Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
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Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
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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.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63377, notice 3818295. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2021).
Published 11 June 2021.
Location (London, Greater London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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