New Year Honours 2019
Irene Hayes BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Dance and to the community in Southwark, London.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Dance and to the community in Southwark, London.
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London Gazette notice
British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
29 December 2018
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Irene Margaret HAYES
For services to Dance and to the community in Southwark, London.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62507 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Dance and to the community in Southwark, London.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 365 times in the New Year Honours List 2019 — about 25% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours 2019
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Adrian Secker
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Adrienne Howell
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Wiltshire
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Essex
“For services to Children’s Social Care.”
Alan Bell
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Northumberland
“For services to Flood Risk Management in Morpeth, Northumberland.”
Alan Coggins
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Wiltshire
“For services to the community in Devizes, Wiltshire.”
Alan Johnson
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London
“For services to Transport and to the community in London.”
Alan Levine
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Middlesex
“For voluntary service to Ex-Service Personnel.”
Alan Skipworth
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Berkshire
“For services to Border Security.”
Alan Smith
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Kent
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Alan Williams
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Cheshire
“For services to the community in Lymm, Cheshire.”
Alicia Weston
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London
“For services to the community in London.”
Alison Bennett
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Dorset
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Alison Rae
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Buckinghamshire
“For services to Children with Disabilities.”
Alistair Macfadyen Livingston
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Argyll and Bute
“For services to HM Coastguard.”
Alistair Whitelaw
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Dunbartonshire
“For services to the Boys’ Brigade in East Dunbartonshire.”
Allan Beveridge
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Tweeddale
“For voluntary service to the community in Peebles.”
Alun Humphreys
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2019
Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Lifesaving.”
Alvin Kallicharran
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2019
Middlesex
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Amanda Kopel
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Angus
“For services to People with Life-limiting Degenerative Conditions and to the Implementation of Frank’s Law in Scotland.”
Andrew Burns
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2019
Dundee
“For voluntary service in Dundee.”
Andrew Dunmore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2019
Essex
“For services to Policing.”
Andrew Gordon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2019
East Lothian
“For services to Football and the community in East Lothian.”
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Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
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“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
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Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
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Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
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Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
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.”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Inclusive Theatre.”
Marilyn Blieck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire.”
Christopher Gaze
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62507, notice 3177780. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2019).
Published 29 December 2018.
Location (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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