
Birthday Honours 2012
Ivor Robert Stevenson MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• Armagh Old Boys Silver Band
“For services to Music and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Music and to the community in Northern Ireland.
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Armagh
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2012- Role at the time
- Armagh Old Boys Silver Band
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- Armagh
“For services to Music and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
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“For services to Music and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 639 times in the Birthday Honours List 2012 — about 44% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Armagh Old Boys Silver Band.
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.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2012
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“For services to International Trade.”
Adam Peirson
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Adele Margretta Kerr
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“For services to Education.”
Adrian Lee Stone
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Adrian Mark Wright
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Cheshire
“For services to Law Enforcement in Afghanistan.”
Adrian Peter Martin Jonathan Naughten
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“For services to the community in Kenya.”
Adrian Taylor
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Worcestershire
“For services to the Fire Service and the Young Firefighters’ Association.”
Agnes Marie McGowan
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Glasgow
“For services to Smoking Cessation.”
Agnes Rosemary James
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Cardiff
Alan Alexander David Hamilton
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West Lothian
Alan Brian Slater
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Worcestershire
Chief Executive Officer
Alan Stewart Downie
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“For services to UK education and to the community in Mexico.”
Alan William Paul Brown
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Devon
“For services to Policing and the community.”
Albert Ernest Harris
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Swansea
“For services to the community in Swansea.”
Alex Arthur
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Edinburgh
“For services to Boxing.”
Alexander Aitchison Royal Regiment of Scotland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
) The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Alexander John Hamil
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West Midlands
“For services to Football and to Visually Impaired People in Wolverhampton, West Midlands.”
Alison Drake
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West Yorkshire
Alison Elspet Munro
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Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)
Alison Jane Williamson
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Staffordshire
“For services to Archery.”
Alison Mary Heath
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“For services to botany and conservation.”
Alistair Ferguson Spowage
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Alyson Lynne Martin
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Somerset
“For services to Care Services.”
Amanda Jacqueline Redman
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London
“For services to Drama and Charity.”
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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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London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
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Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
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Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
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Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
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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
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 (Birthday Honours List 2012).
Published 16 June 2012.
Location (Armagh) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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