Birthday Honours 2011
Jack BIRKENSHAW MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
cricket umpire
“For services to Cricket.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2011- Role at the time
- cricket umpire
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- Leicestershire
“For services to Cricket.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 594 times in the Birthday Honours List 2011 — about 62% of the list.
In their area
224 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Leicestershire.
What organisation were they with?
cricket umpire.
How widely is this recognised?
2,079 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 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 Order Of The British Empire · 2011
East Lothian
“Deputy Station Officer, Dunbar Coastguard Rescue Service. For services to Maritime Safety in East Lothian.”
Adrienne Sussman
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For voluntary service to Young People in Israel and through the Scouts.”
Ainsley Forbes
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to Social Housing in London.”
Air Cmde Peter Gover
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Rutland
“For services to the Voluntary Sector in Rutland.”
Alan Christie
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Hampshire
“Senior Professional and Technology Officer, Department of Energy and Climate Change.”
Alan Leslie Victor Squirrell
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Norfolk
“For voluntary service to Norfolk Credit Union.”
Alan Osborne Guy
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Surrey
“For services to the British Korean Veterans' Association.”
Alan Paul West
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Hampshire
“Chief Executive, Exscitec. For services to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education.”
Alan Philip Graham
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Hertfordshire
“For voluntary service, particularly to the Motor Neurone Disease Association.”
Alan Watson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Durham
“For services to Young People in Durham.”
Alastair Nathan Cook
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Essex
“For services to Cricket.”
Alison Anderson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Glasgow
“For services to Anatomical Pathology.”
Alison Good
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Edinburgh
“Lately Information Services Manager, Scottish Poisons Information Bureau. For services to Healthcare.”
Alison Jane Ings
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
West Yorkshire
“Chair of Governors, North West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre. For services to Special Educational Needs.”
Alison Jane Morby
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
West Yorkshire
“For services to Older People and to Public Health in West Yorkshire.”
Alison Winks
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Nottinghamshire
“For voluntary service to the British Malignant Hyperthermia Association.”
Allan Kincade Spencer
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
SOUTH AFRICA
“Lately Immigration Liaison Manager, International Group, UK Border Agency, Home Office.”
Allan Stephen Richard Phillips
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For voluntary service to the Sea Cadet Corps in London.”
Althea Lavinia Gordon
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Perth and Kinross
“For services to Classical Music in Perthshire.”
Amanda Catherine Crust
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Belfast
“Administration Officer, Lost Stolen and Recovered Passport Team Examiner, Identity and Passport Service Belfast, Home Office.”
Amanda Hudson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Lancashire
“For services to the community in Fleetwood, Lancashire.”
Amanda Poulson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
West Midlands
“Director's Support, IMS Live Services, Telford, HM Revenue and Customs.”
Amrit Kumari Dhigpal Kaur Singh
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Merseyside
“Artist. For services to the Indian Miniature Tradition of Painting.”
Andrea Maddocks
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Worcestershire
“Founder and Chief Executive, Mentor Link Charity. For services to Young People.”
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Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,079 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Johanna Norman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Swimming in Guernsey.”
Raymond Glyn Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
John David Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Cricket in Warwickshire and the West Midlands”
David Thomas Crowe Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch”
Kim Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia”
Alan Christopher Thurlow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Swimming”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“Volunteer, Waterloo Rugby Football Club. For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside”
Jennifer Elizabeth Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport”
Edmund Harold Shillabeer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Plymouth, Devon
“For services to Charitable Fundraising, to Athletics and to the community in Plymouth, Devon”
David Stewart Smallwoods
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“Lately Head Coach, England National Amputee Football Team. For services to Disability Sport”
Alan Thomas Parker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire”
James Isaac McDONALD
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Volunteer Athletics Coach. For services to Junior Athletics”
Jason Land
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“Disability and Inclusion Lead, Grimsby Town Foundation. For services to Association Football”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Administrator, Old Streetonians Rugby Football Club. For services to Amateur Sport in London”
Eleanor Sarah Guedalla
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football for Women and Marginalised Communities”
Leslie Alan France
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“Swimming Coach. For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan”
Linda Annette Gaine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia”
Sarah Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnham, West Sussex
“Implementation Team Leader, Delivery Strand Workplace Transformation Programme, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports”
George Michael Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing”
Edwin Herbert Ernest Bridges
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Sport in Crowborough”
Roger Frederick Bell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carrickfergus, County Antrim
“For services to Local Cricket”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“President, Mid Staffs Junior Football League. For services to Grassroots Football”
Ian Michael Brown
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Cycling in Guernsey.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2011). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2011.
Location (Leicestershire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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