Birthday Honours 2021
James Brand MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Music and Education.”
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London Gazette notice
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:
James Richard BRAND
Principal Teacher of Curriculum, Annan Academy, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
For services to Music and Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63377 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Music and Education.”
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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
9 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Dumfries.
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 2021
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Adam Elcock
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Adele Haysom
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“For services to Education.”
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“For services to Children with cancer.”
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Lisburn, County Antrim
“For services to UK-Egypt Relations and Anti-racism in Northern Ireland.”
Aida Haughton
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Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Remembering Srebrenica.”
Aimee Durning
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Education.”
Alan Hastings
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“For services to Law Enforcement.”
Alan Jeans
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Alan Keohane
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“For services to British Nationals overseas.”
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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Ancrum, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“For voluntary service to the Royal British Legion in Scotland.”
Alexander Mcarthur
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Dalmuir, Dunbartonshire
“For services to Beekeeping.”
Alison Hughes
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Blandford Forum, Dorset
“For services to Tennis.”
Alison Penny
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London, Greater London
“For services to Bereavement Support.”
Alison Pessell
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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.”
Allan Clayton
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Lewes, East Sussex
“For services to Opera.”
In the same field
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
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Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
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Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Irvine
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Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
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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
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“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
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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
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Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63377, notice 3817897. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2021).
Published 11 June 2021.
Location (Annan, Dumfries) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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