Birthday Honours 2018
James Mcquade BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Music in the community in Sleaford, Lincolnshire.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Music in the community in Sleaford, Lincolnshire.
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British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
9 June 2018
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
James McQUADE
For services to Music in the community in Sleaford, Lincolnshire.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62310 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Music in the community in Sleaford, Lincolnshire.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 331 times in the Birthday Honours List 2018 — about 24% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,039 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the Birthday Honours 2018
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“For political and public service.”
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Northamptonshire
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West Dunbartonshire
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Herefordshire
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Merseyside
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Cornwall
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Devon
“For services to Families, to Children and to the community in East Devon.”
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Hertfordshire
“For services to Families of Young People with Special Needs.”
Anne Rush
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
“For services to the community in Barnham Village, North Suffolk.”
Anne Tattersall
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Devon
“For services to the community and to charity in North Devon.”
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Staffordshire
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Archibald Baird
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East Lothian
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Devon
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Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,039 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
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Julia Catherine Donaldson
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Cerys Matthews
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“For services to Music.”
Jonathan Davies
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Mukesh Sharma
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Newtownabbey, County Antrim
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Alice Coote
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Suffolk
“For services to the Arts.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Daniel Calvert
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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Richard Starrs
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“For services to Heritage.”
Jennifer Rose-miller
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Nairn, Nairn
“For services to Local Heritage and to the community in Nairnshire.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Paul Kitching
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Wimborne, Dorset
“For services to Museums and to the community in Tring, Hertfordshire.”
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.”
Pauline Hough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nantwich, Cheshire
“For services to Theatre and to the community in Nantwich.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Melanie Houldershaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Local Theatre and Choir.”
Brian Heald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester, Cheshire.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
Rex Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.”
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
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Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
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Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62310, notice 3042629. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2018).
Published 9 June 2018.
Location (Lincolnshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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