New Year Honours 2013
Jane Elizabeth WITHEY MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“Founder, Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime. For services to Wildlife Law Enforcement and to Girlguiding in Somerset North.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Founder, Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime. For services to Wildlife Law Enforcement and to Girlguiding in Somerset North.
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“Founder, Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime. For services to Wildlife Law Enforcement and to Girlguiding in Somerset North.”
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“Founder, Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime. For services to Wildlife Law Enforcement and to Girlguiding in Somerset North.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 535 times in the New Year Honours List 2013 — about 44% of the list.
In their area
253 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Somerset.
How widely is this recognised?
1,110 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
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 New Year Honours 2013
Adrian Killick
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Essex
“Lately Youth Worker, Essex County Council. For services to Young People and voluntary service to the community in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex.”
Adrian Ruddle
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Durham
“Prison Officer, HM Young Offenders' Institute, Deerbolt. For services to HM Prison Service and the Care of Prisoners.”
Alan Foster
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Durham
“Chief Executive, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS.”
Alan Frederick Millam
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Essex
“For services to the community in Braintree, Essex.”
Alan Peaford
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Essex
“Founding Trustee and Chairperson, Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation. For services to People with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome and their Families.”
Alan Sanderson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Plant Manager, Kingsnorth Power Station. For services to the Energy Industry.”
Alan Walker
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Edinburgh
“Honorary Fellow, University of Edinburgh. For services to Science Engagement and Science Education in Scotland.”
Alan William Bedford Smith
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Devon
“Chairman, Pipex Ltd. For services to the Manufacturing Industry.”
Albert Furze
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Kent
“Education Consultant and lately Headteacher, Bradstow Special Educational Needs School, Broadstairs, Kent. For services to Education.”
Albert William Bleach
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Hampshire
“For services to the community in Nyewood, West Sussex.”
Alderman Geoffrey Max Roberts
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Lancashire
“For services to the community in Aughton and West Lancashire.”
Aled Sion Davies
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Cardiff, Cardiff
“Discus Athlete. For services to Athletics.”
Aleksandra Podhorodecka
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Chair, Polish Education Society. For services to Education.”
Alex Gregory
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Oxfordshire
“Rower, Men's Fours. For services to Rowing.”
Alison Game
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Hertfordshire
“Lately Personal Assistant to the Clerk of the House of Commons. For public service.”
Alison Grace Borgese
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Berkshire
“Assistant Head, All Saints Junior School, Maidenhead, Berkshire. For services to Education.”
Alistair Edward Brownlee
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“Triathlete. For services to Triathlon.”
Amanda Heslop
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Surrey
“Headteacher, The Wharf Nursery School and Children's Centre, Godalming, Surrey. For services to Education.”
Andrea Goodwill
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
North Yorkshire
“Course Leader, Cleveland College of Art and Design. For services to Further Education.”
Andrew Darby Harris
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Worcestershire
“For charitable services and for services to the community in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.”
Andrew Edward Thomson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Bowls.”
Andrew Moncrieffe
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“2012 Recruitment Consultant, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Andrew Philip Turner
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Greater Manchester
“Deputy Chairman, Greater Manchester Area Conservative Group. For political service and service to the community in Hale Barns”
Andrew Whitehall
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Staffordshire
“Constable, Staffordshire Police. For services to Young People in Stone, Staffordshire.”
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“Lately Senior Scientific Officer, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute. For services to Agriculture in Northern Ireland”
Adrian Bennett Isaac
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Boston, Lincolnshire
“Founder and Chair, Boston Woods Trust. For services to the Environment”
Keith Chalmers-Watson
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North Berwick, East Lothian
“Life Member and lately Chair of World Pheasant Association. For services to Wild Bird Research and Conservation”
Philip Brett Stocker
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Badminton, Gloucestershire
“Chief Executive Officer, National Sheep Association. For services to Farming and to Animal Welfare”
Stephen Michael Smith
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Executive Director, CO2RE and Associate Professor of Greenhouse Gas Removal, University of Oxford. For services to Climate Science”
George Edward Spencer Seligman
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Romsey, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment”
Juliet Sargeant
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“Garden Designer, Juliet Sargeant Gardens and Landscapes. For services to Horticulture”
David Sawkins
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Holm, Orkney
“Deputy Harbour Master, Strategy and Support, Orkney Islands Council. For services to Port and Harbour Development and to Environmental Management”
John Rochford
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hertford, Hertfordshire
“Liveryman, Worshipful Company of Gardeners. For services to Horticulture”
Pamela Christine Rawling
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“Lately Education for Sustainable Development Manager, Early Years and Childcare, The Education People. For services to Early Years and Education for Sustainable Development”
Andrew Page
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ringwood, Hampshire
“Wildlife Ranger Manager, Forestry Commission. For services to Forestry”
Stewart William Muir
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liskeard, Cornwall
“Lately Policy Officer, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. For services to Wildlife Conservation”
William Robert Lyon Moore
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Derry, County Londonderry
“For services to the Agriculture Sector in Northern Ireland”
Becki Lawson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Zoology Zoological Society of London. For services to Wildlife Health”
Simon John Humphreys
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dorking, Surrey
“For services to the Environment”
Stephen John Hughson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newbridge on Wye, Powys
“For services to Agriculture and to Tourism and Events in Wales”
Caterina Goodhart
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Founder, London School of Picture and Frame Conservation. For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts”
Ian Glendinning
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“Managing Director, Irish Grouse Conservation Trust. For services to Country Sports and to Conservation”
Alison Field
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Winchester, Hampshire
“President, Royal Forestry Society. For services to Forestry”
Sarah Eberle
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Witney, Oxfordshire
“For services to Horticulture”
Matthew Philip Lindsey-Clark
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Doynton, Gloucestershire
“Treasurer, Royal Horticultural Society. For services to Horticulture and to Philanthropy”
Sarah Jane Chimbwandira
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bordon, Hampshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Surrey Wildlife Trust. For services to the Environment”
Bridget Biddell
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Farnham, Surrey
“Chair, Country Land and Business Association Charitable Trust. For services to Environmental Restoration and to Charity”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2013). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2012.
Location (Somerset) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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