Birthday Honours 2012
Janet Elizabeth Sawyer BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Managing Director • LittlePod
“For services to Employment and Culture in East Devon.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Employment and Culture in East Devon.
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British Empire Medal (BEM) · 2012
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Location
Devon
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British Empire Medal
Birthday Honours 2012- Role at the time
- Managing Director, LittlePod
- Region
- Devon
“For services to Employment and Culture in East Devon.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Employment and Culture in East Devon.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 311 times in the Birthday Honours List 2012 — about 21% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Managing Director, LittlePod.
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 British Empire Medal in the Birthday Honours 2012
Adrian Frank William Grayson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
North Yorkshire
“For services to Sport in Bedale, North Yorkshire.”
Agatha Joan Mossman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Bristol
“For services to the community in Bristol.”
Agnes Cynthia Mary Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
West Sussex
“For services to the community in Rustington, West Sussex.”
Agnes Johnston
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Perth and Kinross
Alan George Watts
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
London
“For services to Young People.”
Alan Leslie Hornby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
North Yorkshire
Alexander Angus Cumming
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Nairn
“For voluntary service to the community in Nairn.”
Alice Burke
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
London
“For services to Housing in Hackney.”
Alice Olivia Pyne
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Cumbria
“For services to charity.”
Alison Louise Shelton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Dorset
“For services to Policing and the community.”
Ann Bagnall
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Buckinghamshire
Anna Marie Hamilton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Belfast
“For services to Higher Education in Northern Ireland.”
Anne Skelton Vance
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Belfast
“For services to People with Mental Illness in Northern Ireland.”
Anthony George Lees
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
East Sussex
“For services to the community in Seaford and East Sussex.”
Anthony Gerrard Mallam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
West Midlands
“For services to the community in Wednesbury, West Midlands.”
Anthony James Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Devon
Anthony John Cleland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
London
“For services to the community in Lambeth, South London.”
Anthony Willis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
West Midlands
“For services to the community in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands.”
Arthur William Gutteridge
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Cornwall
“For voluntary service to the Royal Naval Association.”
Association Bristol Port and community in Bristol.
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Audrey Lloyd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
North Yorkshire
“For services to the community in Whale Hill, Redcar.”
Azalia Ruth Gosling
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Hampshire
“For voluntary service to the British Red Cross Society in Southampton.”
Barry Elmore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Derbyshire
“For services to School Sport in Derbyshire.”
Barry Thomas Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Shropshire
“For services to Further Education.”
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
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
British Empire Medal · 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 (Devon) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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