New Year Honours 2017
Janet Maines MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to the community in Farnham, Surrey.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to the community in Farnham, Surrey.
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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
31 December 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased 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:
Mrs. Janet Enid MAINES
For services to the community in Farnham, Surrey.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Surrey
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“For services to the community in Farnham, Surrey.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 606 times in the New Year Honours List 2017 — about 41% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Ballynahinch, County Down
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Bognor Regis, West Sussex
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Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
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Ruth Verner
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Antrim, County Antrim
“For services to the community in County Antrim.”
Christine Wheatley
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Haywards Heath, West Sussex
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Darren Ward
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John Turner
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
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Nicholas Ward
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Jean Todd
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Windsor, Berkshire
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Donald Todd
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Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2674257. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
Published 30 December 2016.
Location (Surrey) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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