Birthday Honours 2016
John Lovering CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to the Charitable Sector and philanthropic services through the Lovering Charitable Trust.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to the Charitable Sector and philanthropic services through the Lovering Charitable Trust.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
11 June 2016
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:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
John David LOVERING
For services to the Charitable Sector and philanthropic services through the Lovering Charitable Trust.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61608 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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East Sussex
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“For services to the Charitable Sector and philanthropic services through the Lovering Charitable Trust.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 115 times in the Birthday Honours List 2016 — about 8% 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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“For services to Social Care and the Voluntary Sector.”
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Peter Alan Smith
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Meena Upadhyaya
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Gabrielle Logan
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Alison Hickman
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Charles Entwisle
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Simon Wootton
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Rayleigh, Essex
“For services to the community in South Essex.”
David Workman
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Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Diane Willson
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Bognor Regis, West Sussex
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Michael West
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Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.”
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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Olney, Buckinghamshire
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John Turner
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Nicholas Ward
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Carnforth, Lancashire
“For services to the community in Over Kellet, Lancashire.”
Craig Trail
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Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
“For services to the community in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.”
Jean Todd
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Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Donald Todd
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Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Hazel Tomkins
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61608, notice 2551789. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2016).
Published 11 June 2016.
Location (East Sussex) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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