New Year Honours 2014
Joyce Ellis MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“Founder and Musical Director, Kinder Children's Choirs of the High Peak. For services to Music and Young People in Derbyshire.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Founder and Musical Director, Kinder Children's Choirs of the High Peak. For services to Music and Young People in Derbyshire.
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“Founder and Musical Director, Kinder Children's Choirs of the High Peak. For services to Music and Young People in Derbyshire.”
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“Founder and Musical Director, Kinder Children's Choirs of the High Peak. For services to Music and Young People in Derbyshire.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 583 times in the New Year Honours List 2014 — about 38% 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.
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Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
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Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2014
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2014).
Published 1 January 2014.
Location (Derbyshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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