Birthday Honours 2025
Karen Blanchfield BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Founder
“For services to Environmental Education.”
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London Gazette notice
British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
14 June 2025
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Karen BLANCHFIELD
Founder, Little Litter Warriors
For services to Environmental Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64759 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Stourport on Severn, Worcestershire
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British Empire Medal
Birthday Honours 2025- Role at the time
- Founder
- Region
- Stourport on Severn, Worcestershire
“For services to Environmental Education.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 362 times in the Birthday Honours List 2025 — about 24% of the list.
In their area
27 British Empire Medal recipients are from Worcestershire.
What organisation were they with?
Founder.
How widely is this recognised?
5,862 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2025
London Gazette (official record), issue 64759, notice 4906906. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2025).
Published 13 June 2025.
Location (Stourport on Severn, Worcestershire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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