New Year Honours 2020
Kathryn Singh BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to the Arts and to the Asian community in Scotland.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to the Arts and to the Asian community in Scotland.
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British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
28 December 2019
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Kathryn Lindsay SINGH
For services to the Arts and to the Asian community in Scotland.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62866 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to the Arts and to the Asian community in Scotland.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 311 times in the New Year Honours List 2020 — about 23% of the list.
In their area
41 British Empire Medal recipients are from City of Glasgow.
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.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours 2020
Abdool Rohomon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Worcestershire
“For services to Policing.”
Afzal Pradhan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Cricket.”
Agnes Johnstone
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Argyll and Bute
“For services to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education and the community in Oban.”
Alan Ross
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Co. Antrim
“For services to the community in Ballymena.”
Alan Seldon
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Special Constabulary and to the Specialist Art Crime Unit.”
Alan Studd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Young People and to the community in West Yorkshire.”
Alan Tavener
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Choral Music in Scotland.”
Alan Wrigley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Charity.”
Ali Abdi
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For voluntary service to the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community in Cardiff.”
Alison Martin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Annan, Dumfries
“For services to Young People in Dumfries and Galloway.”
Alison Mullan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Co. Down
“For services to Healthcare and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Alison Reddick
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Belfast
“For services to People with Disabilities in Northern Ireland.”
Alison Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Belfast
“For services to the community in East Belfast.”
Alvin Blake
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Luton, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Luton, Bedfordshire.”
Amanda Reeve
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Ormesby, Norfolk
“For services to Education.”
Amanda Say
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Cwmbran, Gwent
“For services to People with Disabilities in Wales.”
Amelia Mathewson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Leven, Fife
“For services to the community in Levenmouth, Fife.”
Amy Hearn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Libraries.”
Andrew Carroll
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
London, Greater London
“For voluntary service.”
Andrew Ebben
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Loughborough, Leicestershire
“For services to Lifeguard Development and to Swimming Pool Safety.”
Andrew Hogarth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Tranent, East Lothian
“For services to Parks and Biodiversity in East Lothian.”
Andrew Rowan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Co. Armagh
“For services to Music and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Angela Forster
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Public Libraries.”
Angela Tromans
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
“For services to UK defence overseas.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,039 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.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Jonathan Davies
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to People with Cancer and to Broadcasting.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Alice Coote
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Suffolk
“For services to the Arts.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Daniel Calvert
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the Culinary Arts in Japan and to UK/Japan Culinary Relations.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Jennifer Rose-miller
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nairn, Nairn
“For services to Local Heritage and to the community in Nairnshire.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Paul Kitching
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wimborne, Dorset
“For services to Museums and to the community in Tring, Hertfordshire.”
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.”
Pauline Hough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nantwich, Cheshire
“For services to Theatre and to the community in Nantwich.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Melanie Houldershaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Local Theatre and Choir.”
Brian Heald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester, Cheshire.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
Rex Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.”
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 62866, notice 3455793. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2020).
Published 27 December 2019.
Location (Glasgow, City of Glasgow) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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