New Year Honours 2025
Kay Haffenden BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Chair
“For services to Early Years.”
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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
31 December 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Kay Frances HAFFENDEN
Chair, Kamelia Kids Day Care and Beach Schools, Goring by Sea, West Sussex
For services to Early Years.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64607 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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British Empire Medal
New Year Honours 2025- Role at the time
- Chair
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- Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex
“For services to Early Years.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 335 times in the New Year Honours List 2025 — about 22% of the list.
In their area
59 British Empire Medal recipients are from West Sussex.
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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 64607, notice 4783833. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2025).
Published 30 December 2024.
Location (Shoreham-by-Sea, West 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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