New Year Honours 2015
Keith George Chapman MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Arts and Culture in Hampshire.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Arts and Culture in Hampshire.
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Hampshire
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
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“For services to Arts and Culture in Hampshire.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 579 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 39% 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.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2015
Abdul Razaq Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Berkshire
“Foster Carer, Slough. For services to Children and Families.”
Agnes Barbara Dunlop Brand
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Fermanagh
“Foundation Stage Co-ordinator, Enniskillen Model Primary School. For services to Education and the community in Northern Ireland.”
Ahmed Bashir
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
North Yorkshire
“Head, Operations and Finance Business Partner, Marketing, UK Trade and Investment. For services to Equality in the Public Sector.”
Airman John Campbell,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Royal Naval Reserve
Alan Charles Sefton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Head, Arsenal in the Community. For services to Education and to Young People in the UK and Abroad.”
Alan Francis O’Flanagan,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Army Cadet Force
Alan James Fearon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Tyne and Wear
“Member and Lately Chorus Master, Royal Northern Sinfonia. For services to Music in the North East.”
Alan James Harvey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Midlands
“For political service.”
Alan Martin Walters
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Buckinghamshire
“For services to the community in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.”
Alastair Hislop Hume
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Aberdeen
“For services to Fisheries Management and Angling in North East Scotland.”
Albert Herbert Percy Palmer
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
“Honorary Secretary, Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors. For services to Construction.”
Albert Whiting
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Tyne and Wear
“For services to the community in North Tyneside and to charitable services in the UK and Abroad.”
Alderman Maurice Turtle Mills
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Antrim
“Member, Ballymena Borough Council. For services to Local Government.”
Alderman William Alexander Fraser Agnew
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Antrim
“Alderman, Newtownabbey Borough Council. For services to Local Government and Cross-border Relations.”
Alec Ewart Harvey,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Alexander James Pirie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Lothian
“For voluntary service in Livingston, West Lothian.”
Alfred Grummett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Homeless People through Haven Tyneside and to the community in Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, Tyne and Wear.”
Alice Jane Formby
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
“Founding Trustee and Fundraiser, Princess Alice Hospice. For services to End of Life Care.”
Alison Forbes Graham,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to British foreign policy interests.”
Alison Jean Katherine Skene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Aberdeen
“For public service in Aberdeen.”
Alistair Mcarthur
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Devon
“For services to Humanitarian Aid.”
Allan Robert Burns
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Renfrewshire
“For services to People with Disabilities in Scotland and Overseas.”
Alma Joan Murray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Durham
“Vice President, North Yorkshire, Royal British Legion Women's Section. For voluntary service to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Alva Guy Lambert
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
South Yorkshire
“For services to the community particularly the Afro-Caribbean community in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.”
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
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2015).
Published 1 January 2015.
Location (Hampshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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