Birthday Honours 2011
Kuldip RUPRA OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Black and Minority Ethnic Communities in the East of England.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Black and Minority Ethnic Communities in the East of England.
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“For services to Black and Minority Ethnic Communities in the East of England.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Black and Minority Ethnic Communities in the East of England.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 236 times in the Birthday Honours List 2011 — about 24% of the list.
In their area
64 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Bedfordshire.
How widely is this recognised?
11,402 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2011
Adrian Holmes
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Derbyshire
“For services to Skills and Training.”
Adrian Voce
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“Director, Play England. For services to Children.”
Alan Smith
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Hampshire
“Head, Data Visualisation Unit, Methodology Directorate, Office for National Statistics.”
Alison Margaret Blackburn
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Suffolk
“Chair, Board of Governors, Harper Adams University College. For voluntary service to Land-Based Higher Education.”
Allison Chin
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
West Yorkshire
“Headteacher, Swinnow Primary School, Leeds. For services to Education.”
Andrew Flower
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Warwickshire
“Director, England National Cricket Team. For services to Sport.”
Andrew John Strauss
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Buckinghamshire
“England Captain. For services to Cricket.”
Andrew Nicholas Farrar
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Lancashire
“Head of Exchequer Losses, Benefits and Credits, Preston, HM Revenue and Customs.”
Andy Hawthorne
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Cheshire
“Founder and Chief Executive, Message Trust. For services to Young People in Greater Manchester.”
Angela Burridge
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Somerset
“Headteacher, Brentry Primary School, Bristol. For services to Education.”
Angela Mary Murphy
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Lancashire
“Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International), University of Central Lancashire. For services to Higher Education.”
Bernadette Mcnally
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Belfast
“Director, Social and Primary Care Services and Executive Director, Social Work, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. For public service.”
Bernard Cribbins
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Surrey
“Actor. For services to Drama.”
Beverley De-Gale
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Surrey
“Co-Founder, African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust. For services to Healthcare.”
Beverley Penney
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Vale of Glamorgan
“For services to Ramblers Cymru.”
Beverly Isadore Lindsay
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
West Midlands
“For services to Business and to the community in Birmingham.”
Brigadier William Ian Cotter Dobbie
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Kent
“General-Secretary, Council of Voluntary Welfare Workers. For services to the Armed Forces.”
Bronwen Eileen Northmore
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Middlesex
“Lately Director, Cleaner Fossil Fuels Directorate, Department of Energy and Climate Change.”
Captain Victor Richard Law
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For voluntary service to St John Ambulance.”
Caroline Bannerman
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Cheshire
“Lately Principal and Chief Executive, Bolton College. For services to Further Education.”
Catherine Purdy
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Durham
“Chief Executive, Vela Homes (incorporating Housing Hartlepool). For services to Local Government.”
Charles Basil Woodd
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Wiltshire
“Team Leader, Community Development Team, Community Action Division, Department for Communities and Local Government.”
Charles Mark Ridgway
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
West Yorkshire
“Managing Director, Group Rhodes. For services to Industry.”
Charles William Victor Harris
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
West Yorkshire
“Director of Youth Projects, Rank Foundation. For services to Young People.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 11,402 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Moira Patricia Chrystal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Peter Nicholas Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Enola Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
West Mersea, Essex
“Founder, Insulinoma Charity UK. For services to the Insulinoma Community”
Simon Ernest Wootton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rayleigh, Essex
“For services to the community in South Essex”
David Thomas Crowe Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch”
Diane Kathleen Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex”
Michael Evan West
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire”
Ruth Verner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Antrim, County Antrim
“For services to the community in County Antrim”
Christine Joy Wheatley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For services to the community in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex”
Darren Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Olney, Buckinghamshire
“Lately Railwayman, West Midlands Trains and Freightliner Group. For Charitable Service, particularly to Birmingham Children's Hospital”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“Adult Instructor, Greater Manchester Army Cadet Force. For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising”
Nicholas Kevin Davis Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carnforth, Lancashire
“For services to the community in Over Kellet, Lancashire”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chair, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation UK. For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community”
Craig Thomas Trail
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
“Chairman of Sandhaven and Pitullie Harbour Trust. For services to the community in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire”
Jean Mary Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire”
Donald Richard Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“Volunteer, The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice, Glasgow. For Charitable Service”
Graham Syrett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to the community in Cotham and Kingsdown, Bristol”
Jennifer Jaculin Thomas
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“Volunteer, Waterloo Rugby Football Club. For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside”
Beryl Shirley Stubbins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Downham Market, Norfolk
“For services to the community in Norfolk”
Neville Percy Stephens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Craven Arms, Shropshire
“For services to the community in Craven Arms, Shropshire”
Martyn Clive Steers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Maidstone, Kent
“Volunteer, St John Ambulance Kent. For voluntary services to Community First Aid”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2011). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2011.
Location (Bedfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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