New Year Honours 2008
Lucy VALE MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“School Crossing Warden, Dorrige, West Midlands. For services to Education.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
School Crossing Warden, Dorrige, West Midlands. For services to Education.
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“School Crossing Warden, Dorrige, West Midlands. For services to Education.”
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“School Crossing Warden, Dorrige, West Midlands. For services to Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 599 times in the New Year Honours List 2008 — about 63% of the list.
In their area
562 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from West Midlands.
How widely is this recognised?
4,959 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 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 2008
Abila Pointing
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Merseyside
“For services to Community Relations in Liverpool and Manchester.”
Adrian Charles Bowrey
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Bristol
“External and Government Affairs Executive, West of England Aerospace Forum. For services to the Aerospace Industry.”
Adrian Woods
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Yorkshire
“Project Manager, Pit Stop 2000 Ltd, Halifax. For services to Disadvantaged Young People.”
Alan David Savory
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hertfordshire
“For services to the Independent Park Home Advisory Service.”
Alan Hodgkinson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Warwickshire
“For services to Football.”
Alan John Dixon
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hampshire
“Grade C1, Ministry of Defence.”
Alan Lancaster
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Yorkshire
“For services to Shaw Cross Club for Young People, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire.”
Alan Lindsley
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Tyne and Wear
“For services to the Sunderland Branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society.”
Alan Robert Potter
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Wiltshire
“Lately Chief Executive, Institute of Biomedical Science. For services to Science.”
Alan Surtees
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hampshire
“For services to Young People through the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.”
Alastair Thompson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
East Sussex
“Director, Logistical Services, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to the Police.”
Alexander Bulloch
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Midlands
“For services to the Birmingham War Research Society.”
Alexander McKenzie Condie
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Fife
“For services to Social Housing in Fife.”
Alexander Naylor
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Lanarkshire
“For services to Athletics.”
Alison Roberts
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Designer and Photographer. For services to the Fashion Industry.”
Alun Davies
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Bristol
“Chair, National Forum for Organisations of Disabled People. For services to Disabled People.”
Amajit Talwar
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Midlands
“Chief Executive, Punch Records. For services to the Music Industry and to the community in the West Midlands.”
Aminul Hoque
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Youth Justice in East London.”
Andrea Margaret Shaw
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
South Yorkshire
“Assistant Control Manager, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. For services to Flood Rescue.”
Andrew Philip Garnett
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Grade C1, Ministry of Defence.”
Andrew Robert Wilson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
South Yorkshire
“First Call Operative, National Grid. For services to Flood Rescue.”
Andy Raphael Thomas Hamilton
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Midlands
“Jazz Musician and Teacher. For services to Music in Birmingham.”
Anita Margaret George
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Cornwall
“For services to the community in Penzance, Cornwall.”
Anita Susan Marsland
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Merseyside
“Executive Director of Health and Social Care, Knowsley Council and Chief Executive, Knowsley Primary Care Trust. For services to Health and Social Care.”
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Others recognised for Education
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,959 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Dawn Moir Tinley
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“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
Keri Scott
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“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Lynne McTAGGART
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“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Catherine Marjorie Grove
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Clare Downey
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“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Helen Connell
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Diane Kathleen Willson
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Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex”
Caroline Tyerman
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Durham, North Yorkshire
“Lately Lead Practitioner, SEND and Inclusion, Brougham Primary School Hartlepool. For services to Education”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chair, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation UK. For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community”
Barbara Celia Sved
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled and Learning Disabled Adults in Harrow and Northwood, Greater London”
Peter Scobie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“Head Chef, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Higher Education”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“Chair, Friends of Rossmar School. For voluntary services to Special Education”
Fiona Sarah Winifred McCULLOUGH
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach”
Rita Helen Lewis (Helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education”
Fiona Jayne Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People”
Eleanor Keeley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“School Cook and Catering Manager, Linden Lodge School, London Borough of Wandsworth. For services to Education”
Sandra Howes (Cassandra Howes)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bedford, Bedfordshire
“For services to Education and to Inter-Faith Relations in Bedfordshire”
Alan John Hiatt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cwmbran, Gwent
“Mental Health and Learning Difficulties Volunteer. For services to Ty Siriol and Hafan Deg Wards, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board”
Jamie Paul Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“Lately Deputy Headteacher. For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“Tutor, Bracknell Forest Borough Council, Berkshire. For services to Further Education”
Lilian Jane Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“Headteacher, Strathdon School and Crathie School, Aberdeenshire. For services to Rural Education”
Caroline Anne Dickinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“Playgroup Leader, St Leonards Pre-School, Exeter. For services to Early Years Education”
Jacqueline Burton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Waterlooville, Hampshire
“Nursery Practitioner and Manager, Children's Learning Centre, Emsworth, Hampshire. For services to Early Years Education”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“Manager, Hulland Community Pre School, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. For services to Early Years Education”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2008). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2007.
Location (West Midlands) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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