Birthday Honours 2017
Margaret Driscoll BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to the community in Burnmouth, Berwickshire.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to the community in Burnmouth, Berwickshire.
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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
17 June 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Mrs. Margaret McCall DRISCOLL
For services to the community in Burnmouth, Berwickshire.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61961 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Berwickshire
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British Empire Medal
Birthday Honours 2017- Region
- Berwickshire
“For services to the community in Burnmouth, Berwickshire.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 313 times in the Birthday Honours List 2017 — about 23% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the Birthday Honours 2017
Agnes Ringland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Down
“For services to the community in Crossgar, County Down.”
Ajaz Ahmed
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
West Yorkshire
“For services to Young People.”
Alan Clarke
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Belfast
“For services to the community in Northern Ireland through Dance Education.”
Alan Langton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Nottinghamshire
“For services to the community in Mapperley and Arnold, Nottinghamshire.”
Alan Skews
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Cornwall
“For services to the community in Callington, Cornwall.”
Alan Sturgeon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Antrim
“For services to Rugby.”
Alastair Gilmore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Antrim
“For services to Higher Education and to the community in Antrim, Northern Ireland.”
Alexander Ruthven
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Edinburgh
“For voluntary service to the community in Edinburgh and the Lothians.”
Alice Rankin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Lanarkshire
“For services to the community in Newarthill, North Lanarkshire.”
Alistair Cassie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Aberdeenshire
“For services to the community in Ballater, Aberdeenshire.”
Allan Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Shropshire
“For services to the community in Bayston Hill, Shropshire.”
Allan Searle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Somerset
“For services to the community in Stogursey, Somerset.”
Amanda Scales
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
East Sussex
“For services to Adult Learning and Skills.”
Andree Falla
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Bedfordshire
“For services to the Girl Guides and other charities.”
Andrew Craig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Lancashire
“For services to the Armed Services and the community in Fleetwood, Lancashire.”
Andrew Michie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Clackmannanshire
“For services to the Safety of Outdoor Adventure Activities.”
Andrew Norton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Somerset
“For services to the community in Hinton St. George, Somerset.”
Andrew Riley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
London
“For services to the community in Northwood Hills, Middlesex.”
Ann Khoshbin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Swansea
“For services to Education.”
Ann Squirrell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Suffolk
“For services to People with Physical and Sensory Disabilities in Mid-Suffolk.”
Ann Stewart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Fife
“For voluntary service to the Arts, Healthcare and Steam Railway Preservation in London, Edinburgh and Derby.”
Anne Masino
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Argyll and Bute
“For voluntary service to Young People through the UK Scout Association.”
Annie English
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
“For services to child welfare.”
Annie Watt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
Belfast
“For services to Peace and Reconciliation in Larne.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Alexander Gibson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Isabella Jenney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61961, notice 2803723. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2017).
Published 16 June 2017.
Location (Berwickshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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