Birthday Honours 2011
Mark Richard Whitehead MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Director
Organisation: Hawkshead Relish Company Ltd
“Director, Hawkshead Relish Company Ltd. For services to the Food Industry in Cumbria.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Director, Hawkshead Relish Company Ltd. For services to the Food Industry in Cumbria.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2011- Role at the time
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“Director, Hawkshead Relish Company Ltd. For services to the Food Industry in Cumbria.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 729 times in the Birthday Honours List 2011 — about 57% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Director, Hawkshead Relish Company Ltd.
How widely is this recognised?
3,913 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
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
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2011).
Published 15 June 2011.
Location (Cumbria) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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