Birthday Honours 2021
Matthew Baker BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester during Covid-19.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Music and to the community in Chester during Covid-19.
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British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
12 June 2021
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.
Matthew Howard BAKER
Freelance Director, Music and Performance for Creative Arts
For services to Music and to the community in Chester during Covid-19.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63377 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Music and to the community in Chester during Covid-19.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 344 times in the Birthday Honours List 2021 — about 24% of the list.
In their area
83 British Empire Medal recipients are from Cheshire.
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 British Empire Medal in the Birthday Honours 2021
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“For services to the Warwickshire Scrubbers and the provision of PPE during Covid-19.”
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Adam Mcevoy
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Adama Newlove, (aly Newlove)
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“For services to Exiting the EU.”
Adela Beggs
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Craigavon, County Armagh
“For services to Education and to Young People.”
Adele Hague
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Public Health during the Covid-19 Pandemic.”
Adrian Dale
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Chelveston, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in the Parish of Chelveston-cum-Caldecott, Northamptonshire particularly during Covid-19.”
Alison Fielding
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“For services to People with Cardiomyopathy.”
Alison Stannard
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“For services to People with Visual Impairments particularly during Covid-19.”
Alwyn Warnock
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Amalia Michaels
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“For services to Education.”
Amanda Chetwynd-cowieson
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London, Greater London
“For services to Young People.”
Amanda Epe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Empowering Women and Girls in the UK and Abroad.”
Amanda Guest
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Holmfirth, West Yorkshire
“For services to the Covid-19 Response.”
Amanda Medlyn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Albrighton, Shropshire
“For services to the community in Albrighton, Shropshire.”
Andrea Hurren
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Exeter, Devon
“For services to the community in Broadclyst, Exeter during Covid-19.”
Andrew Cochrane
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to Disability Sport and to Mental Health Awareness.”
Andrew Forbes
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Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to the community in Wolverton, Buckinghamshire.”
Andrew Hewish
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to the Arts.”
Andrew Morgan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex
“For services to the Royal National Lifeboat Institute.”
Andrew Wileman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Ferndown, Dorset
“For services to the community in Bournemouth.”
Angela Dukes
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Watford, Hertfordshire
“For services to Education.”
Angela Mcconnell
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to the community in Bramley, West Yorkshire.”
Ann Johnson
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Chorley, Lancashire
“For services to Education.”
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
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
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Mukesh Sharma
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Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Alice Coote
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Suffolk
“For services to the Arts.”
Gabrielle Logan
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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
British Empire Medal · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63377, notice 3818427. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2021).
Published 11 June 2021.
Location (Chester, Cheshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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