Birthday Honours 2015
Michael Collinson BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Founder
“For services to orphans and vulnerable children in Africa.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to orphans and vulnerable children in Africa.
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British Empire Medal
Civil Division DIPLOMATIC SERVICE AND OVERSEAS LIST
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
13 June 2015
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.
Michael John COLLINSON
Founder, Skrum Programme Swaziland
For services to orphans and vulnerable children in Africa.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61256 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to orphans and vulnerable children in Africa.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 313 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015 — about 22% of the list.
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Founder.
How widely is this recognised?
3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Alice Evans
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Bedfordshire
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Dunbartonshire
“For services to the community in Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire.”
Amanda Williams
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Andrew Arrowsmith
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Nottinghamshire
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Andrew Quick
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Devon
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Andrew Wood
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North Yorkshire
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Angela Harris
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London
“For services to the Hanwell Neighbourly Care Scheme in West London.”
Anita Parker
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Nottinghamshire
“For services to People with Disabilities.”
Ann Barlow
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Ann Corbett
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Denbighshire
“For charitable services and services to the community in Prestatyn, Denbighshire.”
Ann Wheatley
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Glasgow
“For voluntary service in Glasgow.”
Anne Callaghan
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Nottinghamshire
“For services to Children and Families.”
Anne Heath
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London
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Northumberland
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Anne Maccallum
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Gloucestershire
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Stephen Greene
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Julia Downey
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Barbara Connell
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Louise Sutherland
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Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
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Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
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Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
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Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Katie Misselbrook
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Adam Joolia
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Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Jamie Goddard
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Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
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Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Janet Cooper
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Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Speech and Language Development for Children and Young People.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roderick Wood
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Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Christopher Turner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hockley, Essex
“For services to Young People in Essex.”
Neerasha Singh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Greenhithe, Kent
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Karen Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtown, Powys
“For services to Young People.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Jeremy Penn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Young People.”
Michelle John
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Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Family Support and Advocacy.”
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British Empire Medal · 2015
London Gazette (official record), issue 61256, notice 2348905. View the official notice ↗
Published 13 June 2015.
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