New Year Honours 2008
Michael John Hollingbery OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to the community in the East Riding of Yorkshire.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to the community in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2008
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East Riding of Yorkshire
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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- East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to the community in the East Riding of Yorkshire.”
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“For services to the community in the East Riding of Yorkshire.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 272 times in the New Year Honours List 2008 — 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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2008
Abda Parveen Sharif
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Legal Adviser
Adrian Paul Orchard
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Royal Navy
Adrian Roger Wyatt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hertfordshire
“For services to the Property Industry.”
Alan Charles Richard Lennon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Down
“for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment.”
Alan Henry Puckridge Gillett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and to the community in Ealing, West London.”
Alastair Jesse Head MacNish
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Renfrewshire
“for Scotland.”
Alexander Jamieson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Valencia Province
“For services to the Youth Justice System in Scotland.”
Alison Jane Watt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Edinburgh
“For services to Art.”
Alison Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Glasgow
“For services to Community Relations.”
Alison Mary McDonald
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Sussex
Senior Manager
Alison Richards
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Oxfordshire
“For services to UNICEF UK.”
Amir Kabal
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Staffordshire
“For services to Training and to the community in East Staffordshire.”
Andrew James Thomson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Norfolk
“For services to Higher Education.”
Andrew Keddie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Fife
“For public service.”
Andrew Kerry Pike
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Andrew Lake
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
Grade B1
Andrew Stewart Trotter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Kent
“For services to the Police.”
Angela’s Ursuline School
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
“For services to Education.”
Ann Beynon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
South Glamorgan
“For services to Business.”
Ann Marie Grinstead
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hampshire
“For public service.”
Anthony Clive Davies
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Lancashire
“For services to School Inspections.”
Anthony McGann
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Merseyside
“For services to the community in the Vauxhall and Kirkdale Districts of Liverpool.”
Anton Setchell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Buckinghamshire
“For services to the Police.”
Antony’s College
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
“For services to Education.”
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
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2008).
Published 29 December 2007.
Location (East Riding of Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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