New Year Honours 2023
Neil Atherton BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Public Transport and to the community in Liverpool and Widnes during Covid-19.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Public Transport and to the community in Liverpool and Widnes 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
31 December 2022
The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Neil ATHERTON
Bus Driver, Arriva North West and Wales
For services to Public Transport and to the community in Liverpool and Widnes during Covid-19.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63918 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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- Widnes, Cheshire
“For services to Public Transport and to the community in Liverpool and Widnes during Covid-19.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 330 times in the New Year Honours List 2023 — about 22% of the list.
In their area
83 British Empire Medal recipients are from Cheshire.
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 New Year Honours 2023
Alan Digweed (tweedy)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Stroud, Gloucestershire
“For services to the Circus and to the community in Stroud, Gloucestershire.”
Alan Garnsworthy
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Home Visit Libraries.”
Alan Williams
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Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire
“For services to the community in Edlesborough, Bedfordshire.”
Alban Stowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
“For services to Young People.”
Albert Burchmore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
“For services to Security at the British Embassy in Stockholm.”
Albert Dale
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Edingale, Staffordshire.”
Albert Phillips
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Association Football and to Young People in South Wales.”
Alison Kohler
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Newton Abbot, Devon
“For services to Conservation in Devon.”
Alison Peek
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Women’s Health in Greater Manchester during Covid-19.”
Alison Wolfe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Larne, County Antrim
“For services to Employment Relations in Northern Ireland.”
Allan Clarkin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Burnley, Lancashire
“For services to Martial Arts and to the community in Lancashire.”
Amanda Foley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Immingham, Lincolnshire
“For services to Early Years Education in Lincolnshire.”
Amarjit Soora
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to the community in Ilford, London Borough of Redbridge.”
Andrea Corrie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Tiverton, Devon
“For services to Water Safety in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.”
Andrew Burnett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to the community in Peckham and Nunhead, London Borough of Southwark, during Covid-19.”
Andrew Raynsford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Llanidloes, Powys
“For services to the NHS in Wales.”
Andrew Samuel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Taunton, Somerset
“For services to the community in Somerset, particularly during Covid-19.”
Andrew Scarffe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
“For services to the preservation of Laxey and Lonan Heritage and the Isle of Man Railways.”
Angela Bennett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Plymouth, Devon
“For voluntary service to the community in Plymouth, Devon.”
Angela Clarke
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Grays, Essex
“For services to the Windrush Generation.”
Angela Gabriel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to the community in Leeds.”
Angela Painter
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Voluntary Sector in Kent.”
Ann Pinhey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Petersfield, Hampshire
“For services to Music, to Choirs and to Charity.”
Anna Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
“For services to International Development.”
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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 · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 63918, notice 4247459. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2023).
Published 30 December 2022.
Location (Widnes, 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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