New Year Honours 2012
Nicholas Milne PAYNE OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to the Arts and Heritage in the North West.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to the Arts and Heritage in the North West.
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 241 times in the New Year Honours List 2012 — about 25% of the list.
In their area
147 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Cheshire.
How widely is this recognised?
3,514 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 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 2012
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Berkshire
“Chief Technical Officer, Red Bull. For services to Motorsport.”
Alan Caton
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Suffolk
“Detective Superintendent, Suffolk Constabulary. For services to the Police.”
Alex Christine Crawford
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Berkshire
“Special Correspondent, Sky News. For services to Broadcast Journalism.”
Alice Jane Kelly Purnell
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East Sussex
“For services to Transgender People.”
Amanda Jane Derrick
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Hertfordshire
“Programme Director, Connect Digitally Programme, Department for Education. For services to Children and Families.”
Amanda Sharp
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London
“Co-Founder, Frieze Art Fair. For services to the Visual Arts.”
Amanda Thompson
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Lancashire
“Managing Director, Blackpool Pleasure Beach. For services to the Leisure Park Industry.”
Amin Mohamed Mawji
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London
“For public and voluntary service.”
Andrew Edward Colver
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Hampshire
“Head of Democractic Services, Rushmoor Borough Council. For services to Local Government.”
Andrew Geoffrey Payne
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Wiltshire
“For services to the UK Computer Games Industry.”
Andrew Godfrey Williamson
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Lancashire
“Chief Operating Officer, The Football League. For services to Football.”
Andrew Kidd
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Kent
“Deputy Head, Kabul Office, Department for International Development.”
Andrew Patrick Keith Boyle
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Herefordshire
“Chairman, Road Haulage Association. For services to the Transport Industry.”
Anita Green
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East Lothian
“Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. For services to Children.”
Anne Lesley Tipple
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Derbyshire
“National Skills Development Executive, British Chambers of Commerce. For services to Business Skills Development.”
Anne Mcfadden
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Glasgow
“Headteacher, St Mirin's Primary School, Glasgow. For services to Education.”
Anne Shirley Harrison
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Buckinghamshire
“Head of Specialist Operational Support, National Policing Improvement Agency. For services to Public Protection.”
Arthur John Row
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Northumberland
“Deputy Pension Centre Manager, International Pension Centre, Pension, Disability and Carers Service, Department for Work and Pensions.”
Augustus Beverley Walter Risman
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Cumbria
“For services to Rugby League.”
Barbara Evelyn Challinger
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Lancashire
“Headteacher, Haslingden High School, Lancashire. For services to Education.”
Barbara Hulanicki
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“Founder, Biba. For services to the Fashion Industry.”
Bridget Mary Fisher
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West Yorkshire
“President, Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. For services to Libraries.”
Catherine Diana Hurst
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Greater Manchester
“Principal, Wigan and Leigh College. For services to Further Education.”
Catrin Myfanwy Maby
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Gloucestershire
“Chief Executive Officer, Severn Wye Energy Agency. For services to the Environment and to Social Equity.”
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Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
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Jean Irene Routley
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Backwell, Somerset
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Jennifer Rosemary Rose-Miller
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Nairn, Nairn
“For services to Local Heritage and to the community in Nairnshire”
Angela Jane Manson
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Lisburn, County Antrim
“For services to Youth Musical Theatre”
Rita Helen Lewis (Helen Hopkins)
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Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education”
Paul Kitching
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Wimborne, Dorset
“Head of the Natural History Museum, Tring. For services to Museums and to the community in Tring, Hertfordshire”
Adam Joolia
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Brighton, East Sussex
“Chief Executive Officer, AudioActive. For services to Young People and to Music”
Julia Jones
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Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“Founder and Director, Llandeilo Fawr Festival of Music. For services to Music”
Pauline Patricia Knifton Hough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nantwich, Cheshire
“For services to Theatre and to the community in Nantwich”
Margaret Irvine
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Birsay, Orkney
“Founder, Birsay Drama Group. For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney”
Melanie Jane Houldershaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Local Theatre and Choir”
Brian Charlton Heald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester, Cheshire”
Deborah Haythorne
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive, Roundabout Dramatherapy. For services to Dramatherapy”
Shirley Henderson (Shirley McGill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“Founder, McGill School of Speech and Drama, and Director, Aberdeen Youth Music Theatre. For services to Drama”
Rex Ormonde Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire”
James Breingan Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“Chief Executive Officer, The Steamship Sir Walter Scott Trust. For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park”
John Alexander Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“Co-Founder, Thomas Fowell Buxton Society. For services to Heritage”
Helen Joyce Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“Co-Founder, Thomas Fowell Buxton Society. For services to Heritage”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“Director, 'A Space' Arts. For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“Artistic Director, Swansea Jazz Club. For services to Jazz Music”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“Founder, Total Ensemble Theatre Company. For services to Inclusive Theatre”
Lynn Cedar
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lingfield, Surrey
“Co-Founder and lately Co-Chief Executive, Roundabout Dramatherapy. For services to Dramatherapy”
Mabel Cardwell (May Cardwell)
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Market Harborough, Leicestershire
“For services to Dance and to the community in Corby, Northamptonshire”
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Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2012
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2012). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2011.
Location (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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