New Year Honours 2023
Norma Redfearn DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
“For Political and Public Service.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
“For public and community service in Tyneside.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For public and community service in Tyneside.
View London Gazette notice ↗Wikipedia
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
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 give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
D.B.E.
To be Ordinary Dames Commander of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Norma REDFEARN C.B.E.
Mayor, North Tyneside Council
For Political and Public Service.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63918 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Mrs. Norma REDFEARN
For public and community service in Tyneside.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62150 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2018- Region
- Tyne and Wear
“For public and community service in Tyneside.”
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2023- Role at the time
- Mayor
- Region
- North Shields, Tyne and Wear
“For Political and Public Service.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 13 times in the New Year Honours List 2023 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
3 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Tyne and Wear.
What organisation were they with?
Mayor.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2023
Alison Rose-slade (alison Rose)
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to the Financial Sector.”
Anita Frew
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Business and to the Economy.”
Cathryn Nutbrown
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Early Childhood Education.”
Dawn Childs
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Gloucestershire
“For services to Engineering.”
Denise Lewis
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sport.”
Dr Heather Mcgregor
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Living Abroad
“For services to Education, to Business and to Heritage in Scotland.”
Julie Maxton
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Science and to the Law.”
Lyn Chitty
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
“For services to Medicine.”
Nicola Whitmount Dandridge
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Higher Education.”
Robina Shah
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Stockport, Greater Manchester
“For services to Patient Care.”
Sally Anne Sheila Dicketts
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Education.”
Virginia Mckenna
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Dorking, Surrey
“For services to Wildlife Conservation and Wild Animal Welfare.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 63918, notice 4246369. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2023).
Published 30 December 2022.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62150, notice 2937961. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2018).
Published 29 December 2017.
Location (Tyne and Wear) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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