Birthday Honours 2023
Norma Raynes OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Director • Caldecott Festival Group
“For services to Tackling Loneliness in Older People and to the community in Shropshire.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Tackling Loneliness in Older People and to the community in Shropshire.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2023
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Dr. Norma Victoria RAYNES
Director, From Generation 2 Generation and Chair, Caldecott Festival Group
For services to Tackling Loneliness in Older People and to the community in Shropshire.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64082 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2023- Role at the time
- Director, Caldecott Festival Group
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- Whitchurch, Shropshire
“For services to Tackling Loneliness in Older People and to the community in Shropshire.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 290 times in the Birthday Honours List 2023 — about 19% of the list.
In their area
18 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Shropshire.
What organisation were they with?
Director, Caldecott Festival Group.
How widely is this recognised?
3,337 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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In the same field
Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,337 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
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Caerphilly, Gwent
“For services to the Welfare of Children and Families.”
Dr Carol Homden
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London, Greater London
“For services to Children and Families.”
Clive Leslie Gritten
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“For services to Children, Young People and the community in Norfolk.”
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London, Greater London
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“For services to Children and Young People.”
Roger Walton
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Wirral, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Patricia Wells
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London, Greater London
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John Turner
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
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Louise Sutherland
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Leatherhead, Surrey
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Josef Taylor
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Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Alice Sutherland
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Alness, Ross and Cromarty
“For services to Vulnerable Young People in Alness, Ross and Cromarty.”
Michael Springett
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Maldon, Essex
“For services to Young People in the East of England.”
Pundrique Sharma
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Southport, Merseyside
“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.”
Douglas Ormston
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Galashiels, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
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Katie Misselbrook
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Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
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Wendy Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Faye Marsh
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Spennymoor, County Durham
“For services to Children and Young People in County Durham.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 64082, notice 4378558. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2023).
Published 16 June 2023.
Location (Whitchurch, Shropshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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