Birthday Honours 2000
Orville Jones MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Swimming and Life Saving in South East Wales.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Swimming and Life Saving in South East Wales.
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Birthday Honours 2000“For services to Swimming and Life Saving in South East Wales.”
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Orville Jones
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Swimming and Life Saving in South East Wales.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 730 times in the Birthday Honours List 2000 — about 54% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2000
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Agnes Mae Barr
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to British communities and voluntary work overseas.”
Alan Francis Ashton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to the Lytham Heritage Group in Lytham St Anne’s, Lancashire.”
Alan Francis Newell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to the development of IT and Communications Systems for Disabled People.”
Alan Frederick Barton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to the Fire Services National Benevolent Fund.”
Alan Frederick Thomas
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“for Wales.”
Alan Geoffrey Stockwell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to Education in North East England.”
Alan John Hunt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Alan Victor Skinner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to Adult Education.”
Albert Edward Le Blond
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to the Ship Repair Industry.”
Albert Gillespie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to the Community.”
Albert Reid Sutherland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to Maritime Safety.”
Alexander Fraser Spowage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For charitable services to the community in Haddington, East Lothian.”
Alexander John Mitchell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to the disabled, Bermuda.”
Alexander McClintock
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to Youth Sport, particularly Association Football, in Glasgow.”
Alexander ST. John
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to National Federation of Retail Newsagents.”
Alexander Troup
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to the RAF Benevolent Fund in Aberdeenshire.”
Alfred Thomas Webb
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
Algar Charles Edwin Reed
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to the U.N.”
Alison Cox
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
Alison Leslie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
Alma Collin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
Alwyn Robinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to education in Peru.”
Anastasia Shillingford
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to Community Relations in Newham, London.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2000
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2000 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 19 June 2000.
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