New Year Honours 2018
Paul Ferguson MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Carving, Gilding and Conservation.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Carving, Gilding and Conservation.
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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:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Paul Hugh Paterson FERGUSON
For services to Carving, Gilding and Conservation.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62150 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Carving, Gilding and Conservation.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 542 times in the New Year Honours List 2018 — about 39% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,438 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Glasgow
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Devon
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Michael Cooper
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Kabir Kaul
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Adrian Isaac
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David Sawkins
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“For services to Port and Harbour Development and to Environmental Management.”
John Rochford
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Hertford, Hertfordshire
“For services to Horticulture.”
Andrew Page
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Ringwood, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Stewart Muir
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Liskeard, Cornwall
“For services to Wildlife Conservation.”
William Moore
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Derry, County Londonderry
“For services to the Agriculture Sector in Northern Ireland.”
Simon Humphreys
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Dorking, Surrey
“For services to the Environment.”
Stephen Hughson
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Newbridge on Wye, Powys
“For services to Agriculture and to Tourism and Events in Wales.”
Caterina Goodhart
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London, Greater London
“For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts.”
Ian Glendinning
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Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“For services to Country Sports and to Conservation.”
Camilla Fyfe (milly Fyfe)
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Northampton, Northamptonshire
“For services to Farmers and to Family Nutrition.”
Alison Field
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Winchester, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Sarah Eberle
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Witney, Oxfordshire
“For services to Horticulture.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62150, notice 2938342. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2018).
Published 30 December 2017.
Location (Bedfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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