New Year Honours 2020
Pauline Burns BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to the community in Knottlingley, West Yorkshire.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to the community in Knottlingley, West Yorkshire.
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London Gazette notice
British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
28 December 2019
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Pauline Janet BURNS
For services to the community in Knottlingley, West Yorkshire.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62866 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
North Yorkshire
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British Empire Medal
New Year Honours 2020- Region
- North Yorkshire
“For services to the community in Knottlingley, West Yorkshire.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 333 times in the New Year Honours List 2020 — about 24% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours 2020
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“For services to Policing.”
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Agnes Johnstone
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“For services to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education and the community in Oban.”
Alan Ross
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Alan Seldon
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Special Constabulary and to the Specialist Art Crime Unit.”
Alan Studd
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Young People and to the community in West Yorkshire.”
Alan Tavener
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Choral Music in Scotland.”
Alan Wrigley
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Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Charity.”
Ali Abdi
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For voluntary service to the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community in Cardiff.”
Alison Martin
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Annan, Dumfries
“For services to Young People in Dumfries and Galloway.”
Alison Mullan
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Co. Down
“For services to Healthcare and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Alison Reddick
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“For services to People with Disabilities in Northern Ireland.”
Alison Smith
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Belfast
“For services to the community in East Belfast.”
Alvin Blake
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Luton, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Luton, Bedfordshire.”
Amanda Reeve
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Ormesby, Norfolk
“For services to Education.”
Amanda Say
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Cwmbran, Gwent
“For services to People with Disabilities in Wales.”
Amelia Mathewson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Leven, Fife
“For services to the community in Levenmouth, Fife.”
Amy Hearn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Libraries.”
Andrew Carroll
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
London, Greater London
“For voluntary service.”
Andrew Ebben
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Loughborough, Leicestershire
“For services to Lifeguard Development and to Swimming Pool Safety.”
Andrew Hogarth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Tranent, East Lothian
“For services to Parks and Biodiversity in East Lothian.”
Andrew Rowan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Co. Armagh
“For services to Music and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Angela Forster
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Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Public Libraries.”
Angela Tromans
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
“For services to UK defence overseas.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Alexander Gibson
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Michael Cooper
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Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
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“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
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“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Hazel Tomkins
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
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Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
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North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
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Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Isabella Jenney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 62866, notice 3455561. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2020).
Published 27 December 2019.
Location (North Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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