Birthday Honours 2008
Raymond KIDDELL OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“Vice-President, Football Association and Founder of Football in the Community. For services to Sport and to the community in Norfolk.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Vice-President, Football Association and Founder of Football in the Community. For services to Sport and to the community in Norfolk.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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“Vice-President, Football Association and Founder of Football in the Community. For services to Sport and to the community in Norfolk.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“Vice-President, Football Association and Founder of Football in the Community. For services to Sport and to the community in Norfolk.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“Vice-President, Football Association and Founder of Football in the Community. For services to Sport and to the community in Norfolk.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“Vice-President, Football Association and Founder of Football in the Community. For services to Sport and to the community in Norfolk.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 228 times in the Birthday Honours List 2008 — about 24% of the list.
In their area
71 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Norfolk.
How widely is this recognised?
2,079 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2008
Air Cmde Jack Broughton
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Merseyside
“For voluntary service to the Aircrew Association.”
Alan Claude Tolhurst
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Nottinghamshire
“For voluntary service to the community in South Yorkshire.”
Alan Moore Mcculla
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Down
“Chief Executive, Anglo-North Irish Fish Producers' Organisation. For services to the Fishing Industry and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Alan Sommerville
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Derbyshire
“Lately Chief Executive, British Gymnastics. For voluntary service to Sport.”
Alfred Charles Shedden
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Glasgow
“For services to the Voluntary Sector in Scotland.”
Amelia Lindsey Wharmby
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Yorkshire
“Education Consultant, Association of School and College Leaders. For services to Education.”
Andrew Vincent Kelly
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Buckinghamshire
“Lately Grade B1, Ministry of Defence.”
Andy Gale
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
South Glamorgan
“Lately Specialist Adviser, Housing Needs Team, Department for Communities and Local Government.”
Anthony Arthur Nichols
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Surrey
“Secretary to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, Cabinet Office.”
Anthony Duggan
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Bedfordshire
“Councillor and Chair, Bedfordshire and Luton Combined Fire Authority. For services to the Fire and Rescue Service and to Local Government.”
Anthony John James Bailey
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Inter-Faith Relations and to Charity.”
Anthony Norman Salter
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Midlands
“For public and voluntary service to Older People and to the community in the West Midlands.”
Anthony William Lilley
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
East Sussex
“Chief Creative Officer, Magic Lantern Productions. For services to Media and Creative Industries.”
Arthur Anthony Joiner
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Bristol
“Lately Chair, Bristol Magistrates' Bench. For services to the Administration of Justice.”
Barry Neil Speker
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Business and to the community in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.”
Brian John Harbord
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Somerset
“Head of Intelligent Transport Systems Development, Department for Transport.”
Brian Lister
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Fife
“Principal, Cumbernauld College. For services to Further Education and to the communities in Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire.”
Brian Sibbald
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Edinburgh
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Edinburgh.”
Bridget Rosita Stephens
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Yorkshire
“Lately Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Nurse, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Healthcare.”
Brigid Campbell
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hampshire
“Member, Social Security Advisory Committee. For services to Social Security Law and to Charity.”
Bronwyn Curtis
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Business Economics.”
Carmel Mckinney
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Belfast
“Principal, Vere Foster Primary School. For services to Education in Northern Ireland.”
Carolyn Mccall
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Chief Executive, Guardian Media Group plc. For services to Women in Business.”
Catherine Haugh
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Deputy Director, Human Resources Recruitment and Redeployment Unit, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,079 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Johanna Norman
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“For services to Swimming in Guernsey.”
Raymond Glyn Pritchard
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“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
John David Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Cricket in Warwickshire and the West Midlands”
David Thomas Crowe Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch”
Kim Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia”
Alan Christopher Thurlow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Swimming”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“Volunteer, Waterloo Rugby Football Club. For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside”
Jennifer Elizabeth Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport”
Edmund Harold Shillabeer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Plymouth, Devon
“For services to Charitable Fundraising, to Athletics and to the community in Plymouth, Devon”
David Stewart Smallwoods
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“Lately Head Coach, England National Amputee Football Team. For services to Disability Sport”
Alan Thomas Parker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire”
James Isaac McDONALD
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Volunteer Athletics Coach. For services to Junior Athletics”
Jason Land
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“Disability and Inclusion Lead, Grimsby Town Foundation. For services to Association Football”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Administrator, Old Streetonians Rugby Football Club. For services to Amateur Sport in London”
Eleanor Sarah Guedalla
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football for Women and Marginalised Communities”
Leslie Alan France
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“Swimming Coach. For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan”
Linda Annette Gaine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia”
Sarah Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnham, West Sussex
“Implementation Team Leader, Delivery Strand Workplace Transformation Programme, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports”
George Michael Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing”
Edwin Herbert Ernest Bridges
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Sport in Crowborough”
Roger Frederick Bell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carrickfergus, County Antrim
“For services to Local Cricket”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“President, Mid Staffs Junior Football League. For services to Grassroots Football”
Ian Michael Brown
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Cycling in Guernsey.”
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Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2008). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2008.
Location (Norfolk) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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