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British Empire Medal (BEM)
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“For services to Charity and to the community in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Charity and to the community in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire.
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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
31 December 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Renée FRIEND
Ambassador, Isabel Hospice
For services to Charity and to the community in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64607 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
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British Empire Medal
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“For services to Charity and to the community in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 335 times in the New Year Honours List 2025 — about 22% of the list.
In their area
59 British Empire Medal recipients are from Hertfordshire.
What organisation were they with?
Ambassador.
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.
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Alison Semmence
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Allan Muirhead
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“For services to the community in Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria.”
Andrew Clarke
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Andrew Nisbet
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Angela Clarke
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Wedmore, Somerset
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Ann Harvey
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Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
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Ann Osborn
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Anne Croucher
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Dumfries, Dumfries
“For services to the community in Dumfries and Galloway.”
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“For services to Scottish Country Dancing and to the community in Portsoy, Banffshire.”
In the same field
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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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Charles Entwisle
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Steven Thompson
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Liverpool, Merseyside
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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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“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
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
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Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
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London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
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Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Isabella Jenney
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Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
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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
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Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
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Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
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Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2025
London Gazette (official record), issue 64607, notice 4783811. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2025).
Published 30 December 2024.
Location (Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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