New Year Honours 1989
Robert Frederick John Cann BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to folk music.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM) · 1989
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“For services to folk music.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 250 times in the New Year Honours List 1989 — about 21% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
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 1989
Alan Lawrence Jeffreys
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Constable
Albert James Daniel McCALL
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Alfred Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
“For services to the community in East Halton, South Humberside.”
Allan William Gault
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Sergeant
Alma Bailey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Andrew Alexander Duncan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
“For services to the community in Saltcoats, Ayrshire.”
Anne Simpson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Annie Hodson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Annie Jackson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
“For services to the community in Bolton, Lancashire.”
Anthony Ernest David Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Anthony Trevor Bastable
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Manager
Arthur Alan Barlow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Arthur Frederick Clements
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Arthur Kay Clayton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
“For services to English Heritage.”
Arthur McCALLION
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Arthur Ralph Pointer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Aubrey Burton-Durham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Audrey Marshall
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Constable
Barbara McDONALD
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Barry Leonard Stokes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Bashir Ahmed
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Ben Howard Tinton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Bertram Reginald Rooke
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Beryl Margaret Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
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Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Inclusive Theatre.”
Marilyn Blieck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire.”
Christopher Gaze
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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British Empire Medal · 1989
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1989 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1988.
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