Birthday Honours 2014
“For services to Music and the community in Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Music and the community in Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway.
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British Empire Medal
Birthday Honours 2014- Region
- Dumfries
“For services to Music and the community in Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway.”
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Robert Stewart Sanderson
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Music and the community in Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway.”
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“For services to Music and the community in Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Music and the community in Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 327 times in the Birthday Honours List 2014 — about 22% of the list.
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How widely is this recognised?
4,039 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the Birthday Honours 2014
Abu Zafar
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
West Yorkshire
“Founder and Owner, Orient Press. For services to Business and to the Asian community in Bradford.”
Adam Carruthers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Edinburgh
“National Youth Drill Instructor. For voluntary service to the Royal British Legion Scotland.”
Adam Robert Tuffrey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Dorset
“Young Ambassador, Meningitis Trust. For services to Meningitis Awareness.”
Agnes Gardiner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Durham
“Personal and Family Support Worker, RAF Leeming, SSAFA. For services to Service Personnel.”
Ailsa Margaret Clunie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Dunbartonshire
“For services to Vulnerable Young People in Lanarkshire.”
Alan George Jowett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
West Yorkshire
“Field Co-ordinator, Next Generation Access Fibre Broadband Programme, BT. For services to Broadband service in Scotland and North East England.”
Alan Stuart Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Somerset
“Musical Director, Wessex Big Band. For services to Music.”
Alan Victor Pooley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Surrey
“For services to the community in Fetcham and to Heritage in Leatherhead, Surrey.”
Alan Wintersgill
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
West Yorkshire
“For services to charity and to the community in Bingley, West Yorkshire.”
Ald Marie Lorain Nash
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Branston, Staffordshire.”
Alicia Elizabeth Palmer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Down
“For services to Police Welfare.”
Alison Janet Rae
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Fife
“Oncology Nurse Specialist. For services to Palliative Care in Orkney.”
Alwyn Martin Harrison
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Merseyside
“For services to the community in West Kirby, Merseyside.”
Amy Nicholson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
London
“Revenue Protection Inspector, Transport for London. For services to Public Transport Passengers.”
Andrew Francis Jennison
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Leicestershire
“Post and Porterage Officer, De Montfort University. For services to Higher Education and Adult Learning.”
Angela Sandra Foley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Nottinghamshire
“General Manager, Bright Beginnings Childcare Centre, University of Leeds. For services to Childcare Provision in Higher Education.”
Ann Margaret Stafford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Lincolnshire
“For charitable services through the Lincoln Lions Club, Lincolnshire.”
Ann Mary Clarke
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
North Yorkshire
“For services to the communities in Grewelthorpe and Ripon, North Yorkshire.”
Anne Davidson Mckimmie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Moray
“For voluntary service in Hopeman, Morayshire.”
Anne Marguerite Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Norfolk
“Fundraiser, Cancer Research UK. For charitable services in Norfolk.”
Anne Scott Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“Manager, The Village Store, Morebattle. For services to the community in Morebattle, Roxburghshire.”
Annie Marguerite, Mrs. Chapman,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
“For charitable services in Norfolk.”
Anthony George Millward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Derbyshire
“For services to the community in Ashbourne, Derbyshire.”
Anthony James Betteridge
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Oxfordshire
“For services to Basketball.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,039 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.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Jonathan Davies
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to People with Cancer and to Broadcasting.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Alice Coote
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Suffolk
“For services to the Arts.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Daniel Calvert
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the Culinary Arts in Japan and to UK/Japan Culinary Relations.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Jennifer Rose-miller
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nairn, Nairn
“For services to Local Heritage and to the community in Nairnshire.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Paul Kitching
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wimborne, Dorset
“For services to Museums and to the community in Tring, Hertfordshire.”
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.”
Pauline Hough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nantwich, Cheshire
“For services to Theatre and to the community in Nantwich.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Melanie Houldershaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Local Theatre and Choir.”
Brian Heald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester, Cheshire.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
Rex Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.”
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2014
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2014).
Published 15 June 2014.
Location (Dumfries) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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