Birthday Honours 2016
Robin Buckland MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Founder
“For services to Children.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
11 June 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Dr. Robin Harold BUCKLAND
Founder, The Children’s Holiday Foundation Charity, North Devon
For services to Children.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61608 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Devon
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2016- Role at the time
- Founder
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- Devon
“For services to Children.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 574 times in the Birthday Honours List 2016 — about 40% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Founder.
How widely is this recognised?
3,337 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2016
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West Yorkshire
“For services to Higher Education and Access to Sport.”
Adrian Bowater
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West Midlands
“For services to Education.”
Adrian Davies
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Gloucestershire
“For services to charity and the community in Gloucestershire.”
Aileen Jones
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Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the RNLI.”
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“For services to UK-African Diaspora Relations.”
Alan Dickie
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Aberdeenshire
“For services to the Brewing Industry.”
Alan Jerome
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West Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
Alan Mcewen
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Alan Tait
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West Sussex
“For voluntary services to the Ex-Service Community through SAAFA and community in Sussex.”
Alasdair Robinson
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Belfast
“For services to the Police and the community in Northern Ireland.”
Alastair Dinsmor
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Lanarkshire
“For services to Police Heritage.”
Alexander Little
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Alexander Mcwhirter
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West Yorkshire
“For services to Business and the Economy in Yorkshire.”
Alexandra Depledge
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London
“For services to the Sharing Economy.”
Alfred Smith
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Kent
“For services to No. 10 Downing Street.”
Alice Bentinck
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London
“For services to Business.”
Alift Harewood
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Cheshire
“For services to the community in Macclesfield.”
Alison Frazer
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Perth and Kinross
“For services to Patients.”
Alison Gilligan
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Devon
“For services to Children.”
Allan Devlin
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Lanarkshire
“For voluntary service in Lanarkshire.”
Amanda Aldous
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Hampshire
“For services to the Arts.”
Andrea Devlin
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Andrew Blyth
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Hampshire
“For services to the Maritime Industry and Maritime Safety.”
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Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,337 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Nigel Brown
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Caerphilly, Gwent
“For services to the Welfare of Children and Families.”
Dr Carol Homden
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London, Greater London
“For services to Children and Families.”
Clive Leslie Gritten
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Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Children, Young People and the community in Norfolk.”
Neil Martin
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London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Catherine Grove
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Downey
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“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
David Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Roger Walton
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Wirral, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Patricia Wells
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Alice Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Alness, Ross and Cromarty
“For services to Vulnerable Young People in Alness, Ross and Cromarty.”
Michael Springett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Maldon, Essex
“For services to Young People in the East of England.”
Pundrique Sharma
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southport, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Douglas Ormston
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Galashiels, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“For services to Youth Work in Scotland.”
Katie Misselbrook
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Faye Marsh
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Spennymoor, County Durham
“For services to Children and Young People in County Durham.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61608, notice 2552133. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2016).
Published 11 June 2016.
Location (Devon) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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