New Year Honours 2007
Rodney Gerald Yorke Slatford OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Founder and Chair • The Yorke Trust
“For services to Music.”
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“For services to Music.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 254 times in the New Year Honours List 2007 — about 24% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Founder and Chair, The Yorke Trust.
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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2007
Adrian Underwood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Education.”
Adrian Vinken
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“For services to the Arts.”
Alan John Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Architecture in the North East.”
Alexander Watson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Local Government.”
Alun Griffiths
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to the Construction Industry and to the community in Wales.”
Andrew Brian Simmons
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Young People.”
Andrew Magnus Kent
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Counsellor
Andrew McMorran
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Education in Northern Ireland.”
Andrew Michael Jose
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Royal Army Medical Corps
Andrew White
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Ann Edith Darling
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Annabella Scott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Youth Justice.”
Anne Christine McCartney
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Public Health.”
Anthony James Cairns
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Civil Aviation and to the community in West Yorkshire.”
Anthony James Landon Watt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Royal Navy
Ashour Omar Gebreel
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Healthcare Overseas.”
Azhar Farooqi
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Healthcare.”
Bertha McDougall
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“for Victims and Survivors.”
Brian Allan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Higher Education.”
Brian Anthony Frank Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For charitable services.”
Brian David Orrell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Seafarers.”
Brian Lymbery
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Healthcare and to the community in Lewisham, London.”
Bridget Diana Brind
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
First Secretary
Brigid Crofton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Children and Families Overseas.”
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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.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2007
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2007).
Published 30 December 2006.
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