Birthday Honours 2008
Rosemarie RAMSAY MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“Founder and Headteacher, Mount Zion Supplementary School, Lewisham. For services to Education and to the community in South East London.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Founder and Headteacher, Mount Zion Supplementary School, Lewisham. For services to Education and to the community in South East London.
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“Founder and Headteacher, Mount Zion Supplementary School, Lewisham. For services to Education and to the community in South East London.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“Founder and Headteacher, Mount Zion Supplementary School, Lewisham. For services to Education and to the community in South East London.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“Founder and Headteacher, Mount Zion Supplementary School, Lewisham. For services to Education and to the community in South East London.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 600 times in the Birthday Honours List 2008 — about 64% of the list.
In their area
1,592 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from London.
How widely is this recognised?
4,959 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 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 2008
Aileen Probert Kells
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Edinburgh
“For voluntary service to the Girls' Brigade in Scotland.”
Ajibha Linney
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Surrey
“Director of Public Health & President, Twins and Multiple Births Association and Vice-President, Woking Community Relations Forum. For services to Healthcare.”
Alan Johnson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Merseyside
“For services to Vintage and Veteran Vehicle Restoration and Heritage.”
Alan Macdonald Clark
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Kent
“Member, Dartford Community Fundraising Committee, Cancer Research UK. For charitable services.”
Alan Pendlebury
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Somerset
“For services to Agriculture in the South West.”
Albert Edward Pallent
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Kent
“Amatuer Boxing Trainer. For services to Sport and for voluntary service to the community in Tonbridge, Kent.”
Alex Alphonso Wheatle
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Writer. For services to Literature.”
Alexander Highlands
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Greater Manchester
“For services to the Voluntary Sector in Greater Manchester.”
Alexander Kirk
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Glasgow
“Deputy Principal, John Wheatley College. For services to Further Education and to the community in Glasgow.”
Alexander Maybin Wilson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Antrim
“Chairman of Broughshane and District Community Association. For services to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Alexandra Buchan
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Belfast
“Neighbourhood Renewal Officer, Greater West Team Belfast Regeneration Office, Department for Social Development, Northern Ireland Executive.”
Alexandra Frith
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Swansea
“For services to the Performing Arts, Young People and to Charity in Swansea.”
Alfred Coutts Ingram
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Dundee
“For voluntary service to Mountain Rescue in Scotland.”
Alfred Edward Jenkins
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Shropshire
“For services to Heritage and to the community in Clee Hill, South Shropshire.”
Alfred Peter Paul Burden
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Essex
“For voluntary service to the Malaya and Borneo Veterans' Association.”
Alice Elizabeth Primrose Wyborn
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hertfordshire
“For services to People with Eczema.”
Alice Mary Harbey
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Derbyshire
“For voluntary service to the community in Starkholmes, Derbyshire.”
Alison Frankland
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Channel Islands
“For voluntary service to Swimming in Guernsey.”
Allegra Sarah Bazzett Mcevedy
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Chef, Restauranteur and Cookery Writer. For services to the Hospitality Industry.”
Alvin Kofi
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Merseyside
“Examiner, Identity and Passport Service and Chair, Disability Support Network, Home Office. For public and voluntary service.”
Amanda Elizabeth Wadsworth
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Cheshire
“Senior Executive Officer, Jobcentre Plus. For public and voluntary service.”
Anastasia Osbourne
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Team Leader, Special Projects, Operations Directorate, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.”
Andrea Craig
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
North Yorkshire
“Group Leader, Sunny Days Playgroup, Redcar. For services to Children and Families.”
Andrew Brettle
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Leicestershire
“For voluntary service to the community in Thornton, Leicestershire.”
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Barbara Helen Connell
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Diane Kathleen Willson
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Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex”
Caroline Tyerman
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Durham, North Yorkshire
“Lately Lead Practitioner, SEND and Inclusion, Brougham Primary School Hartlepool. For services to Education”
Alison Turner
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London, Greater London
“Chair, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation UK. For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community”
Barbara Celia Sved
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London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled and Learning Disabled Adults in Harrow and Northwood, Greater London”
Peter Scobie
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Newtownards, County Down
“Head Chef, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Higher Education”
Audrey Moore
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Limavady, County Londonderry
“Chair, Friends of Rossmar School. For voluntary services to Special Education”
Fiona Sarah Winifred McCULLOUGH
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Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach”
Rita Helen Lewis (Helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education”
Fiona Jayne Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People”
Eleanor Keeley
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London, Greater London
“School Cook and Catering Manager, Linden Lodge School, London Borough of Wandsworth. For services to Education”
Sandra Howes (Cassandra Howes)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bedford, Bedfordshire
“For services to Education and to Inter-Faith Relations in Bedfordshire”
Alan John Hiatt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cwmbran, Gwent
“Mental Health and Learning Difficulties Volunteer. For services to Ty Siriol and Hafan Deg Wards, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board”
Jamie Paul Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“Lately Deputy Headteacher. For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“Tutor, Bracknell Forest Borough Council, Berkshire. For services to Further Education”
Lilian Jane Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“Headteacher, Strathdon School and Crathie School, Aberdeenshire. For services to Rural Education”
Caroline Anne Dickinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“Playgroup Leader, St Leonards Pre-School, Exeter. For services to Early Years Education”
Jacqueline Burton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Waterlooville, Hampshire
“Nursery Practitioner and Manager, Children's Learning Centre, Emsworth, Hampshire. For services to Early Years Education”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“Manager, Hulland Community Pre School, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. For services to Early Years Education”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2008). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2008.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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