Birthday Honours 2017
Sahana Gero MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Music and the community in South London.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Music and the community in South London.
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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
17 June 2017
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:
Ms Sahana GERO
For services to Music and the community in South London.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61961 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 543 times in the Birthday Honours List 2017 — about 40% 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.
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Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2017
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London
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London
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Londonderry
“For services to Nursing.”
Alan Fenney
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Alan Stanfield
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Nairn
“For services to Curling.”
Alan Stannah
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West Sussex
“For services to British Manufacturing.”
Alan Waltham
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Lincolnshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Alberta Waddington
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West Midlands
“For services to the community in the West Midlands.”
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Armagh
“For services to Local Government and the community in Northern Ireland.”
Alfred Reoch
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“For services to Gibraltarian Scouting, the Anglican community, and to Drama.”
Alison Falcon
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Alison Lowe
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London
“For services to the Fashion Industry.”
Alison Porter
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Somerset
“For services to the Department for Work and Pensions and to the community in Taunton.”
Alison Sykes
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South Yorkshire
“For services to Troubled Families in Dearne, South Yorkshire.”
Alun Maddox
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Rhondda, Cynon, Taff
“For services to charity and Education.”
Alyson Hogg
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Antrim
“For services to Economic Development in Northern Ireland.”
Amanda Piper
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Suffolk
“For services to Children and Families.”
Amanda Richardson
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Buckinghamshire
“For services to Special Educational Needs.”
Amanda Southwick
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Durham
“For services to Education.”
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Mukesh Sharma
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Julia Catherine Donaldson
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Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
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Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Adam Joolia
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Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
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Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Irvine
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Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
James Fraser
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Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
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Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
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Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
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Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
David Cottle
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Rebecca Chapman
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Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Inclusive Theatre.”
Marilyn Blieck
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Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire.”
Christopher Gaze
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“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
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Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
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Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
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Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
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London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Garry Richardson
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Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61961, notice 2804602. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2017).
Published 17 June 2017.
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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