
New Year Honours 2016
Sarah Bain BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
President • Black Down and Hindhead Supporters Group
“For services to Conservation in Surrey and West Sussex.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Conservation in Surrey and West Sussex.
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London Gazette notice
British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2015
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Airey BAIN
President, Black Down and Hindhead Supporters Group, National Trust
For services to Conservation in Surrey and West Sussex.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Surrey
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British Empire Medal
New Year Honours 2016- Role at the time
- President, Black Down and Hindhead Supporters Group
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- Surrey
“For services to Conservation in Surrey and West Sussex.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 348 times in the New Year Honours List 2016 — about 23% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
President, Black Down and Hindhead Supporters Group.
How widely is this recognised?
1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Stephen Andrew Smith
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Michael Cooper
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Stephen Jess
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Philip Stocker
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Caterina Goodhart
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Ian Glendinning
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Sarah Chimbwandira
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Bordon, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Margaret Boanas
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London, Greater London
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Wesley Aston
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Armagh, County Armagh
“For services to Agriculture.”
Maitland Mackie
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Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Farming, to Business Innovation and to Sustainability.”
Margaret Haynes
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Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education, to Sustainability, to the Environment and to the community in West Sussex.”
Daniel Horn-phathanothai
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to International Development and tackling Climate Change.”
Alexander Rhodes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Global Conservation.”
Jon Wheatley
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Somerset
“For services to Horticulture and to Charity.”
Donald Starritt
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Crumlin, County Antrim
“For services to Road Safety and to Environmental Protection.”
Professor Pearson
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Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to Agricultural Innovation and Education.”
Josephine Lavelle
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Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Forestry.”
Alistair Jinks
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Coleraine, County Londonderry
“For services to the Environment and to the Economy.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61450, notice 2455013. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
Location (Surrey) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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