New Year Honours 2017
Sascha Kindred CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
swimmer
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
“For services to Swimming.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
“Swimmer. For services to Disabled Sport.”
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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
31 December 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Sascha KINDRED O.B.E.
For services to Swimming.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Herefordshire
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2009- Role at the time
- swimmer
- Region
- Herefordshire
“Swimmer. For services to Disabled Sport.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2017- Region
- Herefordshire
“For services to Swimming.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 106 times in the New Year Honours List 2017 — about 7% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2017
Alfred Hitchcock
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Bedfordshire
“For services to Defence and Policing.”
Amanda Jeffery
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London
“For services to the Administration of Justice and the Judiciary.”
Andrew Barr
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Andrew Christie
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Berkshire
“For services to Children.”
Andrew Cliffe
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Andrew Garrad
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Bristol
“For services to Renewable Energy.”
Andrew Hughes
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Angela Macdonald
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
North Yorkshire
“For services to Welfare Reform.”
Angela Rippon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Dementia Care.”
Anita Thapar
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Cardiff
“For services to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.”
Anne Sharp
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Hampshire
“For services to Workplace Relations.”
Anthony Grayling
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Philosophy.”
Anya Hindmarch
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Fashion.”
Carol Smart
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West Yorkshire
“For services to the Social Sciences.”
Cecilia Anim
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London
“For services to Women’s Health.”
Charlotte Dujardin
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Gloucestershire
“For services to Equestrianism.”
Chris Ofili
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London
“For services to Art.”
Christopher Austin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to International Development.”
Christopher Gardner
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Christopher Haslett
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Edinburgh
“For services to Medical Research.”
Christopher Simpkins
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Abroad
“For services to the Armed Forces Community.”
Clare Chamberlain
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Children and Families.”
Colin Mayer
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Oxfordshire
“For services to Business Education and the Administration of Justice in the Economic Sphere.”
Damian Alexander
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Nigel Travis
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Boxing and the community in Moss Side, Greater Manchester.”
David Dein
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London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Gabrielle Logan
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Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Emily Scarratt
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Coalville, Leicestershire
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Leah Williamson
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St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Johanna Norman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Swimming in Guernsey.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
John Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Cricket in Warwickshire and the West Midlands.”
David Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Kim Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Alan Thurlow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Swimming.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Jennifer Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport.”
David Smallwoods
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Alan Parker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.”
James Mcdonald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Junior Athletics.”
Jason Land
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Leslie France
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan.”
Linda Gaine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Sarah Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnham, West Sussex
“Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports.”
George Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2673644. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
Published 30 December 2016.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2009).
Published 1 January 2009.
Location (Herefordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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