Birthday Honours 2011
Shirley Cooke MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For voluntary service to Swimming in the North West.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For voluntary service to Swimming in the North West.
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“For voluntary service to Swimming in the North West.”
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“For voluntary service to Swimming in the North West.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 714 times in the Birthday Honours List 2011 — about 58% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 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 2011
Adam William Gray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
East Lothian
“For services to Maritime Safety in East Lothian.”
Adrian Parton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Microbiology.”
Adrienne Sussman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For voluntary service to Young People in Israel and through the Scouts.”
Ainsley Forbes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to Social Housing in London.”
Alain Roger Lepage Royal Logistic Corps
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
The Royal Logistic Corps
Alan Christie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Hampshire
Alan Leslie Victor Squirrell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Norfolk
“For voluntary service to Norfolk Credit Union.”
Alan Osborne Guy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Surrey
“For services to the British Korean Veterans’ Association.”
Alan Paul West
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Hampshire
“For services to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education.”
Alan Philip Graham
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Hertfordshire
“For voluntary service, particularly to the Motor Neurone Disease Association.”
Alan Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Durham
“For services to Young People in Durham.”
Alastair Nathan Cook
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Essex
“For services to Cricket.”
Alison Anderson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Glasgow
“For services to Anatomical Pathology.”
Alison Good
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Edinburgh
“For services to Healthcare.”
Alison Jane Ings
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
West Yorkshire
Alison Jane Morby
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
West Yorkshire
“For services to Older People and to Public Health in West Yorkshire.”
Alison Winks
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Nottinghamshire
Allan Stephen Richard Phillips
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For voluntary service to the Sea Cadet Corps in London.”
Allen Warren
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
North Yorkshire
“For services to Higher Education.”
Althea Lavinia Gordon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Perth and Kinross
“For services to Classical Music in Perthshire.”
Amanda Catherine Crust
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Belfast
Amanda Hudson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Lancashire
Amanda Poulson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
West Midlands
Ambarbahadur Khadka Royal Gurkha Rifles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Royal Gurkha Rifles
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Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield,
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Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2011).
Published 11 June 2011.
Location (Cheshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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