New Year Honours 2017
Sian Massey-ellis MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Football.”
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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:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Mrs. Sian Louise MASSEY-ELLIS
Football Referee
For services to Football.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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West Midlands
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“For services to Football.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 606 times in the New Year Honours List 2017 — about 41% 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.
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Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2017
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“For services to Vulnerable People in Merseyside.”
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Antrim
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Alison Swan Parente
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“For services to Charity and Education Sectors.”
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West Midlands
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Raymond Pritchard
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John Wright
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Alan Thurlow
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Steven Thompson
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Jennifer Smyth
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Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport.”
David Smallwoods
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Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football.”
Scott Rogers
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Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Alan Parker
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Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.”
James Mcdonald
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London, Greater London
“For services to Junior Athletics.”
Jason Land
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Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Lynn Hay
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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
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Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Sarah Edwards
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Barnham, West Sussex
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George Dodd
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Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing.”
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Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2674112. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
Published 30 December 2016.
Location (West Midlands) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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