New Year Honours 2011
Sylvia GRICE MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Swimming and to the community in Ripon, North Yorkshire.”
Timeline
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Swimming and to the community in Ripon, North Yorkshire.
View London Gazette noticeExplore by field
Explore other people honoured in this field
Location
See other people honoured from North Yorkshire →
Location comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, and isn’t available for every honour.
In context
Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2011- Region
- North Yorkshire
“For services to Swimming and to the community in Ripon, North Yorkshire.”
Mark the occasion
Commemorate Sylvia's honour
Celebrate this recognition with a keepsake worthy of the achievement - free to share, beautifully made to keep.
New Year Honours 2011
Sylvia Grice
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Swimming and to the community in Ripon, North Yorkshire.”
Free
Shareable card
A digital card to post or send. Free, with the Honoria mark.
New Year Honours 2011
Sylvia Grice
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Swimming and to the community in Ripon, North Yorkshire.”
Keepsake · from £9.99
Digital download
Print-ready in every size (A5–A3 + US Letter), plus the official London Gazette notice and full issue PDFs. Add your own photo.
New Year Honours 2011
Sylvia Grice
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Swimming and to the community in Ripon, North Yorkshire.”
Print · from £5.99
Printed keepsakes
Mounted fine-art prints, tea towels and greeting cards - printed and posted.
Commemorating yourself or someone you know. Honoria is an independent record - not an official or royal body.
In context
The bigger picture
How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 606 times in the New Year Honours List 2011 — about 61% of the list.
In their area
351 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from North Yorkshire.
How widely is this recognised?
2,079 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 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 New Year Honours 2011
Adam Kenneth Wilton
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
North Yorkshire
“For services to the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust.”
Adil Rajput
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Durham
“Executive Officer, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions.”
Adrian Mccrudden
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Worcestershire
“Adminstrative Officer, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions.”
Agha Sadiq
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
West Yorkshire
“For services to Young People.”
Agnes Paul
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Nottinghamshire
“Lately Officer, Charities Assets and Residence, Nottingham, HM Revenue and Customs.”
Alan David Murray
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to Deaf People.”
Alan Mitchell
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Tyne and Wear
“Community Safety Co-ordinator, Sunderland City Council. For services to Local Government.”
Alan Robert Pluck
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Essex
“Lately Chairman, SEEVIC College, Benfleet, Essex. For voluntary service to Education.”
Alasdair Houston
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Dumfries
“Executive Chairman, Gretna Green Group. For services to the Tourist Industry in Dumfriesshire.”
Alasdair Nicholson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Western Isles
“For services to the Voluntary Sector in the Western Isles.”
Albert Francis
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Carmarthenshire
“For charitable services in South Wales.”
Alderman Ronald Gardiner Dickie
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Durham
“For services to the community in Durham.”
Alexander Slater
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Down
“Senior Superintendent, Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen. For services to the Fishing Industry in Northern Ireland.”
Alexandra Victoria Bell
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Northamptonshire
“For services to people with Learning Disabilities in Northamptonshire.”
Alexis Jane Redmond
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Cheshire
“For services to the community in Merseyside.”
Alice Carnduff
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Renfrewshire
“For voluntary service to Save the Children in Paisley, Renfrewshire.”
Alice Temperley
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“Designer. For services to the Fashion Industry.”
Alison Comley
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Bristol
“Service Director, Safer Bristol, Bristol City Council. For services to Local Government.”
Alison Deborah Moira Hewitt
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Cheshire
“Lately Non-Executive Director, Office of Government Commerce. For services to Business and to the Public Sector.”
Alison Jane Thompson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Hampshire
“For services to Homeless People in Hampshire.”
Alistair Forbes Marquis
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
West Lothian
“Assistant Chief Inspector, HM Inspectorate of Education, Scotland, Scottish Executive.”
Alny Mary Graham
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
East Lothian
“For services to the Children's Hearings System in Scotland.”
Amanda Jane Gray
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Staffordshire
“Director, Eccleshall Biomass Ltd. For services to the Bioenergy Industry.”
Andreas Georgios Andreou
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“Executive Assistant, Universities and Skills Group, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,079 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Johanna Norman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Swimming in Guernsey.”
Raymond Glyn Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
John David Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Cricket in Warwickshire and the West Midlands”
David Thomas Crowe 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 Christopher Thurlow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Swimming”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“Volunteer, Waterloo Rugby Football Club. For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside”
Jennifer Elizabeth Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport”
Edmund Harold Shillabeer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Plymouth, Devon
“For services to Charitable Fundraising, to Athletics and to the community in Plymouth, Devon”
David Stewart Smallwoods
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“Lately Head Coach, England National Amputee Football Team. For services to Disability Sport”
Alan Thomas 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 Isaac McDONALD
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Volunteer Athletics Coach. For services to Junior Athletics”
Jason Land
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“Disability and Inclusion Lead, Grimsby Town Foundation. For services to Association Football”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Administrator, Old Streetonians Rugby Football Club. For services to Amateur Sport in London”
Eleanor Sarah Guedalla
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football for Women and Marginalised Communities”
Leslie Alan France
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“Swimming Coach. For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan”
Linda Annette Gaine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia”
Sarah Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnham, West Sussex
“Implementation Team Leader, Delivery Strand Workplace Transformation Programme, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports”
George Michael Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing”
Edwin Herbert Ernest Bridges
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Sport in Crowborough”
Roger Frederick Bell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carrickfergus, County Antrim
“For services to Local Cricket”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“President, Mid Staffs Junior Football League. For services to Grassroots Football”
Ian Michael Brown
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Cycling in Guernsey.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2011). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2010.
Location (North Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
This page is compiled from public records and may contain errors. Report an error or request removal.