Birthday Honours 2019
Valerie Hepworth BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to the Yorkshire Gardens Trust and to Conservation.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to the Yorkshire Gardens Trust and to Conservation.
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British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
8 June 2019
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Valerie Jane HEPWORTH
For services to the Yorkshire Gardens Trust and to Conservation.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62666 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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North Yorkshire
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“For services to the Yorkshire Gardens Trust and to Conservation.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 318 times in the Birthday Honours List 2019 — about 23% of the list.
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.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the Birthday Honours 2019
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Inverness-shire
“For voluntary service to Kingussie Camanachd Club.”
Alan Vollans
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For voluntary service to Cricket and to the community in South Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire.”
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Antrim
“For services to Education and to the community in Portrush, Northern Ireland.”
Alison Blayney
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Down
“For services to the community in Kilcooley, Northern Ireland.”
Alison Kitson
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Cumbria
“For services to Nursing.”
Alison Suffield
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Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
Allan Schiller
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“For services to Music and to charity.”
Amanda Richard
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Andrew Ashbee
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Kent
“For services to the community in Snodland, Kent.”
Andrew Bignell
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Hertfordshire
“For services to Public Libraries.”
Andrew Callard
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Kent
“For voluntary service to Weightlifting.”
Andrew Dalton
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West Yorkshire
“For services to the community in Morley, West Yorkshire.”
Andrew Hitchen
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North Yorkshire
“For services to music in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.”
Andrew Mcclarty
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Londonderry
“For services to charity.”
Andrew Roby
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Hertfordshire
“For services to Reducing Deforestation.”
Ann Brogan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2019
Renfrewshire
“For voluntary service in Renfrewshire.”
Anne Bradshaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2019
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Laboratory Medicine.”
Anne Cunningham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2019
Oxfordshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Faringdon, Oxfordshire.”
Anne Kelly
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Pembrokeshire
“For services to Victims of Modern Slavery.”
Annie Johnston
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Antrim
“For services to Irish Craftwork.”
Anthony Collier
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2019
Greater Manchester
“For services to Charity, to Fundraising and to the community in Cheshire.”
Anthony Fox
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“For services to medical charities and the community.”
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Others recognised for Environment & Agriculture
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Lisa Clare Pinney
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“For services to the Environment.”
Stephen Andrew Smith
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Stephen Jess
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Bangor, County Down
“For services to Agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
Adrian Isaac
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Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Philip Stocker
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Badminton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Farming and to Animal Welfare.”
Caterina Goodhart
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London, Greater London
“For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts.”
Ian Glendinning
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Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“For services to Country Sports and to Conservation.”
Camilla Fyfe (milly Fyfe)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Northampton, Northamptonshire
“For services to Farmers and to Family Nutrition.”
Alison Field
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Winchester, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Mary Colwell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Nature.”
Matthew Lindsey-clark
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Doynton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Horticulture and to Philanthropy.”
Sarah Chimbwandira
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bordon, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Margaret Boanas
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Meat Sector, to Trade and to Promoting Opportunities for Women.”
Wesley Aston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Armagh, County Armagh
“For services to Agriculture.”
Maitland Mackie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Farming, to Business Innovation and to Sustainability.”
Margaret Haynes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Somerset
“For services to Horticulture and to Charity.”
Donald Starritt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crumlin, County Antrim
“For services to Road Safety and to Environmental Protection.”
Professor Pearson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to Agricultural Innovation and Education.”
Josephine Lavelle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Forestry.”
Alistair Jinks
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coleraine, County Londonderry
“For services to the Environment and to the Economy.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62666, notice 3295428. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2019).
Published 7 June 2019.
Location (North Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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