Birthday Honours 2014
Valerie LISTER, BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Heritage in Hartlepool.”
Recognised for
Topics
London Gazette page
British Empire Medal (BEM) · 2014
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Location
Durham
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British Empire Medal
Birthday Honours 2014- Region
- Durham
“For services to Heritage in Hartlepool.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 309 times in the Birthday Honours List 2014 — about 22% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
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 2014
Abu Zafar,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
West Yorkshire
Adam Carruthers,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Edinburgh
“For voluntary service to the Royal British Legion Scotland.”
Adam Robert Tuffrey,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Dorset
“For services to Meningitis Awareness.”
Agnes Gardiner,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Durham
“For services to Service Personnel.”
Ailsa Margaret Clunie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Dunbartonshire
“For services to Vulnerable Young People in Lanarkshire.”
Alan George Jowett,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
West Yorkshire
“For services to Broadband service in Scotland and North East England.”
Alan Stuart Brown,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Somerset
“For services to Music.”
Alan Victor Pooley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Surrey
“For services to the community in Fetcham and to Heritage in Leatherhead, Surrey.”
Alan Wintersgill
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
West Yorkshire
Alicia Elizabeth Palmer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Down
“For services to Police Welfare.”
Alison Janet Rae,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Fife
Alwyn Martin Harrison
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Merseyside
Amy Nicholson,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
London
“for London.”
Andrew Francis Jennison,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Leicestershire
“For services to Higher Education and Adult Learning.”
Angela Sandra Foley,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Nottinghamshire
Ann Margaret Stafford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Lincolnshire
Ann Mary Clarke
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
North Yorkshire
Anne Davidson McKIMMIE
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Moray
Anne Scott Brown,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“For services to the community in Morebattle, Roxburghshire.”
Annie Marguerite Chapman,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Norfolk
“For charitable services in Norfolk.”
Anthony George Millward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Derbyshire
Anthony James Betteridge
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Oxfordshire
“For services to Basketball.”
Anthony McGregor Condon,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Kent
“For services to Young People and to the community in Dover, Kent.”
Anthony Whitley,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
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In the same field
Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Inclusive Theatre.”
Marilyn Blieck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire.”
Christopher Gaze
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2014
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2014).
Published 14 June 2014.
Location (Durham) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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