Birthday Honours 2018
Vanessa Swann MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to British Craft in London.”
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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
9 June 2018
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, 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:
Ms Vanessa SWANN
For services to British Craft in London.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62310 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to British Craft in London.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 497 times in the Birthday Honours List 2018 — about 37% 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 Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2018
Adrian Fewings
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Derbyshire
“For services to Business and to the community in Derbyshire.”
Adrian Jarvis
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Afriqnmun Lovejoy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Ahmed Bedri
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Education.”
Ajaz Ahmed
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London
“For services to Media.”
Akeela Ahmed
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Muslim Women.”
Alan Bruce
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Alan Creighton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
West Yorkshire
“For services to the Energy Industry.”
Alan Mclean
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
“For services to the security of Her Majesty’s Government staff overseas.”
Alan Moss
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Shropshire
“For services to Apprentice Training.”
Alan Muddiman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
South Yorkshire
“For services to Health and Safety.”
Alasdair Gillies
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Dunbartonshire
“For services to Music, to the Gaelic Language and to charity.”
Alastair Boyle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Lanarkshire
“For services to charity, particularly the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and to the Anthony Nolan Partnership.”
Alastair Ley
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Albert Pattison
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Durham
“For services to International Trade and to the Economy in the Tees Valley and to charity.”
Alexander Jackson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Edinburgh
“For services to Cross Country Running in Scotland.”
Alexander Mustard
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Underwater Photography.”
Alexander Usborne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
South Yorkshire
“For services to Exports in Media and Promoting Disability in Film.”
Alexander Wilkie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Lanarkshire
“For services to the British and International Dairy Industry and to the community in Lanarkshire.”
Alexandra Cotton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
West Midlands
“For services to Mental Health.”
Alison Browning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Surrey
“For services to Education and to the Personal Development of Young People.”
Alison Hopkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Nursing.”
Alison Vaughan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Education.”
Alistair Handyside
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Devon
“For voluntary service to the Tourism Sector in the South West.”
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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
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London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
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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.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62310, notice 3042242. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2018).
Published 9 June 2018.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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