New Year Honours 2023
Victoria Wales BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Operations Manager
“For services to Young People.”
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London Gazette notice
British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2022
The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Victoria WALES
lately Operations Manager, Duke of Edinburgh Awards
For services to Young People.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63918 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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British Empire Medal
New Year Honours 2023- Role at the time
- Operations Manager
- Region
- Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Young People.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 330 times in the New Year Honours List 2023 — about 22% of the list.
In their area
66 British Empire Medal recipients are from Tyne and Wear.
What organisation were they with?
Operations Manager.
How widely is this recognised?
3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
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 New Year Honours 2023
Alan Digweed (tweedy)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Stroud, Gloucestershire
“For services to the Circus and to the community in Stroud, Gloucestershire.”
Alan Garnsworthy
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Home Visit Libraries.”
Alan Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire
“For services to the community in Edlesborough, Bedfordshire.”
Alban Stowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
“For services to Young People.”
Albert Burchmore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
“For services to Security at the British Embassy in Stockholm.”
Albert Dale
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Edingale, Staffordshire.”
Albert Phillips
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Association Football and to Young People in South Wales.”
Alison Kohler
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Newton Abbot, Devon
“For services to Conservation in Devon.”
Alison Peek
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Women’s Health in Greater Manchester during Covid-19.”
Alison Wolfe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Larne, County Antrim
“For services to Employment Relations in Northern Ireland.”
Allan Clarkin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Burnley, Lancashire
“For services to Martial Arts and to the community in Lancashire.”
Amanda Foley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Immingham, Lincolnshire
“For services to Early Years Education in Lincolnshire.”
Amarjit Soora
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to the community in Ilford, London Borough of Redbridge.”
Andrea Corrie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Tiverton, Devon
“For services to Water Safety in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.”
Andrew Burnett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to the community in Peckham and Nunhead, London Borough of Southwark, during Covid-19.”
Andrew Raynsford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Llanidloes, Powys
“For services to the NHS in Wales.”
Andrew Samuel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Taunton, Somerset
“For services to the community in Somerset, particularly during Covid-19.”
Andrew Scarffe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
“For services to the preservation of Laxey and Lonan Heritage and the Isle of Man Railways.”
Angela Bennett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Plymouth, Devon
“For voluntary service to the community in Plymouth, Devon.”
Angela Clarke
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Grays, Essex
“For services to the Windrush Generation.”
Angela Gabriel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to the community in Leeds.”
Angela Painter
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Voluntary Sector in Kent.”
Ann Pinhey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Petersfield, Hampshire
“For services to Music, to Choirs and to Charity.”
Anna Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
“For services to International Development.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Neil Martin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Katie Misselbrook
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Janet Cooper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Speech and Language Development for Children and Young People.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Christopher Turner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hockley, Essex
“For services to Young People in Essex.”
Neerasha Singh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Greenhithe, Kent
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Karen Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtown, Powys
“For services to Young People.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Jeremy Penn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Young People.”
Michelle John
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Family Support and Advocacy.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 63918, notice 4247771. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2023).
Published 30 December 2022.
Location (Gateshead, Tyne and Wear) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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