New Year Honours 2023
Wendy Haxell OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Athletics and to the community in Hampshire.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Athletics and to the community in Hampshire.
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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
31 December 2022
The KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Wendy Elizabeth HAXELL
Technical Official, UK Athletics
For services to Athletics and to the community in Hampshire.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63918 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Athletics and to the community in Hampshire.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 294 times in the New Year Honours List 2023 — about 20% of the list.
In their area
82 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Hampshire.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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“For services to Charitable Fundraising.”
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“For services to Further Education.”
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“For services to Affordable Housing.”
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Andrew Read
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“For Public Service.”
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“For services to Civil Society.”
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“For services to Healthcare and Patients in North East England.”
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“For services to Further Education.”
Ann Millington
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“For services to Fire and Rescue.”
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“For services to Justice and to Women and Equality.”
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Raymond Pritchard
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Karen Jones
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Christine Gibbons
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Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
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Lee Carsley
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Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
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Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
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London, Greater London
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Kwadwo Adjepong
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London, Greater London
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James Wilson
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Gorebridge, Midlothian
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William Ryan
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Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
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Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
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Terence Hensby
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
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Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
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London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 63918, notice 4246562. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2023).
Published 30 December 2022.
Location (Waterlooville, Hampshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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