New Year Honours 2008
Widnes Schools Rugby League Association MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to School Sport.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 688 times in the New Year Honours List 2008 — about 56% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
5,862 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 New Year Honours 2008
Abila Pointing
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Merseyside
“For services to Community Relations in Liverpool and Manchester.”
Adam John Tarplee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
First Secretary
Adrian Charles Bowrey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Bristol
“External and Government Affairs Executive, West of England Aerospace Forum. For services to the Aerospace Industry.”
Adrian Lee Cox
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Royal Air Force
Adrian Woods
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Yorkshire
“Project Manager, Pit Stop 2000 Ltd, Halifax. For services to Disadvantaged Young People.”
Alan David Savory
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hertfordshire
“For services to the Independent Park Home Advisory Service.”
Alan Hodgkinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Warwickshire
“For services to Football.”
Alan John Dixon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hampshire
“Grade C1, Ministry of Defence.”
Alan Lancaster
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Yorkshire
“For services to Shaw Cross Club for Young People, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire.”
Alan Lindsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Tyne and Wear
“For services to the Sunderland Branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society.”
Alan Robert Potter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Wiltshire
“Lately Chief Executive, Institute of Biomedical Science. For services to Science.”
Alan Surtees
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hampshire
“For services to Young People through the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.”
Alastair Thompson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
East Sussex
“Director, Logistical Services, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to the Police.”
Alexander Bulloch
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Midlands
“For services to the Birmingham War Research Society.”
Alexander McKenzie Condie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Fife
“For services to Social Housing in Fife.”
Alexander Naylor
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Lanarkshire
“For services to Athletics.”
Alison Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Designer and Photographer. For services to the Fashion Industry.”
Alison Suzanne Pockett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
“For services to the British Chamber of Commerce and charitable interests in Japan.”
Alun Davies
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Bristol
“Chair, National Forum for Organisations of Disabled People. For services to Disabled People.”
Amajit Talwar
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Midlands
“Chief Executive, Punch Records. For services to the Music Industry and to the community in the West Midlands.”
Aminul Hoque
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Youth Justice in East London.”
Andrea Margaret Shaw
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
South Yorkshire
“Assistant Control Manager, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. For services to Flood Rescue.”
Andrew Bruce Calame
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Royal Air Force
Andrew Palmer
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Royal Air Force
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London, Greater London
“For services to Holocaust Remembrance and Education.”
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Shelagh Jane Legrave
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Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
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Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
William Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Witney, Oxfordshire
“For services to Education.”
Dawn Tinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Catherine Grove
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
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.”
Diane Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Caroline Tyerman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Durham, County Durham
“For services to Education.”
Patricia Wells
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Peter Scobie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Higher Education.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Fiona Mccullough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Iraklis Kolokotronis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Early Years.”
Fiona Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People.”
Eleanor Keeley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2008).
Published 29 December 2007.
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