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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Arts & Culture
2,504 people have received a UK honour for Arts & Culture in the Birthday and New Year Honours of King Charles III and, before him, the late Queen Elizabeth II. Read the official citation behind each award, and search or filter the recipients below.
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Medal / BEM
Geoffrey Wellens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Heritage and to the community in Middleton, Greater Manchester”
John Wassell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Caernarfon, Gwynedd
“Co-Founder and Creative Producer, Walk the Plank. For services to the Arts”
Lloyd Anthony Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“Founder and Director, Tranquil Productions and Tech Styles International. For services to Young People and to the community in Bradford through Hip Hop and Dance”
Sileas Sinclair
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Oban, Argyll and Bute
“Conductor, Oban Gaelic Choir, Composer and Music Arranger. For services to Scottish Music and Culture”
Christopher John Mostyn Roberts
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Conwy, Clwyd
“For services to Young People, to Charity and to Music”
Elisabeth Kathleen Pugh
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Caernarfon, Gwynedd
“Co-Founder and Producer, Walk the Plank. For services to the Arts”
Raymond Stockan Peace
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kirkwall, Orkney
“Pipe Major. For services to Music, Culture and to the community in Orkney”
John Thomas Naylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Market Drayton, Shropshire
“Music Director, Nantwich Choral Society. For services to Music”
Marion Elizabeth Maxey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Romsey, Hampshire
“For services to Young People and to Music”
Wendy Alison Latty
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
“Dance Teacher, Alison School of Dance. For services to Dance”
Carmel Pauline Garvey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Castlederg, County Tyrone
“For services to Dance in Tyrone, Northern Ireland”
Kathryn Coral Foster
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newport, Shropshire
“For Charitable and Voluntary Service to Alzheimer's Research UK, to Heritage and to the community in Shropshire”
John Crombie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kingussie, Inverness-shire
“For services to Music in Badenoch and Strathspey”
Francis Joseph Chamberlain
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brierley Hill, West Midlands
“Director and Project Coordinator, Brierley Hill High Street Heritage Action Zone. For services to Heritage and to the community in Brierley Hill, West Midlands”
Alan Gilbert Brydon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hawick, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“Composer and Songwriter. For services to Music in Hawick, Scotland”
Leonie Biggenden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Learning Volunteer, Natural History Museum. For services to Heritage”
Andrew John Cant
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kirkwall, Orkney
“For services to Music in Orkney”
Peter Campbell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Gaelic and Scottish Culture”
Cefyn Burgess
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Conwy, Clwyd
“Weaver and Textile Maker. For services to Arts and Crafts”
Mabel Cardwell (May Cardwell)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Market Harborough, Leicestershire
“For services to Dance and to the community in Corby, Northamptonshire”
David Anthony Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“Artistic Director, Swansea Jazz Club. For services to Jazz Music”
Daniel Graeme Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“Director, 'A Space' Arts. For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage”
Marilyn De Blieck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“Co-Founder, Ayrshire Voices and Opera West. For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire”
Helen Joyce Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“Co-Founder, Thomas Fowell Buxton Society. For services to Heritage”
Dr John Alexander Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“Co-Founder, Thomas Fowell Buxton Society. For services to Heritage”
James Breingan Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“Chief Executive Officer, The Steamship Sir Walter Scott Trust. For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park”
Rex Ormonde Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire”
Brian Charlton Heald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester, Cheshire”
Shirley Ann Henderson (Shirley McGill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“Founder, McGill School of Speech and Drama, and Director, Aberdeen Youth Music Theatre. For services to Drama”
Helen Hopkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education”
Pauline Patricia Knifton Hough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nantwich, Cheshire
“For services to Theatre and to the community in Nantwich”
Margaret Anne Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“Founder, Birsay Drama Group. For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“Founder and Director, Llandeilo Fawr Festival of Music. For services to Music”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“Chief Executive Officer, AudioActive. For services to Young People and to Music”
Paul Kitching
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wimborne, Dorset
“Head of the Natural History Museum, Tring. For services to Museums and to the community in Tring, Hertfordshire”
Jean Irene Routley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Backwell, Somerset
“For services to Church Music and to the community in Backwell, North Somerset”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“Project Manager, Stockton and Darlington Railway Bicentenary. For services to Heritage”
Member (MBE)
Cynthia Erivo
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Actor, Singer, Producer and Author. For services to Music and Drama”
Charlotte Webster
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frome, Somerset
“Broadcast Journalist, Documentary Maker and Advocate. For services to Broadcasting and to Charity”
Stephen Watson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, County Down
“Broadcaster. For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland”
Iain Henry Varah
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“Chief Executive, Vision Redbridge Culture and Leisure Ltd. For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“Founder, Creator and Company Secretary, The Rude Mechanical Theatre Company. For services to the Arts”
Jack Lorimer Taylor
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Aboyne, Aberdeenshire
“Piper and lately President, The Piobairaechd Society. For services to Music”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Founder and Artistic Director, Reading Rep Theatre. For services to Theatre”
Diana Springall
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“Textile Artist. For services to Arts and Crafts”
Lisa Jane Riley
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“Actor. For services to Drama and to Charity”
Suzanne Elizabeth Raine
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Trustee, Imperial War Museum. For services to Heritage”
Anneka Rice
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Broadcaster. For services to Charity and to Broadcasting”