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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Voluntary
22 people have received a UK honour for Voluntary 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.
Voluntary - awards over time
All honours associated with this theme, by award tier and year.
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Officer (OBE)
Fiona McDONALD
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Lurgan, County Armagh
“Principal, Drumnamoe Nursery School, Lurgan, County Armagh. For services to Education and voluntary and charitable service in Northern Ireland and Abroad”
Yvonne Field
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Ubele Initiative. For services to the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector and to Social Justice”
2022
Officer (OBE)
Dawn Shaw
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Bangor, County Down
“Chief Executive, NI Guardian Ad Litem Agency. For services to Social Work in the Voluntary and Community Sector”
Paul Robert Reddish
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Chief Executive, Volunteering Matters and Chief Executive, ProjectScotland. For services to the Voluntary and Community Sector during Covid-19”
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2015
Member (MBE)
Keith Bayley
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
North Yorkshire
“For services to the voluntary and community sector in Hartlepool, Durham.”
Anne Mary Davies
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Cheshire
“For services to the Voluntary and Social Enterprise Sectors throughout Cheshire, especially in Ellesmere Port.”