New Year Honours List 2024 awardees in County Durham
11 recipients from County Durham recognised in the New Year Honours List 2024.
Towns in County Durham
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Medal / BEM
William Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Crook, County Durham
“Director, Great North Big Band Jazz Festival. For services to Music”
Melvin Metcalf
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Consett, County Durham
“Head of Services, ARCH Sexual Violence Charity. For services to LGBT+ Victim-Survivors of Sexual Violence in the North East”
David Kingsley Hastings
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Houghton Le Spring, County Durham
“Branch Secretary, Royal National Lifeboat Institution Durham Fundraising Branch and Community Presenter. For voluntary services to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution”
Greta Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
“Cleaner and Kitchen Assistant, North Shore Academy, Stockton-on-Tees. For services to Education”
Mary Boyes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
“Cleaner, North Shore Academy, Stockton-on-Tees. For services to Education”
Member (MBE)
David Wallace
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Seaham, County Durham
“Senior Fleet Staff Engineer, Royal National Lifeboat Institution. For voluntary service to Maritime Safety”
David Kenneth Walker
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Bishop Auckland, County Durham
“Chair of Trustees, Horizons Specialist Academy Trust. For services to Education”
Jacqueline Savage
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
“Volunteer. For services to Social Care”
Officer (OBE)
Martin Gerard McTAGUE
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Newton Aycliffe, County Durham
“Low Pay Commissioner and National Chair, UK Federation of Small Businesses. For services to Small Businesses”
Andrew Graham
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Durham, County Durham
“Deputy Director, Strategic Finance Directorate, Department for Education. For Public Service and to the community in County Durham”