Sport & Recreation - Birthday Honours List 2025
42 recipients recognised for this theme in this round
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Medal / BEM
Alison Elizabeth Ross
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Young People and the community in Rugby, Warwickshire”
Derek Alfred Picken
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Newport, Gwent
“Chair, Rogerstone Welfare Cricket Club. For services to Cricket in South East Wales”
Catherine Elizabeth Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Bishop Auckland, County Durham
“For services to Sport and to the community in Durham and Tees Valley District”
Jane Charlotte Lee Poynder
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Great Malvern, Worcestershire
“Chair and Trustee, The Manor Park Club, Malvern. For services to Sport”
Norman Parselle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Newport, Gwent
“Chief Executive Officer, County in the Community. For services to Sport and to the community in Newport, Wales”
Patricia Prudence Neal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Redditch, Worcestershire
“Volunteer, Birmingham Athletic Institute Netball Club. For services to Grassroots Netball”
Zarith Nasa Hussain
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Cricket”
Valerie May Hoyle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Rotherham, South Yorkshire
“Secretary, Rotherham United Women Football Club. For services to Association Football and to the community in Rotherham”
Karyn Denise Hannaway
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Sport and to the community in Sefton”
John Frederick Escott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Hereford, Herefordshire
“For services to Sporting Education”
Victoria Carter
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
London, Greater London
“Swimming Teacher. For services to Diversity in Swimming, to the LGBT+ Community and to OIder People”
Kathryn Burgess
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Northwich, Cheshire
“Founder, Cheshire Girls Football League. For services to Girls Football in Mid Cheshire”
Joseph William Adams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Altrincham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Altrincham Football Club and to Charitable Fundraising”
Member (MBE)
Richard Stephen Vallis
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Penicuik, Midlothian
“For services to Theatre, to Sport and to People with a Disability”
Roderick Thorpe
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Loughborough, Leicestershire
“Lately Director, Sports Development Centre, Loughborough University, and Founding Member, Loughborough Sporting Club. For services to Physical Education and Sports”
Katharine Staples
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Esher, Surrey
“For services to the Promotion of Sport and Fitness”
Winifred Elizabeth Jill Coulter-Sloan
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Craigavon, County Armagh
“For services to Disability Sport”
Stephanie Elizabeth Slater
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Founder and Chief Executive Officer, School Food Matters and Co-Chair, School Food Alliance. For services to Young People”
Stewart Ross
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Settle, North Yorkshire
“Deputy Chief Operating Officer, University of Leeds. For services to Sport”
Sheelagh Redpath
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
“Lately Technical Officials Co-Ordinator for Netball, Commonwealth Games. For services to Netball”
Sanjay Patel
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“Lately Managing Director, The Hundred. For services to Cricket”
Christine Ann Pascall
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Wingate, County Durham
“Lately President, England Golf. For services to Golf”
Marcel De Matas
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Bury, Greater Manchester
“Lately Chair, Bury Football Club. For services to Association Football”
Margaret Petrina Mathieson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Dundonald, County Down
“Staff Officer, Department of Finance, Northern Ireland Civil Service. For voluntary services to Athletics in Northern Ireland”
David Valentine Lawrence
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Cricket”
Andrew David Lapthorne
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Maidenhead, Berkshire
“For services to Tennis”
Saffron Lane
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Staffordshire
“Lately Captain, Great Britain Women's Ice Hockey Team. For services to Sport”
Patricia Mary Johnson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Women 's Golf”
Natasha Paula Jonas
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Boxing and to the community in Liverpool”
Lucy Katan
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Founder, British Grooms Association. For services to Sport”
Frederick John Hudson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Waltham Abbey, Essex
“For services to the Arsenal Football Club Community”
Bryan David Henderson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Director of Cricket and NFL, Sky. For services to Cricket”
Steven Michael Davies
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Kidderminster, Worcestershire
“Professional Cricketer. For services to Sport”
Rachel Daly
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Association Football”
Maureen Clark
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Netball in Surrey”
Officer (OBE)
Monica Josephine Vaughan
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Waterlooville, Hampshire
“For services to Sport”
Stephen Sutherland
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Commercial Manager, Charlton Athletic Football Club. For services to Sport”
Terence Pateman
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Carrickfergus, County Antrim
“Chair, Northern Amateur Football League. For services to Grassroots Sport and to Community Relations”
Devon Malcolm
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Northampton, Northamptonshire
“For services to Cricket and to Diversity in Cricket”