Birthday Honours List 2026 awardees in Dorset
13 recipients from Dorset recognised in the Birthday Honours List 2026.
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Medal / BEM
Janice Bulfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fordingbridge, Dorset
“Police Staff, Thames Valley Police. For services to Policing”
Tina Patricia Barton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shaftesbury, Dorset
“Chief Operations Officer, Emerging Markets Quality Trials Ltd. For services to Science and to Trade”
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”
Dr Neville Hollingworth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Portland, Dorset
“For services to Public Engagement and Accessibility in Geology and Palaeontology”
Sally Hollingworth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Portland, Dorset
“For services to Public Engagement and Accessibility in Geology and Palaeontology”
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”
Keith Prince
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wimbourne, Dorset
“On-call Firefighter, Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service. For services to the community in Cranborne, Dorset”
Member (MBE)
Jian Zhang
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“Professor of Computer Animation, National Centre for Computer Animation, Bournemouth University. For services to Computer Animation Research, to Education and to Innovation in STEM”
William Reeves
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portland, Dorset
“Chief Executive, Portland Port. For services to the community in Portland”
Georgina Hurcombe
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“Founder and Managing Director, LoveLove Films. For services to Television and the Creative Sector”
Officer (OBE)
Belinda Ann Budge
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Blandford Forum, Dorset
“Lately Chair, Creative UK. For services to the Creative Industries and Publishing”
Philip Broadhead
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“Lately Chair, Conservative Councillors Association. For Public Service”