New Year Honours List 2026
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Awarded for meritorious civil or military service, typically at a local or community level.
BEM
Honours & Awards for British Empire Medal (BEM) in 2026
341 people
Adam Tinsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rotherham, South Yorkshire
“For services to the community in Maltby, South Yorkshire.”
Adrian St Clair Emery
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For Voluntary Service.”
Adrienne Campbell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Crowthorne, Berkshire
“For services to the Aviation Industry.”
Alan Brydon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hawick, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“For services to Music in Hawick, Scotland.”
Alastair Norman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stourpaine, Dorset
“For services to the community in Stourpaine, Dorset.”
Alexander Canham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Dalgarno
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Tourism in the North East of Scotland.”
Alice Potter
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Woking, Surrey
“For services to Policing and to the community in Surrey.”
Alison Irwin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Portstewart, County Antrim
“For services to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland.”
Alison Humphreys
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Oswestry, Shropshire
“For services to people with Memory Loss and Dementia.”
Alison Milne
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Huntly, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Highland Dancing.”
Alun Clements
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ware, Hertfordshire
“For Voluntary Service.”
Amila Begumahmed (amila Ahmed)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
Amy Jackson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Bereaved Parents.”
Amy Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Andrew Dewhurst
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Christchurch, Dorset
“For Charitable Service.”
Andrew Cant
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kirkwall, Orkney
“For services to Music in Orkney.”
Andrew Salter
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Thatcham, Berkshire
“For services to Defence Engineering and to Young People.”
Angela Buss
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“For services to the community in Blackpool.”
Angela Stevenson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wallsend, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Support in North East England.”
Angela O’callaghan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace.”
Angela Wooller
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hailsham, East Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Ann Pike
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Livingston, West Lothian
“For service to the community and Third Sector in West Lothian.”
Anna Simmons
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunstable, Bedfordshire
“For services to Libraries.”
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