New Year Honours List 2026 awardees in East Sussex

16 recipients from East Sussex recognised in the New Year Honours List 2026.

All honours from East Sussex - every year

Towns in East Sussex

Brighton 6 Eastbourne 2 Uckfield 2 Crowborough 1 Etchingham 1 Hailsham 1 Heathfield 1 Rye 1 St Leonards on Sea 1

16 people

BEM

Martin Coppack
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Social Equality and Inclusion.”
Angela Wooller
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
Hailsham, East Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Tina Whitmore
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the community in Eastbourne.”
Shaun Pelling
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex
“For Voluntary Service to Young People.”
Glynis Gillam
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Veterans with Visual Impairments.”

Member (MBE)

Officer (OBE)

Commander (CBE)

Teresa Cremin
Person
Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Etchingham, East Sussex
“For services to Education.”

Dame

Jayne Christensen (jayne Torvill)
Person
Dame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Heathfield, East Sussex
“For services to Ice Skating and to Voluntary Service.”

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