New Year Honours List 2026 awardees in West Midlands
27 recipients from West Midlands recognised in the New Year Honours List 2026.
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Medal / BEM
James Joseph Sullivan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
“For services to Refugees and Asylum Seekers and to the community in Birmingham”
Katherine Anne Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stourbridge, West Midlands
“Fundraiser. For services to Brain Tumour Research and to Charity”
Pritesh Pattni
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Postmaster, Bristol Street Post Office. For services to the community in Birmingham and to Charity”
Susan Anne Nichols
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“Deputy Manager, Fledglings Day Nursery, Solihull. For services to Early Years Education”
Manjinder Kang
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
“Community Safety Manager, Network Rail. For services to Rail Safety and to Charity”
John Melvyn Johnson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
“Volunteer, Wolverhampton Grammar School, West Midlands. For services to Education”
Amy Elizabeth Jackson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“Co-Founder and Operations Manager, The Lily Mae Foundation. For services to Bereaved Parents”
Ryan Paul Jackson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“Co-Founder and Managing Director, The Lily Mae Foundation. For services to Bereaved Parents”
Thomas Antony Goodman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birmingham, West Midlands
“For services to Technology in the West Midlands”
Stanley Izak Fisher
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“British Army Veteran. For services to Holocaust Remembrance”
Janet Anne Rose Davies
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Walsall, West Midlands
“For services to the community in Walsall, West Midlands”
Sandra Crowder
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“Foster Carer. For services to Adoption and Foster Care”
Francis Joseph Chamberlain
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brierley Hill, West Midlands
“Director and Project Coordinator, Brierley Hill High Street Heritage Action Zone. For services to Heritage and to the community in Brierley Hill, West Midlands”
Member (MBE)
Kerry Loraine Turner
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walsall, West Midlands
“Chief Executive Officer, Citizens Advice Solihull Borough. For services to Citizens Advice and the community in Solihull”
Hazrat Islam
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Senior Manager, Regions and Providers Directorate, Department for Education. For services to Further Education”
Jonathan Patric Gilchrist
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Joint President, UK Theatre. For services to Theatre”
John Edward Fry
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Birmingham, West Midlands
“For services to Roller Speed Skating and to the community in Birmingham”
Margaret Fisher
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“Lately Chair of Governors, Dorridge Primary School. For services to Education”
Sarah Ellis
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Director of Creative Innovation, Royal Shakespeare Company. For services to Technology in the Arts”
Jacquelyn Bridget Dunne
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“Vice-Chancellor, Birmingham Newman University. For services to Higher Education”
David Dunn
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Chair, West Midlands Military Education Committee. For services to Military Education and to Recruitment”
Matthew Ian Daniels
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Smethwick, West Midlands
“For services to the LGBTQ+ Community in Birmingham and the West Midlands”
Gillian Boast
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Burton-on-Trent, West Midlands
“Training Programme Lead, General Practice Nursing Foundation School and General Practice Nursing Facilitator, Staffordshire Training Hub and Primary Care Development Nurse, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board. For services to Primary Care Nursing”
Laurence Richard Beard
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Lately Chief Executive, Jericho. For services to Social Enterprise and to the community in Birmingham”
Safaraz Ali
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Chief Executive Officer, Pathway Group. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Business”
Officer (OBE)
Ann-Marie Riley
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
West Bromwich, West Midlands
“Chief Nurse, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust. For services to Nursing”
Harjinder Lallie
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Founder, Gurmat Sangeet Academy. For services to Musical Heritage, to Faith Communities and to Integration”