County people awarded a Queen’s Birthday Honour

MEDICS, police officers, teachers and community volunteers from Leicestershire were among those to have been recognised by The Queen in her Birthday Honours list.

The choice of people on the honour’s list has been shaped largely by their response to and efforts during the coronavirus pandemic with the announcement being delayed until now because of the Covid-19 crisis.

Staff from the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and Leicestershire Police feature on the list alongside figures from industry and those who have made a difference in their communities.

The Mercury reported on some of the winners on Saturday, but the list also includes the following:

OFFICERS OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (OBE)

■Dr Sanjiv Nichani, pictured. Founder and chief executive officer, Healing Little Hearts. For services to

Medicine and charity (Leicester, Leicestershire).

■Professor Michael David Peake. Hon. Professor of Respiratory Medicine, University of Leicester and Lately Clinical Lead for Early Diagnosis, National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service. For services to Medicine (Hereford, Herefordshire).

■Janet Claire Thompson, pictured,

Headteacher, Dorothy Goodman School, Hinckley. For services to Education (Badby, Northamptonshire).

MEMBERS OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (MBE)

■Amelia Collins-Patel. For voluntary services to Children and Young People in the community during

Covid-19. (Thurnby, Leicestershire).

■Ian John Tandy. Managing director, Global Trade & Receivables Finance UK, HSBC UK. For services to the Financial Services sector during Covid-19 (Leicester, Leicestershire).

■Dr Bijna Kotak Dasani. Executive director, Morgan Stanley. For voluntary services to Diversity and Inclusion in Finance (Leicester, Leicestershire).

■Roger Dunton. Member, Harborough District Council. For services to the community in Market Harborough, Leicestershire.

■William Baldet. Midlands Co-ordinator, Prevent. For services to the community in Leicestershire (Stapleford, Nottinghamshire).

■Rita Hindocha-Morjaria. Executive principal and director of Secondary Education, Mead Educational Trust. For services to Education (Leicester, Leicestershire).

■Charles William Smith. For services to Farming and Agriculture (Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire).

■Elizabeth Anne Mills, DL. For services to the community in Rutland (Oakham, Rutland).

■BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL (BEM)

■Kenneth John Barsby. For services to the community in Elmesthorpe, Leicestershire (Elmesthorpe, Leicestershire).

■Patricia Ruddle. For services to the community in Rutland (Oakham, Rutland).

■Margaret Jennifer Simpson. For services to the community in Rutland during Covid-19 (Oakham, Rutland). ■Wayne Saville Tranmer. For services to the community in Castle Donington, Leicestershire during Covid-19 (Castle Donington, Leicestershire).

QUEEN’S POLICE MEDAL (QPM)

■Chief Inspector Manjit Kaur Atwal. Leicestershire Police.

■Colin Stott. Formerly Detective Chief Superintendent, Leicestershire Police.