NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST

2023-12-30 -

Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)

■ Jilly Cooper CBE. Author. For services to Literature and to Charity. (Stroud, Gloucestershire)

Knights Bachelor

■ Athelstan Joseph Michael Eavis CBE. Founder and Leader, Glastonbury Festival. For services to Music and to Charity. (Glastonbury, Somerset)

■ Professor John Peter Iredale FMedSci FRSE. Lately Interim Executive Chair, Medical Research Council. For services to Medical Research. (Somerset)

Companions of the Order of the Bath (CB)

■ Polly Theresa Payne. Director General, Policy, Department for Culture, Media and Sport. For Public Service. (Lechlade, Gloucestershire)

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

■ Henrietta Rosamund Clare Barkworth-Nanton. Co-Founder and Patron, The Joanna Simpson Foundation and Chair, Refuge. For services to People Affected by Domestic Abuse and Homicide. (Wiltshire)

■ Professor Ronald Edmund Hutton FBA. Professor of History, University of Bristol. For services to History. (Bristol, Bristol)

■ Professor Margaret Mary Rae. Lately President, UK Faculty of Public Health. For services to Public Health and to Public Health Standards. (Chippenham, Wiltshire)

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

■ Nigel Christopher Ashton. Councillor, North Somerset Council. For Political and Public Service. (Portishead, Somerset)

■ Dr Ruth Louise Cromie. Research Fellow, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. For services to Wetland and Waterbird Conservation. (Bristol, Bristol)

■ Janie Lorraine Frampton. For services to Equality for Women in Sport in the UK and Abroad. (Blandford Forum, Dorset)

Dr Kathryn Jean Marks. Deputy

Director, Environment Agency. For services to Flood Risk Management and to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. (Bristol, Gloucestershire)

■ Samantha Kate Mayhew. Assistant Principal, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, Weston College. For services to Further Education. (Nailsea, Somerset)

■ Dr Teame Mebrahtu. For services to Education, to Refugees and to the community in Bristol. (Bristol, Bristol)

■ Dr Jane Patricia MoncktonSmith. Professor of Public Protection, University of Gloucestershire. For services to Criminal Justice. (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire)

■ Amy Sarah Perrin. Founder, The Marmalade Trust. For services to Older People. (Bristol, Bristol)

■ Marvin Rees. Mayor, Bristol City Council. For services to Local Government. (Gloucestershire)

■ Steven Ross Savory. Chief Executenham, tive Officer, Gloucestershire Learning Alliance. For services to Education. (Chelry

Gloucestershire)

■ Marcus Edward Trescothick MBE. Mental Health Ambassador, Professional Cricketers’ Association. For services to Mental Ill Health. (Taunton, Somerset)

■ Lieutenant Colonel (Rtd) David Ian Whimpenny. Lately Board Trustee, The Royal British Legion. For Voluntary Service. (Salisbury, Wiltshire)

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

■ Anthony John Bloxham. Member, National Teaching School Council and Lead, South-West National Teaching School Council Representative. For services to Education. (Taunton, Somerset)

■ Samuel James Braddick. For services to the community in Gillingham, Dorset. (Gillingham, Dorset)

■ Penelope Jane Brown. For services to Charity and to the community in Salisbury, Wiltshire. (Salisbury, Wiltshire)

■ Jennifer Sheridan Bryer. Teacher, Pony Club. For services to Horse Riding. (Yeovil, Somerset)

■ Philip Richard Chandler. For services to the community in Herefordshire. (Hereford, Herefordshire)

■ The Reverend Christopher Richard Colledge. For services to the community in Bournemouth, Dorset. (Bournemouth, Dorset)

■ Deborah Heather Dixon (Deborah Williams). For services to the community in Poole, Dorset. (Poole, Dorset)

■ Charity Gladstone. Lately Matron of Cardiology and RespiratoTrust. Services, Gloucestershire Hospitals

NHS Foundation

For services to Nursing. (Saltash, Cornwall)

■ Valda Harris (Valda Jackson). Artist. For services to Art. (Bristol, Bristol)

■ Philip Hugh Michael Haughton. Founder, Better Food. For services to Sustainable Food Initiatives and to the community in Bristol. (Bristol, Bristol)

■ Harriet Hannah Laurie. Founder, TheHorseCourse. For services to Disadvantaged People in Dorset. (Dorchester, Dorset)

■ Richard John Linley. Lately Senior Inspector of Courses, British Horseracing Authority. For services to Horse Racing. (Somerton, Somerset)

■ Joanne Elizabeth Loftus. Lately Civil Secretary, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence. (Warminster, Wiltshire)

■ John Gabriel Monaghan. Station Manager (Rtd), Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service; Founder and Project Manager, Fire Aid Nepal. For services to Emergency and Disaster Response and to local Communities in Nepal. (Devon)

■ Carys Parry. Voluntary Party Manager, Conservative Party. For Political Service. (Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire)

■ Ruth Beatrice Pitter. Member, Anchor Society and Member, Stand Against Racism and Inequality. For services to Equality, to Charity and to the community in Bristol. (Bristol, Bristol)

■ Dr Gordon Cameron Richardson. Treasurer, Walking Alliance. For services to Disability Access. (Bristol, Bristol)

■ Alison Melanie Savage. Officer Commanding, The Services Cotswold Centre. For services to Military Families. (Bath, Somerset)

■ Ellen Somme. Founder, Teddy Trust. For services to Vulnerable Children. (Hereford, Herefordshire)

■ Alexandra Ellen Vincent. Lately Chief Operating Officer, Arts and Humanities Research Council. For services to Research Funding. (Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire)

■ Keith Norman Walton. Founder, Severnside Community Rail Partnership. For services to Urban Rail Transport in Bristol. (Nailsea, Somerset)

■ Belinda Ann Winstone. Team Leader, Army Bereavement and Aftercare Services. For services to Military Families. (Salisbury, Wiltshire)

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

■ Elizabeth Kay Billington. Chair, Kushti Bok and Vice-Chair, Dorset Council Gypsy Traveller Forum. For services to the Gypsy and Traveller

Community in Dorset. (Christchurch, Dorset)

John Robert Boyne-Aitken. For services to Heritage Crafts. (Trowbridge, Wiltshire)

Alison Stephanie Buchanan. Founder, The British Horse Society Changing Lives Awards and Trustee, £WillDoes Charity. For services to Young People. (Bovington, Dorset)

Rowland George Butler. For services to the community in Chard, Somerset. (Chard, Somerset)

Isobel Jennifer Clink. For services to Golf. (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire)

Robert John Collins. Founder, Pass It On Young Sports Voluntary Youth Organisation. For services to Young People and to Sport. (Wraxall, Somerset)

Janet Shirley Dyer. Catering Manager, National Fire Service College. For services to the community in Moreton-inMarsh, Gloucestershire. (Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire)

Lyndsey Claire Evans. For services to the community in South Wye, Herefordshire. (Hereford, Herefordshire)

Stephen Michael Harrison. For services to the Church and to the community in South Petherton, Somerset. (South Petherton, Somerset)

Timothy John Hewer. For services to Beekeeping in Little Stoke, South Gloucestershire. (Gloucestershire)

Michael George Jaynes. Akela, 1st Hatherley Scouts, Cheltenham. For services to Young

People and to the community in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire)

Hilary Mary Jenkins. For services to the community in Wiltshire, particularly during Covid-19. (Salisbury, Wiltshire)

Patricia Ellen Jones. For services to the community in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire. (Stonehouse, Gloucestershire)

Dr Christopher John Kent. Organist. For services to Music and Musicology. (Chippenham, Wiltshire)

Jane Loveys. Director, Campus Services, University of Bath. For services to Higher Education. (Bath, Somerset)

Harry Charles Lawrence Meade. For services to the community in Goathurst, Somerset. (Bridgwater, Somerset)

Norman Alexander Mitchell. Chair of Trustees, Lockleaze Sports Centre. For services to Sport in Bristol. (Bristol, Bristol)

Kathleen Mary Prideaux. For services to the community in Allerford, Somerset. (Minehead, Somerset)

Pamela Mary Joyce Scull (Pamela Wingfield). Founder Principal, Wingfield School of Ballet and Dance. For services to Dance and to the community in Bristol. (Bristol, Bristol)

Sanjay Shambhu. Councillor, South Gloucestershire Council and Chair, BAME Conservatives. For Political Service. (Patchway, Gloucestershire)

Rosemary Dale Webb. For services to the community in Ross-onWye, Herefordshire. (Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire)