Hampshire people in New Year’s Honours List 2023 - Full list

The annual honours recognises people across the UK who make outstanding contributions to society.

And the 2023 list features over 30 people from Hampshire who have been recognised for their work.

The following people are on the list:

Knighthood:

• The Right Honourable Doctor Julian Murray Lewis MP. For Political and Public Service (Southampton, Hampshire).

Companions of the Order of the Bath:

• Ian Anthony Booth, Chief Executive, Submarine Delivery Agency, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence (Hampshire).

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire:

• Professor Jane Cecelia Falkingham OBE, Professor of Demography and International Social Policy, University of Southampton.

For services to Demographic Research (Southampton, Hampshire).

• John Clive William Avon Caulcutt.

For services to Charity and to Philanthropy (Sutton Scotney, Hampshire).

• Claire Lois Whitaker OBE. Member, Culture Recovery Board.

For services to the Arts and Culture (Poole, Dorset). Claire was heavily involved in Southampton’s City of Culture bid.

Officers of the Order of the British Empire:

• Helen Goulden, Chief Executive Officer, The Young Foundation.

For services to the Development of Sustainable Communities (Alton, Hampshire).

• Beverley Karen Gower-Jones, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Carbon Limiting Technologies.

For services to Net Zero Innovation (Fleet, Hampshire).

• Wendy Elizabeth Haxell, Technical Official, UK Athletics.

For services to athletics and to the community in Hampshire (Waterlooville, Hampshire).

• Susan Pittock, Chief Executive Officer, Remit Training.

For services to Education and Skills (Portsmouth, Hampshire).

Members of the Order of the British Empire:

• Paul Richard Bishop, Trainer, Sail Training International.

For services to Young People (Gosport, Hampshire).

• Hamish Murray Andrew Elvidge BEM. Founder and lately Chair, The Support After Suicide Partnership.

For services to Mental Health (Hartley Wintney, Hampshire).

• Professor Beverley Elizabeth Harden, Deputy Chief Allied Health Professions Officer, Health Education England.

For services to Healthcare (Stockbridge, Hampshire).

• Dean Ledger, Lead IT Engineer, Royal Navy Maritime Support Unit, Carbon60 Ltd.

For services to the Royal Navy (Southsea, Hampshire).

• John Robert Sutton, Director of Amateur Choirs.

For services to Charitable Fundraising (Winchester, Hampshire).

• Steven Robert Tennet, Border Force Higher Officer, Freight Intensification Team, Home Office.

For Public Service (Southampton, Hampshire).

• Geoffrey David Wilkinson.

For services to People with Disabilities in Southampton, Hampshire (Southampton, Hampshire).

• Peter Robert Jardine, Volunteer, Isle of Wight Steam Railway.

For services to Heritage Railway (Newport, Isle of Wight).

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire:

• David Cross, Storekeeper, Royal Navy Maritime Support Unit, Carbon60 Ltd.

For services to the Royal Navy and to Naval Veterans (Gosport, Hampshire).

• Rosemary Ann Fairfax.

For services to Portsmouth Cathedral and to the community in Portsmouth, Hampshire (Portsmouth, Hampshire).

• Leslie Sandra Francis, Sub Postmaster, Enham Alamein Post Office.

For services to the Post Office and to the community in Enham Alamein, Hampshire (Andover, Hampshire).

• Martin Frank Sydney Rayner, Volunteer Coastguard Rescue Officer, Isle of Wight.

For services to Maritime Safety (Ventnor, Isle of Wight).

• Jonathan Gilbey.

For services to the community in Shanklin, Isle of Wight (Shanklin, Isle of Wight).

• Valerie Ann Hart.

For services to the community in Petersfield, Hampshire (Petersfield, Hampshire).

• Clare Hobbs, Founder, Wessex Dance Academy.

For services to Young People in Hampshire (Winchester, Hampshire).

• Kenneth Robbin Moore.

For services to the communities in Titchfield and Warsash, Hampshire (Fareham, Hampshire).

• David Muir Nesbit JP.

For services to Charity and to the community in Portsmouth, Hampshire (Southsea, Hampshire).

• Ann Pinhey, Music Teacher and Conductor.

For services to Music, to Choirs and to Charity (Petersfield, Hampshire).

• Molly Watts, Writer.

For services to Literature during Covid-19 (Southampton, Hampshire).

• Hayley Jane Wheeler, Global Student Support and Events Coordinator, University of Portsmouth.

For services to Higher Education (Southsea, Hampshire).

• Louise Margaret Wilders.

For services to the community in Portsmouth, Hampshire during Covid-19 (Petersfield, Hampshire).

The King’s Police Medal:

• Kelvin Victor Shipp, lately Inspector, Hampshire Constabulary.

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