Many congratulations to all those honoured in HM The King’s New Year Honours List. A wonderful list of exceptional Kent residents who are doing so much for their communities and their Country. Thank you and well done to all who have had their contributions recognised in this way. The full list for Kent is as follows:
Order of the Bath
Companion (CB)
Brendan Threlfall CBE, For Public Service
Order of the British Empire
Commander (CBE)
Michael Jary, For Public Service
Officer (OBE)
Tiffany Beck, For Services to Education
Nicholas Merriman, For Services to the Arts and to Heritage
Member (MBE)
Joan Cocking, For Services to Education
Robert Coles, For Services to Border Security
Margaret Cosin, For Political and Public Service
Daniel Croft, For Services to Fostering
Alison Fotheringham, For Public and Voluntary Service
Elizabeth Hall, For Services to Tackling Hygiene Poverty
Martyn Hillier, For Services to Business and to Hospitality
Michael Kettle, For Services to Bomb Disposal
Christopher Middleton, For Public and Voluntary Service
Catherine Skidmore, For Services to Major Event Responses
James Whale, For Services to Broadcasting and to Charity
Carly Whyborn, For Services to Refugees
Gareth Williams, For Services to Policing
Medallist (BEM)
Stephen Elsden, For Services to Charity and to People with Disabilities
Patricia Gaywood, For Voluntary Service to Cricket
Tracy Hawkins, For Charitable Services
Antony Hudgell, For Services to the Prevention of Child Abuse
Patricia Roberts, For Services to Young People in Kent
David Snook, For Services to Education
Robert Taylor, For Services to the Community in Shipbourne, Kent