THE Prior (chairman) of the Priory of England and the Islands of
The Order of St John, better known as St John Ambulance,
Rodney Green, will receive a CBE.
Kevin Hyland, a former Detective Inspector with
the Metropolitan Police Service, will receive an OBE in recognition
of his work to combat human trafficking. He has worked extensively
with the Roman Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales,
and has developed networks with Christian communities across the
world to support victims.
Other OBE recipients include Maud Kells, a
nurse with the Christian mission agency WEC International, for
services to people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo;
Hugh Williamson, Regius Professor of Hebrew at
Christ Church College, Oxford, for services to scholarship and
theology; and Jeffrey Skidmore, a former chorister
at Birmingham Cathedral who now works as conductor and artistic
director of Ex Cathedra, for services to choral music.
An OBE also goes to Katharine Pugh, the chief
executive of Heritage Alliance, a body that brings together more
than 100 organisations, including the Friends of Friendless
Churches, and the Association of English Cathedrals, for services
to Heritage.
Frederick Barrett, the Keeper of the Guard's
Chapel in London, receives an MBE for services to the Army. The
ceramic artist Paul Cummins receives an MBE for
services to art and First World War commemorations, for his field
of poppies installation at the Tower of London.
Other MBEs go to Denis Curran, the chairman of
Loaves and Fishes, a church-supported charity for the homeless in
East Kilbride; the Revd Dr Richard Hills, NSM of
Mottram, Longdendale, in the diocese of Chester, for services to
Industrial Heritage; Paul Jacob, a former trustee
of Christian Aid, for charitable and voluntary services; and
the Revd Ronald McCracken, from Crumlin, Antrim,
for humanitarian services to children and young adults
overseas.
MBEs also go to Anne Thomas, the head of the
Royal College of Organists Academy Organ School, for services to
organ music; and to Margaret Williams for services
to the diocese of Bristol, and the community in Swindon.
The British Empire Medal is awarded to three people for work
with young people in uniformed organisations: Ann
Chalmers, the president of the Renfrew Division of Girls'
Brigade, Scotland; Elaine Mayaski, Girls' Brigade,
St James's, Alperton, London; and Lesley Turner,
Christ Church Lads' and Girls' Brigade, St James's, High
Wycombe.
A BEM is also awarded to Anna Glass for
voluntary service to Ardstraw Church of Ireland Parish Church and
the community in Newtownstewart, Omagh; Robert
Graham, a missionary with Belfast City Mission for
voluntary service to the community in Northern Ireland; and to
Joanna Copsey, a town-pastor volunteer for
services to policing and community safety in Bury St Edmunds.
Other recipients include Dr William Harrison,
the organist and director of music at St Mary's, Tenby, in the
diocese of St Davids; John Kelly, for voluntary
service to Mountpottinger Methodist Church and to the community in
East Belfast; Catherine Garside, the head teacher
of St Ambrose Barlow RC High School, Swinton, Greater Manchester,
tops the church-based educational honours, with a CBE for services
to education.
The non-executive chairman of Oasis Community Learning,
Graham Mungeam, receives an OBE for services to
children and families; and an MBE goes to Brendan
McCusker, the Principal of St Mary's RC Primary School,
Maguiresbridge, Northern Ireland. Pamela Smith, a
volunteer at Ivington C of E Primary School, Hereford,
Herefordshire, receives a BEM.
A host of honours are awarded to people for services to
interfaith and community cohesion, including a CBE for
Adeeba Malik, the deputy chief executive of
QED-UK; OBEs for Dr Mohinder Singh Ahluwalia;
Laura Marks, the founder of Mitzvah Day; and
Sajda Mughal; and MBEs for Ulfat Shahin
Ashraf, a Muslim chaplain in Birmingham; and
Surinder Kaur Ghura.
In the overseas list, Hugh Scudder, the
director of Christian Response, receives an OBE for services to
improving the lives of vulnerable communities in the Republic of
Moldova. An OBE also goes to the Roman Catholic Sister
Delia Marie Smith, the director of Proyecto Vida
Coatepeque, for services to the victims of HIV/AIDS in
Guatemala.
The BEM is awarded to Susan Stephos, the
treasurer of St Paul's, Athens, for services to the Anglican
chaplaincy; Elizabeth Traill, a lecturer at the
Church of Ugandan-run Bishop Barham University College, Kabale, for
services to education in Uganda; and to Roy Sarre,
the musical director of Festiva, an Evangelical
multi-denominational choir, for services to the Church and to music
in Guernsey.
The Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, is made a
DBE. Canon Denis Ratliffe Mulliner, Chaplain of
the Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace, is appointed LVO.