Honours

HM The Queen’s New Year’s Honours List for 2022 has been announced and includes twelve Bedfordshire recipients. Those who have been successful are as follows:

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Ms Jenny Coles CBE
Director of Children's Services, Hertfordshire County Council
For services to Children's Social Care
(Central Bedfordshire)

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Mrs Deborah Mary Inskip OBE DL
For services to the community in Bedfordshire, particularly during Covid-19
(Bedford)

Councillor James Jamieson OBE
Chairman, Local Government Association
For services to Local Government
(Central Bedfordshire)

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Professor Alan Cottenden MBE
Emeritus Professor of Incontinence Technology, University College London
For services to Sufferers of Incontinence
(Bedford)

Mr David Jonathan MBE
Director, Grassroots Programme, Luton Council of Faiths and Near Neighbours Programme
For services to Community Cohesion and Interfaith Relations in Luton, Bedfordshire
(Luton)

Mr Paul Francis John Mackin MBE
Town Councillor and Mayor, Shefford Town, Bedfordshire
For services to Local Government
(Central Bedfordshire)

Mr Charan Kanwal Singh Sekhon MBE
Senior Environment Officer, Environment Agency and Founder Chairman, SEVA Trust UK
For services to Charity, Diversity and the Environment, particularly during Covid-19
(Bedford)

Members of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Muhammad Kamil Ali BEM
Volunteer Tutor, BPCD Trust, Luton
For services to Education
(Luton)

Miss Rosemary Margaret George BEM
For services to the community in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire during Covid-19
(Central Bedfordshire)

Ms Nikki Anne Iles BEM
For services to Music
(Bedford)

Mrs Cathryn Joanne Legg BEM
For services to the community in Luton, Bedfordshire particularly during Covid-19
(Luton)

Mrs Nicola Rachel Perfect BEM
For services to the community in Riseley, Bedfordshire particularly during Covid-19
(Bedford)

HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Helen Nellis said “I am thrilled for the Bedfordshire residents who have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours list for 2022. We see year on year so many wonderful people in Bedfordshire who work so hard to make sure that all of us are supported and nurtured and this has been ever more evident during the recent times of the pandemic. It is so enriching that the significant contributions of these people has been recognised and rewarded. I offer my sincere thanks and congratulations to all the recipients”