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Bedfordshire Lieutenancy Press Release: New Year’s Honours List 2022

Saturday, 1 January 2022

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

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

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

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)

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire

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.