HM Lord-Lieutenant’s Honours recipients 2022
Tuesday, 15 March 2022
At a special ceremony held at Putteridge Bury, HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire Helen Nellis brought together Bedfordshire recipients who were recognised in the New Year Honours List 2022.
The event was held to celebrate their success and to learn about the work behind their achievements. At the same ceremony, the Lord-Lieutenant presented an MBE and British Empire Medals to six Bedfordshire recipients on behalf of HM The Queen.
Dignitaries present included:
- the High Sheriff of Bedfordshire, Eric Masih
- the Mayor of Luton Councillor, Mahmood Hussain
- the Chairman of Central Bedfordshire Council, Councillor Brian Saunders
- Chief Fire Officer Andrew Hopkinson
- Deputy Chief Constable, Trevor Rodenhurst
- town mayors of Shefford, Dunstable and Leighton-Linslade
They were joined by recipients’ family members and friends to hear details about their achievements which were read out by the Lord-Lieutenant’s Cadets.
The recipients honoured, celebrated and presented with their MBE/British Empire Medals were:
- Ms Jenny Coles CBE, for services to children's social care
- Mrs Deborah Inskip OBE DL, for services to the community in Bedfordshire, particularly during COVID-19
- Councillor James Jamieson OBE, for services to local government
- Professor Alan Cottenden MBE, for services to sufferers of incontinence
- Mr David Jonathan MBE, for services to community cohesion and interfaith relations in Luton, Bedfordshire
- Mr Paul Mackin MBE, for services to local government
- Mr Charan Sekhon MBE, for services to charity, diversity and the environment, particularly during COVID-19
- Mrs Caroline Coster MBE, for services to education in Bedfordshire and to charity in Africa
- Mr Paul Latimer BEM, for services to the community in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, during COVID-19
- Muhammad Kamil Ali BEM, for services to education
- Rosemary George BEM, for services to the community in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire during COVID-19
- Nikki Iles BEM, for services to music
- Cathryn Legg BEM, for services to the community in Luton, Bedfordshire particularly during COVID-19
- Nicola Perfect BEM, for services to the community in Riseley, Bedfordshire particularly during COVID-19
HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Helen Nellis said after the ceremony:
It is always a genuine pleasure to celebrate the work and contribution of those people who have achieved national recognition. Their stories were all unique, but they all had a common goal – to enhance the lives of others and demonstrate kindness, humanitarianism and community spirit. They have all gone above and beyond for the good of others and, for that, I offer my sincere thanks and congratulations to them all.