2016-12-30

Communities Secretary Sajid Javid offered his congratulations to people who have been awarded a New Year’s Honour for their work in local government, charities and communities.

Communities Secretary Sajid Javid said:

It’s fantastic to see some of those working in local government and charities across the country recognised in the New Year’s Honours list for their outstanding contribution to our communities.

It’s only right that these dedicated people and their tireless efforts are honoured in this way. I would like to thank them for all that they do.

This year’s New Year’s Honours list includes:

CBE

Paul Rowsell, Deputy Director, Democracy, Department for Communities and Local Government

Desmond Biddulph, President and Member of the Buddhist Society

Kim Bromley-Derry, Chief Executive, London Borough of Newham

David Hodge, Leader of Surrey County Council and Vice Chairman, Local Government Association

Roslyn Jones, Mayor, Doncaster Council

Ravindra Govinda, Leader, Wandsworth Borough Council

Jane Martin, Local Government Ombudsman and Chair, Commission for Local Administration in England

OBE

Tim Haigh, Trustee, Depaul International Development

Iman Abou Atta, Founder SCEME

Chaya Spitz, Chief Executive, the Interlink Foundation

Jasvir Singh, Founding Chair, City Sikhs

Neil Stock, Leader, Tendring District Council

Robert Sleigh, Leader, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Keith Lorraine, Chief Executive, Isos Housing Group

Tom Miskell, Chair, Accent and Northern Housing Consortium

Ian Munro, Group Chief Executive, New Charter Group

MBE

Danny Stone, Secretary, All-Party Parliamentary Group against Anti-Semitism

Peter William Adams, for Service to the Community in Hampton- in- Arden, Solihull

Sonia Bassey-Williams, Integrated Early Support Senior Manager at Cheshire West and Chester Council

Parkash Singh Dhami, President, Telford Gurdwara

Sylvie Johnston, Chief Executive, Stonepillow

Peter David Reeve, Councillor, Huntingdonshire District Council

Evelyn Findlater, Chief Executive Officer, Founder and Project Manager, Good Food Matters

Keith Bott, Partner, Titanic Brewery and Chairma, SIBA

BEM

Jillian Margaret Baker, for voluntary service to the community in Harbury

Eric Carter, Parish Councillor, New Frankley in Birmingham Parish Council

Sophia Crawshaw, Founder, One Good Turn

Kathleen Hankey, for services to the community in Antrobus, Cheshire

Doug Haynes, Clerk, Beeston Parish Council

Davinder Kaur, Chief Executive Officer, SWEDA and Chair, Sandwell Consortium

Vijay Rattan, Chair, Naree Shakti

Joyce Rothschild, for services to charity and the community in Solihull

Gary Smith, Co-founder of Working Against Grooming

Tony Kingsnorth, President, The Federation of Enfield Residents’ & Allied Associations

Sewa Singh Nandhra, for services to the Community in Woolwich

Sheila Margaret Onions, for services to the community in Fillongley

Olive Cope, for services in the community in Enfield

Gordon Lambert Routledge, for services to the community in Longtown

Geoffrey Thorpe, for voluntary service to the community in Harbury

Brian Gascoyne, for services to Community Cohesion in Peterborough

Induju Popat, Hindu Priest, Ashton Under Lyme Hindu Temple

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