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