New Year Honours list awards: complete list of West Midlands 2023 winners including David Harewood

The New Year Honours List 2023 marks the incredible public service of individuals from across the UK. Recipients in the New Year Honours List have been awarded for their outstanding contributions across all parts of the UK for their work on areas including sustained public service, youth engagement and community work.

More than two dozen people from the West Midlands have been named for the New Year Honours list 2023. They have been awarded for their incredible contribution to society over the years. From MBEs and OBEs to British Empire Medals and a King’s Police Medal, individuals from the West Midlands have been named in all these categories.

Here are all the people from West Midlands who are in the New Year Honours List 2023:

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

1. Anne Margaret Diamond. Campaigner and Fundraiser. For services to Public Health and to Charity (Buckinghamshire)

2. Ralph Graham Findlay. Chair, C&C Group plc. For services to the Hospitality Sector. (Wolverhampton, West Midlands)

3. Matthew Cardover Gordon. Chief Executive Officer, Spectra First. For services to Vulnerable Young People. (Wolverhampton, West Midlands)

4. Ian Roland Metcalfe. Lately Chair, Commonwealth Games England. For services to Sport. (Birmingham, West Midlands)

5. Bishop Dr Derek Anthony Webley MBE DL. Co-Chair, Windrush Cross-Government Working Group. For services to the Windrush Generation. (Birmingham, West Midlands)

6. Professor Adam Boddison. Lately Chief Executive Officer, nasen and Chair, Whole School SEND. For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs. (Coventry, West Midlands)

7. Diane Patricia Hill. Employment Tribunal Lay Panel Member, Midlands West. For services to the Administration of Justice. (Coventry, West Midlands)

8. David Michael Harewood. Actor and Broadcaster. For services to Drama and to Charity. (London)

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

1. Barbara Pauline Beadman. For services to the Glass Industry. (Stourbridge, West Midlands)

2. Frank Skinner (Christopher Graham Collins). Broadcaster and Comedian. For services to Entertainment. (London)

3. Kate Alexandra Davidson. For services to Bereaved People during Covid-19. (Birmingham, West Midlands)

4. Conrad David Gayle. Diversity and Inclusion Manager, People Function, Crown Prosecution Service. For services to Law and Order. (Walsall, West Midlands)

5. Jessica Jane Leyland-Barrett Hudson. For services to the community in Coventry, West Midlands. (Berkswell, West Midlands)

6. Christopher Dennis Jones. Project Director, Sandwell Aquatics Centre, Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. For services to Sport and to the community in the West Midlands. (Stourbridge, West Midlands)

7. Jaspal Singh Mann. Director, Simply Shred and Recycle Ltd. For services to the Environment. (Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands)

8. Yiannis Kyriacos Maos. Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Birmingham Tech CIC. For services to the Technology Sector. (Solihull, West Midlands)

9. Paul Nee. Deputy Director SEND, Westminster Kingsway College, Greater London. For services to Further Education. (Coventry, West Midlands)

10. Bhavena Patel. Senior Relationship Manager, Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education. For services to Further Education. (Coventry, West Midlands)

11. Professor Prashant Pillai. Director, Cyber Quarter and Associate Dean, University of Wolverhampton. For services to Cyber Security and to Education. (Solihull, West Midlands)

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

1. Shah Sheikh Shepali Begum. Lately Outreach and Impacts Manager, Commonwealth Games Legacy Team. For services to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. (Birmingham, West Midlands)

2. Joe Broughton. Director, The Conservatoire Folk Ensemble. For services to Music. (Smethwick, West Midlands)

3. Jane Cook. Foster Carer, Birmingham Children’s Trust. For services to Fostering. (Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands)

4. Christopher Hall. Foster Carer, Birmingham Children’s Trust. For services to Fostering. (Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands)

5. Kathleen June Rosaline Harvey. For services to the community in Hall Green, West Midlands, particularly during Covid-19. (Birmingham, West Midlands)

6. Lyn Head. For services to the community in Dudley, West Midlands. (Brierley Hill, West Midlands)

7. Javaid Iqbal. Foster Carer, Birmingham Children’s Trust. For services to Fostering. (Birmingham, West Midlands)

8. Samina Qasim Iqbal. Foster Carer, Birmingham Children’s Trust. For services to Fostering. (Birmingham, West Midlands)

9. Robert Johnston. Technical Services Manager, University of Warwick. For services to Physics. (Coventry, West Midlands)

Knights Bachelor

1. John Rawcliffe Airey Crabtree OBE DL. Chair, Organising Committee, 2022 Commonwealth Games. For services to Sport and to the community in the West Midlands. (Crowle, Worcestershire)

Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)

1. Denise Rosemarie Lewis OBE. President, Commonwealth Games England. For services to Sport. (Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire)

Home Office – King’s Police Medal (KPM)

1. Andrea Susan Diane Reynolds. lately Constable, West Midlands Police. (West Midlands)