{"id":65990,"date":"2015-12-31T08:00:07","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T08:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=f3e7719951ba00592509361d82e24a26"},"modified":"2015-12-31T08:00:07","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T08:00:07","slug":"press-release-greg-clark-congratulates-recipients-of-new-year-honours-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=65990","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Greg Clark congratulates recipients of New Year Honours 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<p>Looking for the latest Honours recipients? See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/new-years-honours-list-2016\">2016 New Year Honours list<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Communities Secretary Greg Clark today (30 December 2015) offered his congratulations to people from across local government, fire authorities, housing and the voluntary sector who have been recognised in the New Year Honours list.<\/p>\n<p>He said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Congratulations to everyone in local government, the fire service, housing and the voluntary sector who were recognised in this year\u2019s New Year Honours list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">These individuals have made an extraordinary contribution to society and I am delighted that they have been honoured in this way.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This year\u2019s New Year\u2019s Honours list includes:<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"local-government\">Local government<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Andrew Smith <abbr title=\"Officer of the Order of the British Empire\">OBE<\/abbr>, Chief Executive, Hampshire County Council receives a <abbr title=\"Commander of the Order of the British Empire\">CBE<\/abbr> for services to Local Government<\/li>\n<li>John Weighell, lately Leader, North Yorkshire County Council receives an <abbr title=\"Officer of the Order of the British Empire\">OBE<\/abbr> for services to Local Government<\/li>\n<li>Dr Josephine Farrar, Chief Executive, Bath and North East Somerset Council  receives an <abbr title=\"Officer of the Order of the British Empire\">OBE<\/abbr> for services to Local Government<\/li>\n<li>Peter Fleming, Leader, Sevenoaks District Council and lately Chairman, Improvement and Innovation Board, Local Government Association receives an <abbr title=\"Officer of the Order of the British Empire\">OBE<\/abbr> for services to Local Government<\/li>\n<li>Malcolm Morley, Chief Executive, Harlow Council receives an <abbr title=\"Officer of the Order of the British Empire\">OBE<\/abbr> for services to Local Government<\/li>\n<li>David Lancaster, Councillor, Salford City Council receives a <abbr title=\"Member of the Order of the British Empire\">MBE<\/abbr> for services to the community in Salford and charitable services to Elderly People through the Salfordorian Hotel Trust<\/li>\n<li>Martin Johnson, Councillor, Wandsworth Borough Council receives a <abbr title=\"Member of the Order of the British Empire\">MBE<\/abbr> for services to Local Government<\/li>\n<li>Brian Edwards, Councillor, South Staffordshire Council receives a <abbr title=\"Member of the Order of the British Empire\">MBE<\/abbr> for services to Local Government<\/li>\n<li>Patricia Campbell, Civic Officer, Banbury Town Council receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to Local Government<\/li>\n<li>Peter Goulding, Clerk, Carlton-in-Lindrick Parish Council receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to the community in Nottinghamshire<\/li>\n<li>Paul Myers, Mayor, Midsomer Norton receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to the community<\/li>\n<li>Linda Smith, Parish and District Councillor, Chalfont St Peter receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to Local Government and the community in Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"fire-service\">Fire service<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Neil O\u2019Connor, Director, Fire, Resilience and Emergencies, Department for Communities and Local Government receives a <abbr title=\"Commander of the Order of the British Empire\">CBE<\/abbr> for services to Fire Safety and Flood Resilience<\/li>\n<li>Paul Fuller <abbr title=\"Queen's Fire Service Medal\">QFSM<\/abbr>, Chief Fire Officer, Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service receives a <abbr title=\"Commander of the Order of the British Empire\">CBE<\/abbr> for services to the Fire and Rescue Service<\/li>\n<li>Sean Moore, Co-ordinator, UK Fire Service Urban Search receives an <abbr title=\"Officer of the Order of the British Empire\">OBE<\/abbr> for services to Urban Search and Rescue<\/li>\n<li>David Lenagan receives a <abbr title=\"Member of the Order of the British Empire\">MBE<\/abbr> for services to Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service and the Children\u2019s Burns Foundation<\/li>\n<li>Kenneth Ball, Station Manager, Consett Fire Station, County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service  receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to Fire and Rescue and the community in County Durham<\/li>\n<li>Richard King,  Retained Watch Manager, Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to Fire and Rescue and to Emergency Medical Care<\/li>\n<li>David Pike, Firefighter, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to the Fire and Rescue Service and the community in Greater Manchester<\/li>\n<li>Ian Washburn, Drum Major, Devon and Somerset Ceremonial Unit, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Services receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for voluntary services to Music and Firefighters\u2019 Welfare<\/li>\n<li>David Brown, Director of Operations, Prevention and Response. London Fire Brigade receives a <abbr title=\"Queen's Fire Service Medal\">QFSM<\/abbr> for services to the Fire and Rescue Service<\/li>\n<li>Thomas Capeling, Chief Fire Officer, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service receives a <abbr title=\"Queen's Fire Service Medal\">QFSM<\/abbr> for services to the Fire and Rescue Service<\/li>\n<li>Mark James, Chief Fire Officer, States of Jersey Fire and Rescue Service receives a <abbr title=\"Queen's Fire Service Medal\">QFSM<\/abbr> for services to the Fire and Rescue Service<\/li>\n<li>Simon Routh-Jones, Chief Fire Officer, Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service receives a <abbr title=\"Queen's Fire Service Medal\">QFSM<\/abbr> for services to the Fire and Rescue Service<\/li>\n<li>David Walton, Assistant Chief Fire Officer, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service receives a <abbr title=\"Queen's Fire Service Medal\">QFSM<\/abbr> for services to the Fire and Rescue service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"housing-and-planning\">Housing and planning<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Simon Dow,  Group Chief Executive, the Guinness Partnership receives a <abbr title=\"Commander of the Order of the British Empire\">CBE<\/abbr> for services to Housing and Homeless People<\/li>\n<li>Fiona Alfred, Executive Director, Association of Women in the Property Industry receives an <abbr title=\"Officer of the Order of the British Empire\">OBE<\/abbr> for services to Women in the Property and Construction Industry<\/li>\n<li>Paul Tennant, Chief Executive Officer, Orbit  receives an <abbr title=\"Officer of the Order of the British Empire\">OBE<\/abbr> for services to Housing<\/li>\n<li>Alice Lester,  Programme Manager, Planning Advisory Service receives a <abbr title=\"Member of the Order of the British Empire\">MBE<\/abbr> for services to Planning<\/li>\n<li>Sinead Butters, Chief Executive, Aspire Group receives a <abbr title=\"Member of the Order of the British Empire\">MBE<\/abbr> for services to Housing<\/li>\n<li>Brian Doick, President, National Association for Park Home Residents receives a <abbr title=\"Member of the Order of the British Empire\">MBE<\/abbr> for services to the Park Home Industry<\/li>\n<li>Malcolm Sharp receives a <abbr title=\"Member of the Order of the British Empire\">MBE<\/abbr> for services to Town and Country Planning in England<\/li>\n<li>Katrina Robinson, Solicitor and Head of Legal Services, Viridian Housing and Chair, Tenancy Fraud Forum receives a <abbr title=\"Member of the Order of the British Empire\">MBE<\/abbr> for services to Social Housing<\/li>\n<li>Stuart Chapman, Development Manager, Walsall Tenants and Residents Federation receives a <abbr title=\"Member of the Order of the British Empire\">MBE<\/abbr> for services to Tenants in Walsall, West Midlands<\/li>\n<li>Sheila Whitty,  Board Member, Circle Housing receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to the community in Surrey<\/li>\n<li>Fay Edwards, Chair, Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to the community in Kensington and Chelsea, London<\/li>\n<li>Rita Jones, Secretary, The Trees Estate Residents\u2019 Association receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to the community in Stretford, Greater Manchester<\/li>\n<li>Hazel Turay receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to the community in Tulse Hill, London<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"community-services\">Community services<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Yasmin Sheikh <abbr title=\"Member of the Order of the British Empire\">MBE<\/abbr>, Co-founder, British Community Honours Awards receives a <abbr title=\"Commander of the Order of the British Empire\">CBE<\/abbr> for services to Women and Social Integration<\/li>\n<li>Sally Sealey, Grade 7, Integration and Faith Directorate, Department for Communities and Local Government receives an <abbr title=\"Officer of the Order of the British Empire\">OBE<\/abbr> for services to Interfaith<\/li>\n<li>Angela White, Chief Executive, Sefton Council for Voluntary Service receives an <abbr title=\"Officer of the Order of the British Empire\">OBE<\/abbr> for services to Community Action<\/li>\n<li>Gurmukh Singh, Patron, Khalsa Aid receives an <abbr title=\"Officer of the Order of the British Empire\">OBE<\/abbr> for services to Community Cohesion and charity<\/li>\n<li>Jess Steele, Director, Jericho Road Solutions receives an <abbr title=\"Officer of the Order of the British Empire\">OBE<\/abbr> for services to Community Assets in the UK<\/li>\n<li>John Hayes, receives a <abbr title=\"Member of the Order of the British Empire\">MBE<\/abbr> for services to the community in Bishopthorpe Road, York <\/li>\n<li>Tony Kwok Fai Law, President, South East Essex Chinese Association receives a <abbr title=\"Member of the Order of the British Empire\">MBE<\/abbr> for services to the Chinese Community in Southend<\/li>\n<li>Hillary Wilmer, receives a <abbr title=\"Member of the Order of the British Empire\">MBE<\/abbr> for voluntary services to Disadvantaged Communities in North Yorkshire<\/li>\n<li>Abdullah Rehman, Chief Executive, Balsall Heath Forum receives a <abbr title=\"Member of the Order of the British Empire\">MBE<\/abbr> for services to the community in Balsall Heath, Birmingham <\/li>\n<li>Yasmin Nathani, Director, Sharma Women\u2019s Centre receives a <abbr title=\"Member of the Order of the British Empire\">MBE<\/abbr> for services to the Empowerment of Women in Leicester<\/li>\n<li>Dr Jayshree Mehta, President, Bharat Hindu Samaj, the Hindu Temple and chair Sangram Indian Womens Association receives a <abbr title=\"Member of the Order of the British Empire\">MBE<\/abbr> for services to the community and Community Cohesion in Peterborough<\/li>\n<li>Philip Vincent-Barwood, Chairman, the Prospects Foundation receives a <abbr title=\"Member of the Order of the British Empire\">MBE<\/abbr> for services to the community in Hyndburn Lancashire<\/li>\n<li>Zlakha Ahmed, Chief Executive, Apna Haq receives a <abbr title=\"Member of the Order of the British Empire\">MBE<\/abbr> for services to Women\u2019s Rights and Community Cohesion in Rotherham, South Yorkshire<\/li>\n<li>Fayyaz Ahmed, receives a <abbr title=\"Member of the Order of the British Empire\">MBE<\/abbr> for services to Interfaith and Community Cohesion in Preston<\/li>\n<li>Agnes Grunwald-Spier JP, Trustee, the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust receives a <abbr title=\"Member of the Order of the British Empire\">MBE<\/abbr> for services to the Jewish Community and Holocaust Awareness<\/li>\n<li>Susan Pollack receives a <abbr title=\"Member of the Order of the British Empire\">MBE<\/abbr> for services to Holocaust Education and awareness<\/li>\n<li>Ann Foat Chair, Ash Heritage Group receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to the community in Ash, Kent<\/li>\n<li>Ivor Perl receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to Holocaust Education and awareness<\/li>\n<li>Joan Buller receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to the community in Staplehurst, Kent<\/li>\n<li>Maureen Dougall receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to the community in Brundall, Norfolk<\/li>\n<li>Lily Ebert receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to Holocaust Education and Awareness<\/li>\n<li>Jack Kagan receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to Holocaust Education and Awareness<\/li>\n<li>Freddie Knoller receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr>\tfor services to Holocaust Education and Awareness<\/li>\n<li>Rudi Oppenheimer receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to Holocaust Education and Awareness<\/li>\n<li>Zygmunt Shipper receives a  <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to Holocaust Survivors, Education and Awareness<\/li>\n<li>Rene Salt receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to Holocaust Survivors, Education and Awareness<\/li>\n<li>Dean Evans receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to the community in Blackwater, Cornwall<\/li>\n<li>Margaret Morgan, Lately Co-Chair, Ascot, Sunninghill and Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group and Member, Neighbourhood Plan Delivery Group Committee receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to the community in Berkshire<\/li>\n<li>David Power, Reverend Canon, St Cuthbert\u2019s Church receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to the community in Portsmouth<\/li>\n<li>Sajid Rashid receives a  <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to the community and charitable fundraising  in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire<\/li>\n<li>Gurdev Singh Rayat receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to the community in Greenwich, London<\/li>\n<li>Liz Razzell receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to Healthcare and the community in Perry, Cambridgeshire<\/li>\n<li>Justin Rowe receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to the community and to charity in Malton, North Yorkshire<\/li>\n<li>Bryan Wardley, Treasurer, St Margaret\u2019s Institute receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to the community in Oxford<\/li>\n<li>Pat Easthope receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for voluntary services to the community in Royston, Hertfordshire<\/li>\n<li>Mary Matthews receives a <abbr title=\"British Empire Medal\">BEM<\/abbr> for services to Young People through the Girls\u2019 Brigade in Hextable, Kent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See the full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/new-years-honours-list-2016\">New Year\u2019s 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