The Lord Lieutenant and all at the The Berkshire Lieutenancy would like to congratulate all those recognised in the New Year Honours List for 2026.

Berkshire’s recipients are:

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Mr Nigel Clifford – For services to Geography and to Geospatial Data Services
Mrs Helen Cooke – For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Ms Cathryn Riley – For services to Business Leadership and Inclusion

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Mr Phillip Patterson – For services to Export and to the Music Industry
Miss Sara Russell – For services to Further Education
Mrs Joanna Sharp – For services to Fashion and to Charity
Mr Clive Tyldesley – For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Mr Robert Deeks – For services to Young People and to the community in Slough
Ms Jacqueline Dellar – For services to Education
Mr Stephen Hedley – For services to Ending Homelessness
Professor Emeritus Anna Mary Horwood – For services to Orthoptics and to Research in Visual Development
Miss Ellie Kildunne – For services to Rugby Union Football
Mr Colin Wright – For services to Women’s Gymnastics
Mrs Marie Wright – For services to Women’s Gymnastics

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

Ms Adrienne Campbell – For services to the Aviation Industry
Ms Sonia Dixon – For services to the Aviation Industry
Miss Annette Foale – For Voluntary Service
Ms Rebecca Foran-Coutts – For services to Veterans
Mr Gary Johnson – For services to Basketball and to Charity
Mrs Helen Johnson – For services to Basketball and to Charity
Mrs Joanne McIntyre – For services to People Affected by Thrombotic Thrombocyopenic Purpura and to Domestic Abuse
Mr Andrew Salter – For services to Defence Engineering and to Young People
Mr David Smith – For services to the community in Datchet, Berkshire