The Honours System offers public recognition to people in all walks of life and all sections of society who have given quite exceptional service and made a difference in their community or in the country. There are several different types of award, each one recognising a different type of contribution (click here).
The British Honours System is one of the oldest in the world. It has evolved over 650 years and today recognises merit, gallantry and service. Honours lists are published twice a year at New Year and in mid-June on the date of The Queen’s official birthday. (Please scroll down to see the names of the Surrey residents recognised in the latest Honours list.)
Anyone can receive an award if they reach the required standard of merit or service, and honours lists contain a wide variety of people from different backgrounds. Anyone can nominate someone for an award but it is important to note that longevity in a position is not sufficient in itself and that honours are not usually awarded after someone has retired.
Access to the required form and further information can be obtained by clicking here.
To support a nomination, it is essential to source and submit several strong letters of recommendation, from people who know at first hand about the work that has been done by the individual being nominated.
It is important to recognise that a nomination can take around 18 months to go through the vetting process, from the point it is submitted to the Cabinet Office. The fact of nomination should be kept strictly confidential as sadly a relatively few people can be honoured and it is best to avoid disappointment. If a nomination proves unsuccessful. it is sometimes possible for the Lord-Lieutenant to arrange some other form of recognition, as a ‘thank you’ for exceptional service.
Please download a copy of the exclusive Surrey Lieutenancy Honours Leaflet here:
Awards for Surrey residents
Birthday Honours 2022
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
Mr Jonathan Mills of Guilford
Commanders of the 0rder of the British Empire (CBE)
Professor Paul John Layzell DL of Egham
Mr Nicholas Francis Markham of East Horsley
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Mrs Claire Ball of Redhill
Ms Antonia Denise Belcher of Puttenham
Mrs Sandra Carmen Stella Martin of Horley
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Mr Andrew Robert Baird of Horley
Mr Stephen Lawrence Blunden of Oxted
Mr Robert Christopher Brewer DL of Limpsfield
Mr Darren Lee Hart of Staines
Mr Kevin Hunt of Ashtead
Miss Lissa Kate Matthews of Ashtead
Mr Robert Crispen George Quest of Chertsey
Mrs Valerie Marie Watson of Normandy
Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Mrs Sally Sarah Jane Erhardt of Ripley
Mr William Geldard of Thames Ditton
Mr Benjamin John Green of Puttenham
Mr Brian Lee of Camberley
Mrs Barbara Joanne McColl Stopford of Tadworth
Mr William Thain Ewen Thompson of Farnham
Ms Elizabeth Ann Townsend of Cranleigh
New Year Honours 2022
Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Ms Sylvia Lloyd Heal, of Egham
Professor Sarah Marcella Springman CBE of Englefield Green
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Mr. John Andrew Dawson of Leatherhead
Mr Nicholas Robson Owen of Haslemere
Ms Philippa Claire Rouse of Oxted
Mrs Rachel Susan Skinner of West Molesey
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Miss June Muriel Brown MBE of Chipstead
Miss Philippa Minshall Charles of Reigate
Miss Emma Carol Hayes MBE of Cobham
Mr Neil Leitch of Tadworth
Ms Vivienne Porritt of Claygate
Miss Hannah Russell MBE of Chertsey
Mr Thomas James Rutherford of Farnham
Mr Christopher Ryan of Weybridge
Ms Fay Angela Sharpe of Loxhill
Dr Stuart Wainwright of Dorking
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Mrs Philippa Mary Cramer of Claygate
Mr William Delwyn Evans of Woking
Ms Kylie Grimes of Farnham
Mr Christopher David Hickford of Addlestone
Mr Stephen Anthony Holland of Oxshott
Mr Timothy John Lawlor of Tadworth
Mr Nicholas Peter Marsh of Farnham
Mrs Berendina Jill Norton of West Byfleet
Dr Adele Parks of Guilford
Ms Emma Louise Simpson of Farnham
Ms Jennifer Taylor of Virginia water
Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Miss Sarah Karis Clay of West Molesey
Mrs Elaine Forsyth of Betchworth
Mrs Charlotte Elizabeth Adair Hellyer of Redhill
Mrs Var Ashe Houston of Guildford
Mrs Madeline Menezes of Walton on Thames
Mr Adam Guy Philip Parsons of Chobham
Ms Lisa Jane Teresa Powis of Weybridge
Mrs Alexandra Mary Sanderson of Ash Vale
Mrs Bronia Snow of Esher