Queen's Jubilee Birthday Honours List: Local people recognised as this year's recipients are unveiled
People working in policing, education and fire and rescue have all been recognised in the Queen’s Jubilee Birthday Honours List.
Representatives from Thames Valley Police, the NHS, Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service and Great Western Railway were all recognised when the list was unveiled last night (Wednesday).
Newbury resident Frances Ismay Wadsworth, the deputy further education commissioner, has been appointed a CBE for services to education.
Ms Wadsworth, a further education leader, is renowned for her skills in steering improvement in colleges in difficulty.
She currently holds two ministerial appointments: Deputy Further Education Commissioner for England and deputy chair of Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation.
She said: “I am very proud to have been nominated for this honour.
“Working with college leaders and boards to improve the quality of education, through strengthened leadership and governance has been very fulfilling.”
She continued: “Serving in the Further Education Commissioner team is a rewarding endeavour. The opportunity and responsibility to provide advice and support for college improvement in this important sector is an absolute privilege.”
After reading English and philosophy at university she began a career in retail management before returning to university to qualify as a teacher.
She added: “I knew I needed a more personally fulfilling profession, and I have not been disappointed.
“The impact of a well-run further education college on its students’ lives and the communities it serves is immense, and the personal satisfaction in leading a good college is truly incomparable.”
Kingsclere resident Clare Balding has been appointed a CBE for services to sport and charity.
The broadcaster was appointed an OBE in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting and journalism.
Thatcham’s John George Marnock, a member of police staff and chairman of the National Surveillance User Group at Thames Valley Police, has been appointed an OBE for services to policing.
Elizabeth Victoria Warren, from Pangbourne, has been appointed the MBE for services to the community in Berkshire during Covid-19. She works as a safeguarding manager at the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Emily Jane Arbuthnot, a Peritoneal Malignancy Institute manager at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, from Basingstoke, has also been appointed an MBE for services to the NHS.
Rebekah Honor Joan Hartley, from Swindon, who was lately the manager of Project Phoenix for Great Western Railway, was also appointed an MBE for her services to the Covid-19 response.
Neil Ian Odin, chief fire officer at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has been awarded the Queen’s Fire Service Medal.
In tribute to the Queen’s 70-year reign, recipients of this year’s honours have been awarded for their outstanding contributions across all sectors, but in particular for sustained public service, the environment and sustainability, and youth engagement.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “This historic Platinum Jubilee is not only a celebration of the monarch but of the qualities she possesses. The honours she confers this week reflect many of those qualities that have been invaluable from all different walks of life and to communities across the UK.
“I pay tribute to all of this year’s winners. Their stories of courage and compassion are an inspiration to us all.”
In total 1,134 people received an award, with 59.3 per cent being people who have undertaken outstanding work in their communities either in a voluntary or paid capacity.
