New Year Honours List 2023: Every person in and around Bristol to be recognised by King Charles

Sports coaches, academics and healthcare chiefs are among dozens of people in and around Bristol to be recognised in King Charles’ first New Year Honours List. The list also includes NHS workers, conservation experts and all-round do-gooders - all of whom have made outstanding contributions to their community this year.

Among the recipients is CEO of the Bristol Beacon, Louise Mitchell, whose contribution to Arts in the city spans more than four decades. Ms Mitchell has dedicated her career to opening up the world of music to Bristolians, in particular classical music to diverse audiences.

Nura Omar Aabe, founder of Autism Independence and Joanne Claire Scott who led a vaccine taskforce across Bristol during the Covid-19 pandemic have also been recognised, along with Torkwase Holmes for services to Diversity in Blood Donation.

Here is the list of every person from Bristol, as well as people living in the surrounding areas of Somerset and South Gloucestershire, to be recognised in the New Year Honours List 2023.

ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Louise Catherine Mitchell: Chief Executive of the Bristol Music Trust. For services to the Arts in Bristol (Bristol, City of Bristol)

Peter William Kyle OBE: Former Chair of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. For services to Cultural Heritage (Bath, Somerset)

Eve Coulter Salomon: Chair of Horniman Museum and Gardens. For services to the Arts and Heritage (Bath, Somerset)

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Nolan Andrew Smith: Director of Resources and Finance at Office for Students. For services to Higher Education (Portishead, Somerset)

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Dr Edson Burton: Writer, academic and curator. For services to the Arts and to the community in Bristol (Easton, City of Bristol)

Anthony John Dent: Former Automotive Director, Bristol Port Company. For services to the

Automotive Sector (Frampton Cottrell, Gloucestershire)

Alexander Hore-Ruvthen: Chair of the South West Committee at BBC Children in Need and Chief Executive Officer, Creative Youth Network. For services to Young People in Bristol (Bristol, City of Bristol)

Joanne Claire Scott: Commercial Lead at Vaccine Taskforce. For services to Public Health during Covid-19 (Bristol, City of Bristol)

Penelope Lewis McKissock: For services to the community in Somerset (Bath, Somerset)

Jeffrey Ronald Liddiatt: For services to Nuclear Test Veterans and to the community in Bristol (Portishead, Somerset)

Denis Andrew Southerden Burn: For services to Charity and to the community in Bristol (Cleeve, Somerset)

Medallists of the order of the British Empire (BEM)

Nura Omar Aabe: Founder of Autism Independence. For services to People with Autism (Bristol, City of Bristol)

Mary Golledge: For services to the community in Begbrook and Stapleton, Bristol (Bristol, City of Bristol)

Lucy Mitchell: For services to the community in Golden Hill, Bristol (Bristol, City of Bristol)

Torkwase Holmes: Donor Ambassador and Outreach Officer at NHS Blood and Transplant. For services to Diversity in Blood Donation (Bristol, City of Bristol)

William John Mellersh: Head Coach at Chew Valley Badminton Club. For services to Badminton in Bristol (Upper Stanton Drew, Somerset)

Rosslyn Hill: Occupational Health, Safety and Environment Adviser and Defence Equipment and Support at the Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence and to Mental Health (Thornbury, South Gloucestershire)

Ian Christopher Satherley: Secretary and Treasurer, Avon Fire and Rescue Service Pensioners Association. For Voluntary and Charitable Service (Stoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire)

Janet Leek: For services to the community in Shipham, Somerset (Winscombe, Somerset)