The Queen’s Birthday Honours List is here, with a whole host of people up and down the country receiving recognition for their service over the year. Among those, five Kent locals are set to receive a CBE, four will get an OBE, six will receive an MBE while four are in line for a BEM.

Nominations for the honours can either be submitted by government departments or by members of the public. These are then divided into subject areas before being judged by committees made up of senior civil servants and independent experts.

The final list is then drawn up by a selection committee, before it is submitted to the Queen via the Prime Minister. After the list has been approved by Her Majesty, each nominee will be sent a letter.

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Successful nominees have the option to accept or turn down the honour before the final list is then approved. 19 locals from Kent have made it onto this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

CBE

Melissa Case from Tonbridge for public and voluntary service. Lately Director, Family and Criminal Justice Policy, Ministry of Justice, and Chair of The Laura Case Trust.

Tracey Crouch MP for parliamentary and public service. She is a Member of Parliament for Chatham and Aylesford.

Lawrence Haynes from Ashford for voluntary service to RAF personnel and veterans. Lately Chairman of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.

Dr Darren Henley from Canterbury for services to the arts. He is the Chief Executive at the Arts Council England.

Matthew Toombs from Ashford for public service. He is the Director of Campaigns and Engagement at COP26, Cabinet Office.

OBE

Andrew Harmer from Farningham for services to the maritime sector. He is the Managing Director at Cruise Lines International Association UK and Ireland.

Mohammed Abdul Munim from Dartford for services to the British Bangladeshi Catering Industry.

Isobel Townsley from Tonbridge for public service. She is the Explosives Policy Lead at the Home Office.

Edward Armitage from London for services to the community in the Romney Marsh. He is the Founder, Chair and Artistic Director of the John Armitage Trust.

MBE

Guy Addington from Margate for services to Maritime Safety. He is a Water Safety Lead, South East and Volunteer Helm at Margate Lifeboat Station for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

Denise Chevin from Sevenoaks for services to the built environment.

Maxwell Manley from Canterbury for services to dentistry. He is Head of the Dental Department at Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability.

Gurvinder Singh Sandher from Longfield for services to the arts and to the Kent community. He is Chief Executive Officer at Cohesion Plus.

Georgina Seccombe from Canterbury for services to Olympic Sport. Chef de Mission, Team GB, Olympic Games 2022.

Angela Whelan from Longfield for services to trade and investment. She is Assistant Director, International Engagement and Protocol at the Department for International Trade.

BEM

Joanna Gail Brookbank from Sevenoaks for services to young people in Kent, particularly during COVID. She is a Group Scout Leader at the 4th Sevenoaks (St John’s) Scout Group.

Reginald Butcher from Gravesend for services to marine conservation in the City of London.

Patrick Cantellow from Faversham for services to youth employment in Kent. He is a volunteer and campaigner.

Martin Yorke from Rochester for services to young people and to the community in Kent, particularly during COVID. He is a Scout Leader at the 10th Medway Sea Scouts.

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Article Source: Kent Live