Glastonbury festival founder Michael Eavis and Wetherspoon’s founder and chairman Tim Martin are among the famous names recognised in the new year honours list, while the archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, leads those rewarded for their work on the coronation of King Charles III.
The prominent South West business men were awarded knighthoods in the New Year’s Honours, while Bristol mayor Marvin Rees has been awarded an OBE.
Michael Eavis, now 88, hosted the first music festival in 1970, which now attracts more than 200,000 people globally and the world’s largest performers to Somerset. His knighthood, for services to music and charity, follows his CBE in 2007.
Exeter-based Tim Martin, has been recognised for his services to hospitality and culture ahead of the chain’s 40th anniversary. Mr Martin has built a reputation for himself as an outspoken entrepreneur and Brexit supporter. The Wetherspoon franchise employs 42,000 people across more than 800 pubs, generating sales of £5m a day.
Marvin Rees has been awarded an OBE for services to local government. The mayor of Bristol said: “I’m deeply honoured to have been awarded an OBE for services to local government by His Majesty King Charles III. This would not have been possible without the support of my family, my team, and many other fellow Bristolians over a number of years.
People gather in front of the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm in Pilton (Image: Getty Images)“Together, we have delivered a lot. Since 2016, to give just two examples, Bristol has built over 12,500 new homes to tackle the housing crisis and secured the world-first Bristol City Leap deal, which plans £630 million of clean energy investment by 2028. In my final four months as Mayor of my home city, our focus remains on delivering for Bristol as we continue building a City of Hope, where nobody is left behind.”
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This year, 90 people in the South West received honours, which is just over 7% of the total number of recipients. The South West recipients are:
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Jilly Cooper CBE Author. For services to Literature and to Charity (Stroud, Gloucestershire)
Knighthoods/Knights Bachelor
Athelstan Joseph Michael Eavis CBE Founder and Leader, Glastonbury Festival. For services to Music and to Charity (Glastonbury, Somerset)
Professor John Peter Iredale FMedSci, FRSE Lately Interim Executive Chair, Medical Research Council. For services to Medical Research (Somerset)
Timothy Randall Martin Founder and Chair, Wetherspoons. For services to Hospitality and to Culture (Devon)
Order of the Bath/Companions of the Order of the Bath
Polly Theresa Payne Director General, Policy, Department for Culture, Media and Sport. For Public Service (Lechlade, Gloucestershire)
Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol, at the Frome Gateway site (Image: Bristol City Council)Order of the British Empire/Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Henrietta Rosamund Clare Barkworth-Nanton Co-Founder and Patron, The Joanna Simpson Foundation and Chair, Refuge. For services to People Affected by Domestic Abuse and Homicide (Wiltshire)
Catherine Jane Uttley Dovey Co-Founder, Beacon Collaborative and Director, Rosa Fund. For services to Philanthropy, to Women and Girls, to the Arts and to the Economy (Tiverton, Devon)
Professor Penelope Clare Endersby, Chief Executive Officer, Met Office. For services to Meteorology, to Defence Science and to Technology (Newton Abbot, Devon)
Professor Ronald Edmund Hutton FBA Professor of History, University of Bristol. For services to History (Bristol, City of Bristol)
Professor Margaret Mary Rae Lately President, UK Faculty of Public Health. For services to Public Health and to Public Health Standards (Chippenham, Wiltshire)
John Mark Yallop Lately Chair, Financial Markets Standards Board. For services to the Financial Sector and to Charity (Totnes, Devon)
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
Nigel Christopher Ashton Councillor, North Somerset Council. For Political and Public Service (Portishead, Somerset)
Sarah Jane Cressall Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Creation Station. For services to Creativity in Education, Entertainment and Business (Exmouth, Devon)
Dr Ruth Louise Cromie Research Fellow, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. For services to Wetland and Waterbird Conservation (Bristol, City of Bristol)
Amy Louise Doncaster Deputy Director, Strategy and Future Design, Department for Work and Pensions. For Public Service (Buckfastleigh, Devon)
Colonel (Rtd) Brian Mark Gorksi MBE For services to Museums and to the community in Bury, Greater Manchester (South Molton, Devon)
Dr Kathryn Jean Marks Deputy Director, Environment Agency. For services to Flood Risk Management and to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (Bristol, Gloucestershire)
Samantha Kate Mayhew Assistant Principal, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, Weston College. For services to Further Education (Nailsea, Somerset)
Dr Teame Mebrahtu For services to Education, to Refugees and to the community in Bristol (Bristol, City of Bristol)
Dr Jane Patricia Monckton-Smith Professor of Public Protection, University of Gloucestershire. For services to Criminal Justice (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire)
Amy Sarah Perrin Founder, The Marmalade Trust. For services to Older People (Bristol, City of Bristol)
Marvin Rees Mayor, Bristol City Council. For services to Local Government (Gloucestershire)
Steven Ross Savory Chief Executive Officer, Gloucestershire Learning Alliance. For services to Education (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire)
Marcus Edward Trescothick MBE Mental Health Ambassador, Professional Cricketers’ Association. For services to Mental Ill Health (Taunton, Somerset)
Lieutenant Colonel (Rtd) David Ian Whimpenny Lately Board Trustee, The Royal British Legion. For Voluntary Service (Salisbury, Wiltshire)
Zehra Zaidi For services to International Development, to Humanitarian Action and to Community Cohesion (Longhope, Gloucestershire)
Members of the Order of the British Empire
Anthony John Bloxham Member, National Teaching School Council and Lead, South-West National Teaching School Council Representative. For services to Education (Taunton, Somerset)
Penelope Jane Brown For services to Charity and to the community in Salisbury, Wiltshire (Salisbury, Wiltshire)
Jennifer Sheridan Bryer Teacher, Pony Club. For services to Horse Riding (Yeovil, Somerset)
Julie Patricia Felix For services to Dance Education (Looe, Cornwall)
Pamela Marguerita Frickleton Foster Carer, Plymouth City Council. For services to Young People (Plymouth, Devon)
Peter Thornton Frickleton Foster Carer, Plymouth City Council. For services to Young People (Plymouth, Devon)
Syed Jason Andrew Ghaboos Deputy Director, Civil Service Employee Experience, Cabinet Office. For Public Service (Bude, Cornwall)
Adam Peter Ritchie Handling Chef, Ambassador of The GREAT Britain and Northern Ireland Campaign. For services to Hospitality and International Trade (St. Ives, Cornwall)
Valda Harris (Valda Jackson) Artist. For services to Art (Bristol, City of Bristol)
Philip Hugh Michael Haughton Founder, Better Food. For services to Sustainable Food Initiatives and to the community in Bristol Bristol, City of Bristol)
Richard John Linley Lately Senior Inspector of Courses, British Horseracing Authority. For services to Horse Racing (Somerton, Somerset)
Dr Leonard Malcolm Lofts Patron and Lately Chief Executive, Northam Care Trust. For services to People with Disabilities in Devon (Lincoln, Lincolnshire)
Joanne Elizabeth Loftus Lately Civil Secretary, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence (Warminster, Wiltshire)
Peter Mountford Lately Executive Chairman, Heropreneurs. For voluntary services to Armed Forces Personnel (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire)
Carys Parry Voluntary Party Manager, Conservative Party. For Political Service (Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire)
Ruth Beatrice Pitter Member, Anchor Society and Member, Stand Against Racism and Inequality. For services to Equality, to Charity and to the community in Bristol (Bristol, City of Bristol)
Dr Gordon Cameron Richardson Treasurer, Walking Alliance. For services to Disability Access (Bristol, City of Bristol)
Fiona Roberts JP Magistrate, Cornwall Bench, South West Region. For services to the Magistracy and the Administration of Justice Camborne, Cornwall)
Alison Melanie Savage Officer Commanding, The Services Cotswold Centre. For services to Military Families (Bath, Somerset)
Dr Andrew Stott Lately Science Adviser, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. For services to Nature and Climate (Lydney, Gloucestershire)
Professor Peter Alister Stott Deputy Head of Climate Science and Science Fellow, Met Office. For services to Climate Science (Exeter, Devon)
Alexandra Ellen Vincent Lately Chief Operating Officer, Arts and Humanities Research Council. For services to Research Funding (Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire)
Keith Norman Walton Founder, Severnside Community Rail Partnership. For services to Urban Rail Transport in Bristol (Nailsea, Somerset)
Belinda Ann Winstone Team Leader, Army Bereavement and Aftercare Services. For services to Military Families (Salisbury, Wiltshire)
Medallists of the Order of the British Empire/Bar to the Medal of the Order of the British Empire
Ian John Barnaby Crew and Navigator, Torbay Lifeboat Station, Royal National Lifeboat Institution. For voluntary services to Maritime Safety (Brixham, Devon)
John Robert Boyne-Aitken For services to Heritage Crafts Trowbridge, Wiltshire)
Rowland George Butlet For services to the community in Chard, Somerset (Chard, Somerset)
Sam Camfield Design Manager, South Western Railway. For services to the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (London, Greater London)
Isobel Jennifer Clink For services to Golf (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire)
Shelley Jane Ccoleman For services to the community in Plymouth, Devon (Plymouth, Devon)
Robert John Collin Founder, Pass It On Young Sports Voluntary Youth Organisation. For services to Young People and to Sport (Wraxall, Somerset)
Margaret Cortis For voluntary and charitable services to the community in Truro, Cornwall (Truro, Cornwall)
Jill Elaine Crook Director, Nursing, Professional and System Development, NHS England (South West). For services to Transforming Care, Learning Disability and Autism (Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire)
Jean Carol Davies Chair and Coach, Saints Netball Club, Truro. For services to Netball and to the community in Cornwall (Redruth, Cornwall)
Ann Doreen May Doody For services to the community in Ilfracombe, Devon (Ilfracombe, Devon)
Janet Shirley Dyer Catering Manager, National Fire Service College. For services to the community in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire (Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire)
Christine Mary Gendall For services to the community in Penzance, Cornwall (Penzance, Cornwall)
Terence Brian Gerry For services to the community in Plymouth, Devon (Callington, Cornwall)
Godfrey Williams Harrison For services to the community in Bude-Stratton, Cornwall (Bude, Cornwall)
Stephen Michael Harrison For services to the Church and to the community in South Petherton, Somerset (South Petherton, Somerset)
Jacqueline Ann Hendra Social Care Assessor, Devon County Council. For services to People with Disabilities (Plympton, Devon)
Timothy John Hewer For services to Beekeeping in Little Stoke, South Gloucestershire (Gloucestershire)
Robert Alan John Illman For services to Mountain Rescue in Dartmoor, Devon (South Brent, Devon)
Michael George Jaynes Akela, 1st Hatherley Scouts, Cheltenham. For services to Young People and to the community in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire)
Hilary Mary Jenkins For services to the community in Wiltshire, particularly during Covid-19 (Salisbury, Wiltshire)
Patricia Ellen Jones For services to the community in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire (Stonehouse, Gloucestershire)
Dr Christopher John Kent Organist. For services to Music and Musicology (Chippenham, Wiltshire)
Gwendoline May Kingdon For services to the community in South Molton, Devon (South Molton, Devon)
Jane Loveys Director, Campus Services, University of Bath. For services to Higher Education (Bath, Somerset)
Harry Charles Lawrence Meade For services to the community in Goathurst, Somerset Bridgwater, Somerset)
Stephen Brian Michael For services to the community in Kingsand, Cornwall (Torpoint, Cornwall)
Norman Alexander Mitchell Chair of Trustees, Lockleaze Sports Centre. For services to Sport in Bristol (Bristol, City of Bristol)
Kathleen Mary Prideaux For services to the community in Allerford, Somerset (Minehead, Somerset)
Pamela Mary Joyce Scull (Pamela Wingfield) Founder Principal, Wingfield School of Ballet and Dance. For services to Dance and to the community in Bristol (Bristol, City of Bristol)
Sanjay Shambhu Councillor, South Gloucestershire Council and Chair, BAME Conservatives. For Political Service (Patchway, Gloucestershire)
Ian Robert Skinner For services to the community in Sidmouth and the Sid Valley, Devon (Sidmouth, Devon)
Cheryl Barbara Smith Leader, Girlguiding Cornwall. For services to Young People (Plymouth, Devon)
Hayley Marie Watson For services to the community in Exmouth, Devon, particularly during Covid-19 (Exmouth, Devon)
