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New Year Honours for those who make a difference

Ian Hughes 30th Dec, 2025 Updated: 30th Dec, 2025   0

THOSE who made a difference in Coventry and Warwickshire have been recognised in the

New Year Honours List. They include:

Coventry

Sandra Crowder is awarded a BEM for services to adoption and foster care




Prof Jacquelyn Bridget Dunne is awarded an MBE for services to Higher Education

Amanda King is awarded an MBE for services to early years education


Colin Henry Wells is awarded a BEM for voluntary service

Warwick district

Rebecca Jane Bollands, from Kenilworth, is awarded an MBE for services to cultural education in the West Midlands

Sarah-Jane Catherine Perry, from Kenilworth, is awarded an OBE for services to squash

Louise Richards, from Leamington is awarded an MBE for services to dance

Clare Sawdon, from Warwick, is awarded an MBE for services to justice

Stratford district

Valerie Ann Birchall, from Stratford, is awarded an MBE for services to public libraries and to culture

Peter Crathorne, from Henley, is awarded a BEM for services to the community in Henley

Iolene Jennifer Scholes, from Shipston, is awarded a BEM for services to the community in Shipston

Craig Beresford Wilson, from Stratford, is awarded an MBE for services to enterprise and to the economy

Rugby borough

David John Eadon is awarded a BEM for services to the community in Rugby

Naomi Clare Rees Issit is awarded a BEM, for services to defibrillator training and awareness in Rugby

Anna Rose is awarded an OBE for public service