New Year's Honours 2026

CBE

Dr Lynne Bernadette BARNES
Principal Lecturer, University of Lancashire.
For services to Education (Preston, Lancashire)

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New Year's Honours 2026 - Deaf related Honours

MBE

Philip Peter GERRARD
Chief Executive Officer Deaf Action.
For services to the Deaf Community, to Cultural Inclusion and to Disability Rights
(Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh)

New Year's Honours 2026 - Deaf related Honours

OBE

Gloria Natasha OGBORN
Lately British Sign Language Interpreter, Expert Witness and Legal
Interpreting Trainer.
For services to British Sign Language and Deaf Communities
(Bristol, City of Bristol)

King's Birthday Honours 2025

BEM:

Tony BECKETT
For services to the Deaf Community
(Redcar, North Yorkshire)

King's Birthday Honours 2025

MBE:

Merleen Ann WATSON
For services to the Deaf and Hearing Impaired Community in Worcestershire
(Broadway, Worcestershire)

King's Birthday Honours 2025

MBE:

Margaret Anne MCMANUS
Fundraiser. For services to the Deafblind Community in Northern Ireland
(Belfast, City of Belfast)

King's Birthday Honours 2025

MBE:

Troi Minh Hong LEE
Founder, Deaf Rave. For services to the Arts and the D/deaf Community
(London, Greater London)

King's Birthday Honours 2025

MBE:

Catherine DREW
Deputy Head Teacher, Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children. For services to Education
(London, Greater London)

It says Zoe on the list. This is Joel Kellhofer.

Interested to know where you're pitching your 50% stats from. I have Meneire's but most deaf people I know don't seem to have balance issues on my scale and tbh I feel the odd one out.