New Year Honours 2026: The 15 incredible Shropshire people recognised by the King for their services to the community

King Charles III's New Year Honours list for 2026 features 15 people from across the county: two OBEs, five MBEs, and eight recipients of the British Empire Medal. See all the Shropshire recipients below.

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

John Edward Gormley: Lately governor, HM Prison The Mount, HM Prison and Probation Service. For Public Service

Advolly Xotshiwe Taylor Richmond: Plant, garden, social historian and champion, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. For services to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in Horticulture

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Keith Henry George Bowley: Volunteer, Bridgnorth Community Trust. For services to the community in Bridgnorth

Kathryn Anne Crewe-Read: Lately headteacher, Bishop's Stortford College. For services to Education

Tracey Annette Dix-Williams: Lately chief executive officer, Dudley Canal and Tunnel Trust. For services to Heritage

Clive Jones: Volunteer, Market Drayton. For services to Blind Veterans UK

Beverley Gail Morris: Rapid response co-ordinator, Department for Work and Pensions. For Public Service

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire

Sally Crawford Angell-James: For services to Defibrillator Provision in Shropshire

Adrian Robin Emery: Transport volunteer, Royal Voluntary Service. For Voluntary Service

Kathryn Coral Foster: For Charitable and Voluntary Service to Alzheimer's Research UK, to Heritage and to the community in Shropshire

Annabel Susan Alice Gittins: Chair, Association of Senior Children's and Education Librarians. For services to Young People

Alison Jane Humphreys: For services to people with Memory Loss and Dementia

Canon John Thomas Naylor: Music director, Nantwich Choral Society. For services to Music

Gerald Thomas Nickless: For services to the community in Shifnal, Shropshire

Scott Saunders: For services to Emergency Response and to the community in Telford