The New Year Honours List 2023 marks the incredible public service of individuals from across the UK, and a man from Rutland has been recognised, along with 1,107 other individuals nationwide.

Recipients in the New Year Honours List have been awarded for their outstanding contributions across all parts of the UK for their work on areas including sustained public service, youth engagement and community work.

Such recipients include Edwin John Williams, for services to Conservation and to the community in Rutland. He has been a member of Rutland Ramblers for years and, alongside Lady Margaret Kennedy created the Rutland Round.

In 2022, Mr Williams and Lady Kennedy attended an event celebrating the anniversary of the walking circuit with Lord Lieutenant Dr Sarah Furness.

Mr Williams, from Morcott in Rutland, has been honoured with a BEM.

Another local man to be recognised is a professor from Stamford, Professor Geoffrey David Price Lately Vice-Provost, Research, Innovation and Global Engagement, University College London. 

He has been awarded an OBE for services to Science and to Research.

Professor Price said: "It's an honour to have my contribution to the success of UCL, and to science and research more widely, recognised by this award. It's been a pleasure, and I have enjoyed and benefited from working with so many talented colleagues in UCL, nationally, and globally."

Following her commitment to help children and families fleeing Ukraine, Cambridgeshire resident Louenna Hood has also been awarded a British Empire Medal. Her voluntary work has seen more than £170,000 raised to help people fleeing the war-torn country and she has helped to organise the delivery of five container loads of essentials directly to people in need.

Key members of the England Lionesses football team are also honoured after their outstanding performance in the summer. Squad captain Leah Williamson receives an OBE, while star player Lucy Bronze, golden boot Beth Mead, and England women's top international goal scorer Ellen White are all awarded MBEs.

At DBE there is an award for Virginia McKenna, for her work in wildlife conservation and amongst the knighthoods is an award for Robin Millar, for his work in music and disabilities and Grayson Perry for services to the arts.

There is a significant breadth of service recognised across the entirety of the UK. Recipients include MBEs for Gee Walker, founder and patron of the Anthony Walker Foundation; Charles Banks, Chair of the NorthWest Users Group and Secretary, Manchester United Disabled Supporters' Association; and Judith Backus, the Founder of Hidden Help, a charity helping disadvantaged people in Cornwall.  

The youngest recipient in the List is 18-year-old Dara Seamus McAnulty who receives a BEM for his environmental work and for his work with people with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Congratulations to all who have been recognised on the New Year Honours List.

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