Birthday Honours 2021

Congratulations to the 19 people from County Antrim who were honoured in The Queen's Birthday Honours list released this evening. County Antirm continues to have a high percentage of the honours issued in Northern Ireland. The honours issued are made up of 8 MBEs and 11 BEMs.

The Lord-Lieutenant of County Antrim, Mr David McCorkell, expressed his hearty congratulations to all the recipients and thanked them for their selfless service to the community and Northern Ireland as a whole.

The full County honours list is as follows:

Order of the British Empire

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
 
Mrs Afaf Abdrabou ALY - Lisburn
 
Chair, Egyptian Society of Northern Ireland. For services to UK-Egypt Relations and Anti-racism in Northern
Ireland (County Antrim).
 
Mr David Alexander BROOKES -Lisburn
 
Civilian Security Officer, Northern Ireland Security and Guarding Service. For services to Defence and to Charity (County Antrim)
 
Ms Margaret Christine DAVIS -Whiteabbey
 
For services to Community Relations in Northern Ireland (County Antrim)
 
Mr David JEFFREY-Newtownabbey
 
Manager, Ballymena Utd. For services to Association Football and Community
Relations in Northern Ireland (County Antrim)
 
Mr Stanley James LEE -Ballymoney
 
For services to People with Learning Difficulties in Northern Ireland (County Antrim)
 
Mrs Marian MCCOUAIG - Ballycastle
 
Principal, Kylemore Nursery School, Coleraine, Ulster. For services to Education (County Antrim)
 
Mrs Angela Eileen REID -Islandmagee
 
For services to Care Home Residents particularly during Covid-19 (County Antrim)
 
Mr John STUART- Ballymena
 
For services to the community in Ballymena, County Antrim (County Antrim)
 
Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)
 
Miss Lynsey Anne AGNEW-Lisburn
 
For services to the Lisburn Foodbank, especially during the Covid-19 Crisis (County Antrim)
 
Mr Andrew COCHRANE -Ballymena
 
For services to Disability Sport and Mental Health Awareness (County Antrim)
 
Mrs Tracey Yvonne ELLIOTT -Lisburn
 
Manager, Lisburn Unit, St John Ambulance. For voluntary service to St John Ambulance and the community in
Northern Ireland (County Antrim)
 
Mr Thomas David HAIGHTON -Carrickfergus
 
For services to Adults with Learning and Physical Disabilities (County Antrim)
 
Stephen John MCCOY-Toomebridge
 
Fundraiser, Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes. For services to the community and Charity in Toomebridge, County Antrim
(County Antrim)
 
 Trevor MCKENDRY-Cullybackey
 
Maintenance Foreman, Education Authority, Northern Ireland. For services to Education (County Antrim)
 
Mrs Pamela-Ann NUGENT-Carryduff
 
Personal Secretary, Executive Officer 2, Department of Finance. For services to Men and Boys with Eating Disorders in Northern Ireland (County Antrim)
 
Miss Valerie Elizabeth PEACOCK -Ballymena
 
For services to the Children’s Hospice, Northern Ireland (County Antrim)
 
Anna Rosemary STEELE- Stoneyford
 
For services to Cross Community Relations in Northern Ireland (County Antrim)
 
Mrs Deborah Elizabeth WALKER-Carrickfergus
 
For services to the community in Belfast (County Antrim)
 
Robert Alexander YARR -Upper Ballinderry
 
For services to Church Choral Music in Ballinderry Parish Church (County Antrim)


The full honours list can be viewed on the London Gazette website, by clicking here or copying the following link:

www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63377/supplement/B1

If you know someone worthy of an honour, have a look at our dedicated honours page or do please get in touch.