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From education to firefighting, a whole host of people have been recognised for their vital work
Every person in the Humber region recognised by King Charles in the New Year Honours 2025
- Rachel Emma Wilkes, Chief Executive Officer, Humber Education Trust. She has been awarded an OBE for services to Education.
- Keith Anthony John Yates, Destination Manager, Hull City Council. He has been awarded an OBE for services to Tourism.
- Alan Edward Foster, Governor, Wilberforce Sixth Form College, Yorkshire. He has been awarded an MBE for services to Further Education.
- Michael Andrew Loncaster, lately headteacher at Molescroft Primary School, Beverley. He has been awarded an MBE for services to education.
- Raphael Frederick Sims-Williams, Bereavement Support Volunteer at Cruse Bereavement Support. He has been awarded the MBE for services to the bereaved.
- Patricia Welsh, lately Warm Homes Team Manager, Hull City Council. She has been awarded an MBE for services to energy efficiency and to alleviating fuel poverty.
- Carter Jack David Goodby, from Pocklington, is People Business Partner for London North Eastern Railway. He has been awarded a BEM for services to diversity and inclusion.
- Michael Nicholson, Crew Manager, Clough Road and Hull Central Fire Stations, Humberside Fire and Rescue Service. He has been awarded the BEM for services to the Humberside Fire and Rescue Service and to the community in Humberside.
- Roy Clarke OBE, a television writer who lives in Goole, has been made a Knights Bachelor for services to entertainment. He is best know for Last of the Summer Wine, Open All Hours, and Keeping Up Appearances.
- Heather Ann Sandy of Louth, Executive Director of Children’s Services, at Lincolnshire County Council. She has been awarded a CBE for services to education.
- John Leslie Mackey, of Scunthorpe. He has been awarded the BEM for services to Table Tennis.






