King's Honours List features 30 people from Sussex

Over thirty people from Sussex are featured on this years honours list, from all walks of life. It is the first honours list since Charles became King. The occasion marks his birthday this weekend.

The list recognises the achievements and services of people from across the country and covers a huge range of services from Education to Arts.

Full list of Sussex names awarded in King’s Birthday Honours list -

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Professor Debra Humphris, vice-chancellor at the University of Brighton, for services to education and to the NHS

Olivia Clare Pinkney, Chief Constable of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary, for services to policing (Pulborough)

Stephen Welton, founder and chairman of BGF, for services to small business and entrepreneurship (Lewes)

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Kevin Byrne, founder of Checkatrade.com, for services to industry and to consumer protection (Arundel)

Jo-Ann D’Costa-Manuel, autism ambassador and parent advocate, for services to children and young people with autism (Crawley)

Mark Fawcett, CEO of Nest Invest, for services to pension saving (Hove)

Laura Fretwell, head of ceremonial team at the Northern Ireland Office, for services to the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Etchingham)

Zoe Fry, director of The Outstanding Society, for services to social care and to nursing (Shoreham)

Victoria Gradden, head of Royal Navy’s Domestic Engagement, for services to the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Pulborough)

Paul Ragle Harvey, fundraiser, for services to charity and to people living with Alzheimer’s and dementia (Crowborough)

Charlotte Heyes, chief negotiator and deputy director for Trade Negotiations Group of the Department for Business and Trade, for services to international trade (Ticehurst)

Michael Hulls, lighting designer, for services to dance and to the arts (Hastings)

Andrew Ledgerton-Lynch, editor of Fire Magazine, for services to the Fire Fighters Charity and to fire safety (Worthing)

Georgina Masters, assistant director for HISP Multi-Academy Trust, for services to education (Horsham)

Simon Richard Williams, director for National Care and Health Improvement Programme, for services to care (Horsham)

Professor Ivor Gaber, UK government adviser, UNESCO and professor of political journalism at University of Sussex, for services to media freedom internationally

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Professor David Cooper for services to lift and escalator engineering (Eastbourne)

Andrew Daniels, foster carer for Credo Care, for services to children with disabilities (St Leonards)

Susan Dzendzera, lately CEO for Gingerbread Corner, for services to children and to the community of Croydon (Eastbourne)

Rosamund Gentle for voluntary service to children with special needs and their families in West Sussex (Chichester)

David Heaton, facilities manager for Prime Minister’s Office, for public and voluntary service (Pulborough)

Professor Raja Mukherjee, consultant psychiatrist for Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, for services to people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (Horsham)

Christine Payne, lately general secretary for Equity, for services to the trade union movement (Eastbourne)

Clare Scherer, CEO of the Naval Children’s Charity, for services to Royal Navy families (Chichester)

John Sennett, police staff in Metropolitan Police Service, for services to policing (Lancing)

David Smith, lately chief executive for Energy Networks Association, for services to the energy industry (Brighton)

David Upjohn, foster carer for Credo Care, for services to children with disabilities (St Leonards)

John Willett, police staff for Office of the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner, for services to policing and to community cohesion in Sussex (Worthing)

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

Sherree Fagge, head of nursing palliative and end of life care for NHS England, for service to healthcare (Haywards Heath)

Judith Monks, chairwoman of Hastings and Rother YMCA, for services to disadvantaged young people in East Sussex (Hastings)

Kenneth Munday for services to charity and to the community in Westfield, East Sussex (Hastings)

Jeanette Anita Sloan for services to knitwear design and to diversity in the fine arts (Hove)

Matthew Wennington, security operations manager for the Prime Minister’s Office, for services to the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Crawley)

Joan Willett, fundraiser, for services to charity particularly during Covid-19 (Hastings).

And another special shout out goes to Greatest Hits Radio's Ken Bruce who has also received an MBE.