Warwickshire Firefighters Rachel Streeting and Claire Wooldridge and foster carers Safeena Mohammed and Kasim Sharifi are amongst eleven extraordinary Warwickshire individuals recognised in…
the King’s New Yr’s Honours record for 2025.
The New Yr’s Honours are awarded annually to recipients who’ve made excellent contributions to society, group, or their space of labor, and this yr greater than 1,200 individuals throughout the UK have been recognised. Particular person honours are often introduced twice a yr to mark The King’s official birthday, and the New Yr’s Honours on the finish of December.
The New Yr’s Honours recipients for 2025 with hyperlinks to Warwickshire are:
Knighthoods
- The Rt.Hon.Marcus Jones, beforehand MP for Nuneaton, is knighted for providers to political and public service.
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- Michael Lewis from Solihull; awarded a CBE for his providers to vitality safety and internet zero by his function as Chief Govt Officer at Uniper Power.
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- Professor Rosemary Collier from Warwick; awarded an OBE for her providers to horticultural science and the applied sciences of pest management, from her function as Professor of Life Sciences on the College of Warwick.
- Professor Stephen Strand from Sandown; awarded an OBE for providers to equality and to human rights.
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
- Professor Siobhan Quenby from Kenilworth; awarded an MBE for her providers to Obstetrics Analysis in her function on the College of Warwick
- Karen Williams from Stratford-upon-Avon; awarded an MBE for providers to the group in Warwickshire by her Co-Founder and Chief Govt Officer function at Escape Arts.
Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)
- Safeena Mohammed from Coventry; awarded a BEM for her providers to foster care as a Foster Carer for Warwickshire County Council
- Kasim Sharifi from Coventry; awarded a BEM for his providers to foster care as a Foster Carer for Warwickshire County Council
- Barbara Spiby from Rugby; awarded a BEM for her providers to early years and childcare in her function because the Supervisor of Clifton Playgroup in Rugby
- Claire Wooldridge from Nuneaton; awarded a BEM for her providers to charity as a Warwickshire Hearth and Rescue firefighter.
Rachel Streeting, who not too long ago retired from Warwickshire Hearth and Rescue, will obtain the King’s Hearth Service Medal (KFSM) for her work with colleague Claire Wooldridge in elevating over £75,000 for the Hearth Fighters Charity over latest years.
Cllr Izzi Seccombe, Chief of Warwickshire County Council and, herself, an OBE, mentioned:
“Congratulations to Warwickshire’s 2025 New Yr’s Honours recipients. These are individuals who assist to make Warwickshire the most effective it may be by supporting our native communities in extraordinary methods. We’re notably proud to see the fundraising efforts of WFRS firefighters Claire and Rachel nationally recognised, in addition to the unimaginable dedication of foster carers Safeena and Kasim, who present loving and secure houses for Warwickshire youngsters and younger individuals in care at a time after they want it probably the most.”
The Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire, Tim Cox, mentioned:
“These unimaginable individuals have used their time to make Warwickshire a greater and kinder place, and I’m delighted to see them acquire this nationwide recognition in 2025’s New Yr’s Honours record.
“There are nonetheless so many individuals who go unrecognised for his or her laborious work. If any unsung heroes who’ve made achievements in public life, then please think about nominating them for an honour or award in order that they can also get the popularity they deserve.”
Particulars on tips on how to nominate can be found right here: www.gov.uk/honours
