EXTRAORDINARY people across the region have been recognised in the New Year Honours list. 

A much-loved clown Tweedy from Giffords Circus, a young entrepreneur founder of Gymshark and dozens of community champions including Indigo Redfern CEO of GL11 community hub in Cam are among those who have been named.

The annual awards mark the achievements and service of incredible people across the country.

More than 1,100 people have been honoured, including 305 BEM recipients, 431 MBE recipients and 219 OBE recipients.

Several people in Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire and Wiltshire have received an honour for services to the community during Covid, higher education and more.

Here are those who made the list.

Gloucestershire 

Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)

Dawn Childs FREng

President, Women's Engineering Society - for services to engineering

Gloucestershire 

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Benjamin Francis 

Founder and chief executive officer of Gymshark - for services to business 

Chipping Campden

Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard: Benjamin Francis the CEO of Gymshark has been awarded an MBEBenjamin Francis the CEO of Gymshark has been awarded an MBE (Image: NQ)

Sarah Golding 

Disability employment adviser, department for work and pensions - for public service 

Stroud

David Handley 

Financial Capability Lead, Future Skills, HSBC UK - for services to financial education

Upper Rissington

Indigo Redfern 

For services to the community in Gloucestershire, particularly during Covid-19

Dursley

Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard: Indigo Redfern is CEO of the GL11 community hub in Cam - the charity has been helping people with the cost of living crisis by establishing warm hubs and a community fridge. They also work with other agencies to help support vulnerable people. Indigo Redfern is CEO of the GL11 community hub in Cam - the charity has been helping people with the cost of living crisis by establishing warm hubs and a community fridge. They also work with other agencies to help support vulnerable people. (Image: GL11 Community Hub)

READ MORE: Warm hubs expanded due to rising demand as winter hits

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

Diana Marion Ashdown 

For services to the community in Cheltenham

Leslie Coates 

For services to conservation and to the community in Charlton King

Cheltenham

Alan Digweed (Tweedy the Clown) 

For services to the Circus and to the community in Stroud

Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard: Tweedy the clown from Giffords Circus has been awarded a BEM for services to the circus and to the community Tweedy the clown from Giffords Circus has been awarded a BEM for services to the circus and to the community (Image: Newsquest)

 

South Gloucestershire 

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Anthony Dent

Lately automotive director of Bristol Port Company - for services to the automotive sector.

Frampton Cotterell

Rosslyn Hill 

Occupational health, safety and environment adviser, defence equipment and support, Ministry of Defence - for services to defence and mental health

Thornbury

Ian Satherley 

Secretary and treasurer, Avon Fire and Rescue Service pensioners association - for voluntary and charitable service

Stoke Gifford

 

Wiltshire 

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Madeleine Bessborough Countess of Bessborough OBE 

Founder, New Art Centre - for services to art, to art education and to Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Helen Belcher 

Trustee of Trans Media Watch, director of Transactual and councillor for Wiltshire Council -  for services to the transgender community

Corsham

Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard: Helen Belcher has been awarded an OBE for her services to the Transgender communityHelen Belcher has been awarded an OBE for her services to the Transgender community (Image: Newsquest)

John Churchill 

Co-founder and chief executive officer of Scanning Pens Limited - for services to international trade and to the dyslexia and special educational needs and disabilities community

Melksham

James Hepburne Scott

Director of Forest Carbon - for services to forestry and to the environment in Scotland

Pewsey

Rachel Hick 

Deputy head, finance team, army headquarters, Ministry of Defence - for services to defence

Salisbury

Elizabeth Jackson 

Head of space exploration for the UK Space Agency - for services to the space sector

Swindon

Catherine Spencer 

Chief executive officer of The Seafarers Charity - for services to Seafarers

Pewsey

Toby Sutton 

Co-founder and chief operating officer of Scanning Pens Limited. For services to international Ttade and to the dyslexia and special educational needs and disabilities community

Warminster

Professor Geoffrey Till 

Professor Emeritus, King's College London and US Naval War College - for services to Defence

Devizes

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

David Charles Townshend Bickers  

Co-founder and chief executive of The Douglas Bader Foundation - for services to people with disabilities

Bradford-on-Avon

Patrick Liam Bradley 

Chief executive officer, Swindon and Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership. For services to the local economy and to the community in Wiltshire.

Salisbury

Meryl Hayward 

Director, Corporate Services, Historic England - for services to heritage

Swindon

Helen Yeadon 

Co-founder and chief executive of the Greatwood Horse Charity - for services to disadvantaged young People and to former racehorses

Marlborough

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire

Sarah Brewis 

Headteacher, Woodborough Primary School, Pewsey - for services to primary education

Calne

Polly Cox 

For services to the community in Shalbourne, Wiltshire

Great Bedwyn

Barbara King 

Group scout leader, scout activity support unit, 10th Chippenham Scout Group - for services to young people in Wiltshire

Chippenham

Juliette Pearson 

Lead, Digital Academy Services, Ministry of Defence - for services to defence and to the community in Wiltshire

Corsham