New Year Honours 2021: Cambridgeshire Heroes Celebrated 

The New Year Honours 2021 list has been announced and Cambridgeshire and the surrounding area is well represented.

Newmarket Grand National Winner Bob Champion MBE is recognised for his work with the Bob Champion Cancer Trust becoming a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

Amanda and John Romain (pictured) from Saffron Walden both receive MBE awards after they set up the NHS Spitfire Project as part of the Clap for Carers campaign for NHS workers during the height of the pandemic.

The list also includes Norah Al-Ani, director of the Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre who is recognised with an MBE for services to Social Justice and to Gender Equality as well as more than ten people who contributed to the community during the Covid-19 pandemic in Cambridgeshire.

Here is who has been listed in the New Year Honours in and around Cambridgeshire:

QUEEN'S FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (QFSM)

Christopher John Strickland. Chief Fire Officer, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service. (Cambridgeshire)

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

Kenneth Edward Ashby. Lately Watch Commander, Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service. For services to the community in Suffolk and to the Firefighters Charity. (Newmarket, Suffolk)

Janet Christine Bays. For services to the community in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. (Wisbech, Cambridgeshire)

Andrew Thomas Bendon. Emergency Response Volunteer, British Red Cross. For voluntary service in Cambridgeshire during the Covid-19 Response. (Willingham, Cambridgeshire)

Pearl May Brunning. For services to the community in Eriswell, Suffolk. (Brandon, Suffolk)

Jacqui Darlington. For services to the community in Rutland. (Oakham, Rutland)

Dr Pamela Mary Fisher. For voluntary service to the community in Cambridgeshire. (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)

Dr Tamsin Mary Holland Brown. Community Paediatrician, Cambridge Community Services NHS Trust. For services to the NHS during Covid-19. (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)

David Howse. Special Inspector, Suffolk Constabulary. For voluntary service to Policing. (Haverhill, Suffolk)

David John King. Specialist Paramedic, East of England Ambulance Service. For services to the NHS and to Fundraising. (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)

Gabriella Isabel Pimentel. Musculoskeletal Clinical Specialist, Warrior Sports Rehabilitation. For services to the Elderley during Covid-19. (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)

Arthur Sains. For services to the community in Oakland, Rutland. (Oakham, Rutland)

Christine Elizabeth Shand. For services to the community in Newmarket, Suffolk. (Newmarket, Suffolk)

Valerie Elizabeth Ware. For services to the community in Tydd St Giles, Cambridgeshire. (Wisbech, Cambridgeshire)

Dr Michael Paul Weekes. Infectious Diseases Clinician, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS during Covid-19. (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)

Lucille Weir. Team Leader, Change Grow Live, Peterborough. For services to Homeless Women. (Leicester, Leicestershire)

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Norah Al-Ani. Director, Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre. For services to Social Justice and to Gender Equality. (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)

Dr Alastair James Burn. Principal Specialist, Water and Pollution. For voluntary service to Nature Conservation in Cambridgeshire. (Ely, Cambridgeshire)

Sylvia May Cundell. Senior Crown Prosecutor, East of England, Crown Prosecution Service. For services to Law and Order. (Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire)

Emma Samantha Evans. For services to Goalball and to Athletes with Visual Impairments. (March, Cambridgeshire)

Anna Louise Hallas. National Domestic Manager, Compass Group. For services to the NHS. (March, Cambridgeshire)

Sarah Margaret Kingsland. Senior Clinical Quality Manager, Regional Infection Prevention and Control Lead, NHS England and NHS Improvement, London Region. For services to the NHS, particularly during the Covid-19 Response. (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) 

Judith Martha Tsitsi Machiwenyika. Nurse Consultant, Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Nursing and to BAME Equality, particularly during the Covid-19 Response. (Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire)

Michael Humphrey Harcourt Master. For services to Wildlife and Conservation in Hertfordshire and Middlesex. (Royston, Hertfordshire)

John Romain. Co-founder, The NHS Spitfire Project. For services to Charity and to Aircraft Restoration, particularly during the Covid-19 Response. (Saffron Walden, Essex)

Amanda Romain. Co-founder, The NHS Spitfire Project. For services to Charity and to Aircraft Restoration, particularly during the Covid-19 Response. (Saffron Walden, Essex)

Samuel Webb. For services to Architecture. (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Dr Nicholas Keith Coni. Co-founder, University of the Third Age, Cambridge. For services to Education for Older People. (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)

Benjamin Josef Cowell. Director General, Historic Houses Association. For services to Cultural Heritage, particularly during the Covid-19 Response. (Newport, Essex)

Dr Sally Ann Forsyth. Chief Executive Officer, Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst. For services to Business and to Science. (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)

Stuart Paul Gibbons. Managing Director, Le Mark Group. For services to International Trade. (Holme, Cambridgeshire)

Professor Valerie Gibson. Professor of High Energy Physics, University of Cambridge. For services to Science, Women in Science and to Public Engagement. (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)

Dr Roger Michael Owen Hall. Medical Director, Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS and the Covid-19 Response in the East of England. (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)

Richard Anthony Lee. Chief People Officer, Willmott Dixon. For services to Business and Equality. (Longthorpe, Cambridgeshire)

Isobel Sheldon. Director, Business Development, UK Battery Industrialisation Centre. For services to Motor Vehicle Battery Technology. (Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire)

David Michael Smith. Deputy Managing Director, Parliamentary Digital Service. For services to Parliament, particularly during the Covid-19 Response. (Saffron Walden, Essex)

ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

Knights Bachelor

Professor Simon Baron-Cohen. Professor of Autism Research, University of Cambridge. For services to People with Autism. (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Robert Champion MBE. Founder, Bob Champion Cancer Trust. For charitable services to Prostate and Testicular Cancer Research. (Newmarket, Suffolk)

Professor Usha Claire Goswami FBA. Professor of Cognitive Developmental Neuroscience, University of Cambridge. For services to Educational Research. (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)