Among those celebrated in the recent Queen’s Birthday honours list with OBEs are Fred Taggart, well known from the of The Prince’s Regeneration Trust for his work on a number of projects, including most notably the award winning ‘Middleport Potter’ initiative, who received his awarded for his services to Regeneration and Charity, and Cliff Hague, past-chair Scotland’s built environment link body Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) and awarded an OBE for services to planning.
The RTPI writes:
RTPI members Cliff Hague, Past President of the Institute and a former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Association of Planners (CAP), and Tony Thompson, a senior civil servant in the Communities department, have been awarded OBEs in the Queen’s Birthday list announced at the weekend. They were given their honours for ‘services to planning’.
Vice-President of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), Stephen Wilkinson said: ‘We are very proud that Cliff and Tony have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to planning and to wider society. Each has made a significant mark within the profession, working tirelessly to make life better for others over many years. I know their colleagues will also be celebrating news of their awards. Once again planners, whether in government, in academia or in practice, are being acknowledged for their impact and influence in our communities and for the roles they are playing in our national lives.’
Other honours awarded include:
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE):
Roger Victor John Cadbury for services to the Bournville Village Trust in Birmingham and to charity in Warwickshire.
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE):
- Nicholas John Way, lately Director General, Historic Houses Association [Alliance member], for his services to the Conservation of the UK’s Architectural Heritage.
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE):
- Malcolm George Fisher, for services to the Heritage of Norfolk’s Churches through the Norfolk Churches Trust.
- Lucan Gray, entrepreneur and owner of the Custard Factory and Fazeley Studios, for service to Regeneration of Digbeth, Birmingham.
- Catherine Slessor, former Editor of The Architectural Review, for srvices to Architectural Journalism.
Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM):
- Julie Huckle, Administrative and Logistical Support, Project Hougoumont Farm, Belgium, for services to the restoration of Hougoumont Farm in Belgium and commemoration of the Battle of Waterloo.
- John Walker Hunter, for services to the History and Heritage of Galloway.
