Beloved actress Carey Mulligan, who lives on a 350-acre farm on the outskirts of Exeter with musician and singer husband Marcus Mumford, has been awarded a CBE for her services to drama in the New Year Honours List 2025.
The 39-year-old, who has wowed critics and audiences on screen and stage in Drive, Maestro, Promising Young Woman and She Said, lives in the Ide area with her husband and their two children Evelyn and Wilfred. They moved into the 16th century house in 2013 seeking a quiet, private life.
The Oscar nominated actress joins a list of 11 people from Devon who have been recognised for their achievements and services. The other recipients include inspirational Plymouth sportswoman Erin Kennedy MBE, a gold medallist winner in the Paralympics, who has been honoured with an OBE.
She was diagnosed with breast cancer at 29-years-old and after receiving the all clear has dedicated much of her time to raising awareness of the disease. Erin is a professional coxswain rower for Team GB and won a gold medal in the Paralympics Games in 2020.
Erin Kennedy was just 29-years-old when she was diagnosed with breast cancer
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Erin was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer in 2022 and underwent chemotherapy and a double mastectomy. She was given the all clear from cancer in March 2023.
An OBE has also been awarded to Dr Matthew Hort, a principal fellow in Atmospheric Dispersion and Air Quality at the Exeter-based Met Office. He has played a leading role in a number of national and international working groups and task teams in understanding and developing improved capabilities to deal with risks and emergency events, including the Icelandic eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull, Grímsvötn, and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident.
For services to animal welfare, Barbara Gardner, founder and CEO Animals Interfaith Alliance, has received an MBE. She is also a trustee and treasurer for the RSPCA.
Barbara, of Ivybridge, has previously been awarded the RSPCA’s Queen Victoria Silver Medal for long and meritorious service for animal welfare. The Animal Interfaith Alliance is a unique alliance of the world’s most influential faith based, animal advocacy organisations which speaks out on the moral treatment of animals by drawing on the combined wisdom of all faiths and worldviews.
The Supershoes
The co-founders of charity Supershoes have been awarded a BEM. Sarah and Kenneth White, of Torrington, have been praised for their services to children and young people with paediatric cancer.
The aim of the charity is to raise awareness of childhood cancer and improve the wellbeing of children and their families going through the cancer journey, through art and the creation of hand-painted Supershoes.
The full list of Devon recipients:
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Carey Hannah Mumford (Carey Mulligan). Actor. For services to Drama. ( Exeter, Devon)
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Dr Matthew Craig Hort. Principal Fellow, Atmospheric Dispersion and Air Quality, Met Office. For services to Atmospheric Dispersion Science and Emergency Response. (Exeter, Devon)
Erin Mairead Kennedy MBE. For services to Rowing and to Breast Cancer Awareness. (Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire) Born in Plymouth.
Steven John Wearne. Director of Global Affairs, Food Standards Agency and Chair of Codex. For services to Public Health Protection and to International Food Safety. ( Torquay, Devon)
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 04: Erin Kennedy of Team Great Britain poses for a photograph during the Team GB Paralympic Rowing Team Announcement at Trafalgar Square on July 04, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Lewis Storey/Getty Images)
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Christopher Derrick Fulford. Trustee and Volunteer, The Northern Care Trust. For services to People with Disabilities in North Devon. ( Bideford, Devon)
Barbara Lesley Gardner. Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Animals Interfaith Alliance, and Trustee and Treasurer, RSPCA. For services to Animal Welfare. ( Ivybridge, Devon)
Marlyn Catherine Hookings. For services to the community in Torquay, Devon. (Torquay, Devon)
Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Katherine Friedrich. Founder, People Assisting Torbay ‘s Homeless. For services to Tackling Homelessness in Torbay, Devon. ( Paignton, Devon)
Rosemary Howell DL. For services to Girlguiding and to the community in Devon. (Ivybridge, Devon)
Kenneth White. Co-Founder and Trustee, Supershoes. For services to Children and Young People with Paediatric Cancer. (Torrington, Devon)
Sarah Louise White. Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Supershoes. For services to Children and Young People with Paediatric Cancer. (Torrington, Devon)