Full list of Harrogate people named in the King's New Year Honours list

Harrogate honours in full

Professor Piers Maxwell De Ferranti Forster (CBE): For services to Tackling Climate Change

Professor Forster, who has worked at the University of Leeds since 2005, is a Professor of Physical Climate Change, a patron of climate action charity Zero Carbon Harrogate and a long-time supporter of Long Lands Common – Harrogate and Knaresborough’s first ever community-owned woodlands project.

Prof Forster said: “I feel very humbled to have received this award.

"I’ve spent my career collecting evidence on the benefits of climate action and along the way I’ve been lucky enough to work with some great colleagues on climate research and climate policy.”

Simon John Roberts (CBE): For services to the Retail Industry

Mr Roberts, who lives in Harrogate, has been the CEO of Sainsbury's since June 2020.

From Croydon originally, he was previously managing director of Boots UK, having started his career working for Marks & Spencer aged 15.

Caroline Jane Bayliss (MBE): For services to the community in Harrogate and North Yorkshire

This hard-working figure in Harrogate community causes and local politics was first elected to Harrogate Borough Council in 1983 and served until 1986.

She was re-elected in 2002 and served until 2016.

In 2006, Caroline was Mayor of the Borough of Harrogate.

During her time on Harrogate council she also held the position of Cabinet Member for Cultural Services (2011-2012), Chair of the Human Resources Committee (2011-2016), Chair of the Scrutiny Co-ordinating Board (2003), was a member of the Harrogate International Centre Board (2006-2008), and served on the General Purposes Committee and Community Services Overview and Scrutiny Commission.

Richard David Harpin (Knight Bachelor): For services to Politics

The 61-year-old University of York graduate is the man behind Homeserve, one of the UK’s largest home emergency businesses.

Born in Huddersfield, raised in Northumberland and now living in Harrogate, he was previously one of the Conservative Party’s biggest donors but the Guardian reported in April that Mr Harpin had stopped funding the party.

Kambiz Ramzan AIi (MBE): For services to the Sport of Taekwondo and the community in Harrogate

Founder of Harrogate Taekwondo Acadamy, Master Kambiz R. Ali started his Taekwondo journey in Iran back in 1988 before moving to the West and Harrogate.

A 7th Dan Black Belt, he has a master degree in Analytical Biosciences and member of Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC).

In 2016 he received an honorary professorship from the Korean National Sport University and he is a qualified international Taekwondo instructor and Dan examiner from world Taekwondo headquarters.

He is also Director of Range Sports UK Ltd & JC United Kingdom, the License holder of World Taekwondo approved equipment in United Kingdom and official sponsor of British Taekwondo National Teams and Team GBR, as well as international business director for Taekwondo TaeKangWon Association.