New Year Honours for Shropshire residents
A number of people from Shropshire have been recognised in the New Year Honours list 2015.
Those from Shropshire receiving recognition from the Queen in the 2015 list are:
Medallist of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Miss Eleanor Mary Jane Gilbert from Nescliffe for services to the community in Great Ness and Little Ness, Shropshire.
Mr Jack Andow from Ludlow for voluntary service to Royal Navy Veterans.
Miss Jessie May Miller from Oswestry for services to the community in Oswestry, Shropshire and to Women in Northern Ghana through Buttons for Africa.
Mrs Pamela Twitchell from Ludlow for voluntary political service as former Chairman of the Ludlow Conservative Association.
Mr Robert Stuart Wysome from Telford for services to Music in Shropshire.
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Mr Norman Dewis from Church Stretton for services to the Motor Industry.
Mrs Margaret Willcox from Bridgnorth for services to Vulnerable People in the South West.
Mr Eric Arthur Windsor from Whitchurch for services to the Administration of Justice.
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Mr Derek John Hayward from Wem for services to Sport and Young People in Shropshire.
Dr Caron Morton from Ruyton, Caron is the Accountable Officer, for the Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group, Shropshire and is awarded for services to Primary Care.
Mrs Carol Scott from Newport, a Senior Executive Officer at the Ministry of Defence Carol is awarded for services in support of Military Operations.
Mrs Heather Sheppard from Shrewsbury is awarded for services to the community particularly those at risk of flooding.
Honours for poppy duo, Joan Collins and John Hurt
Ceramic artist Paul Cummins and theatre designer Tom Piper are both made MBEs in recognition of the Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red installation which attracted five million visitors. Each poppy signified a British or Colonial military death during World War I.
Joan Collins is made a Dame for her charity work. Kristin Scott Thomas, was also made a Dame along with TV presenter and campaigner Esther Rantzen.
Joining them is fashion designer Mary Quant, who made the miniskirt synonymous with '60s style and Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy.
Veteran actor John Hurt, star of The Naked Civil Servant, The Elephant Man and Alien, was made a knight.
Comic actor James Corden and actress Sheridan Smith were handed OBEs.
Comedian and actress Meera Syal, receives a CBE for her services to art and literature.
A total of 1,164 people are honoured by the Queen on the New Year list, three-quarters of whom have been recognised for work in their communities. The awards are split equally between men and women.
