Five Suffolk people awarded British Empire Medals in the King's first New Year's Honours list were presented with them at a special event at one of the county's stately homes.
They received their medals from Suffolk's Vice Lord Lieutenant Robert Rous at Euston Hall, near Thetford.
The medals were awarded to:
Richard Hanley - music teacher at the Thomas Mills High School in Framlingham.
Mr Hanley is known as Ed Sheeran's music teacher - but he was recognised in the honours list for his services to education.
He has inspired many students to become interested in music and his star pupil has returned to his old school several times to encourage future generations to develop a love of music.
Ian Toulson is a former teacher who has used his retirement to boost community causes in his home village of Walsham le Willows near Bury St Edmunds.
Six years ago he celebrated his 70th birthday by going on a 2,500-mile bike ride around Britain's cathedrals to raise money for the local church and his is well-known for his local fundraising activities. He was awarded the BEM to recognise his community work.
In 2013 he showed his sense of humour by creating a Youtube film of a particularly poor performance while taking part in the TV quiz show Countdown.
Sylvia Knights from Bungay led the campaign to save the town's library when all Suffolk's libraries came under threat of closure in 2011.
When an independent body was set up to run the library service the following year she became a board member and is now vice-chair of Suffolk Libraries. She was awarded the BEM for services to public libraries.
She is also chair of governors at Bungay High school and has been both Mayor of Bungay and Town Reeve.
Eric Hopes from Bury St Edmunds is a retired Police Superintendent who still works part-time for the Suffolk Police museum at Martlesham at the age of 90.
His current role sees him researching the history of the different objects in the museum and writing and laminating the labels explaining the exhibits, while he also leads guided tours of the displays for school groups, rotary clubs, scouts and brownies.
After following his father and grandfather into the police, Mr Hopes retired in 1988 but later returned as a firearms licensing officer. He has been in his present role for seven years. He was awarded the BEM to recognise his service to policing.
Malcolm Finch from Santon Downham near Brandon has been working for the Forestry Commission, now Forestry England, for 50 years.
His career has seen him run the forestry nursery at Santon Downham and he now remains a machinery operator in the forest between Thetford and Brandon.
He was awarded the BEM for his services to forestry.
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