A number of amazing people from across Bristol and Somerset have been named on the King’s New Year Honours List. The list celebrates the achievements and services of people from across the region as we approach the end of the year.
It includes health professionals, teachers, business people and volunteers. Among those honoured this year is Gary Martin Haskins of Avon and Somerset Police.
Also on the list is Councillor Helen Holland, The Reverend Andrew Paget and football coach Michael Timothy Alden. David Irvine Addis has also been named for services to his community in Long Ashton.
Scroll down for the full list.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Professor Florence Susan Thim Peck Wong . Professor of Diabetes and Metabolism, Cardiff University and Honorary Consultant Physician in Diabetes, University Hospital of Wales. For services to Diabetes and Metabolism. (Bristol, Bristol)
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Nicola Beauman . Founder, Persephone Books. For services to Publishing. ( Bath, Somerset)
Margot Cooper . Founder and President, Limbs and Things. For services to 3D Medical Simulation Training. (Bristol, Bristol)
Julie Anne Devey . Campaigner and Co-Founder, Killed Women. For services to the Victims of Domestic Violence and their Families. (Frome, Somerset)
Lucy Driver . Executive Headteacher, St Paul’s Nursery School and Children’s Centre, Bristol, Lead at Bristol and Beyond Regional Early Years Stronger Practice Hub, and Early Years Consultant. For services to Early Years Education. (Bristol, Bristol)
Carolyn Jane Griffiths FREng . Chair, Rail Group, Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety. For services to the Rail Industry, to Transport Safety and to the Engineering Profession. (Shepton Mallet, Somerset)
Professor Nicholas Jenkins FREng . Professor of Renewable Energy, Cardiff University. For services to Renewable Energy and to Smart Grid Technologies. (Bristol, Bristol)
Gordon Alastair McFarlane . Lately Consultant General Surgeon, Gilbert Bain Hospital, Shetland. For services to Rural Healthcare in Scotland. (Yeovil, Somerset)
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Dr Julie Vanessa Blake . Co-Director, Poetry by Heart. For services to Education. (Bristol, Bristol)
Desmond Maximillian McGrath Brown . Founder, Growing Futures UK and Chair, Independent Scrutiny of Police Powers Panel, Avon and Somerset Police. For services to the community in Avon and Somerset. (Bristol, Bristol)
Sarah Ann Bucks . Member, South Somerset Bridleways Association and the British Horse Society. For services to the Public Rights of Way Network. (Ilminster, Somerset)
Timothy Charles Cantell . For services to Heritage and to the Environment. (Bath, Somerset)
Neil Liam Halford . Co-Founder, Time is Precious. For services to Charitable Fundraising for Children with an Illness in the South West of England. (Radstock, Somerset)
Nicola Clare Halford . Co-Founder, Time is Precious. For services to Charitable Fundraising for Children with an Illness in the South West of England. (Radstock, Somerset)
Beverley Higgs JP . Magistrate Avon, Somerset and Gloucester Bench and Magistrates’ Association Volunteer. For services to the Administration of Justice. (Bruton, Somerset)
Helen Holland . Lately Local Councillor, Hartcliffe and Withywood. For services to Local Government and to the community of Hartcliffe and Withywood. (Bristol, Bristol)
Dr Demelza Elsbeth Mae Holmes . Strategic Director, National Children’s Bureau and Director, Research in Practice. For services to Improving Social Care Practice. (Bristol, Bristol)
Jane Elizabeth Jackson . Founder, Bristol Grandparents Support Group. For services to Older People in Bristol. (Bristol, Bristol)
David Hugh Fellows Odgers . Consultant and Researcher, Historic Building Conservation. For services to Heritage. (Somerton, Somerset)
The Reverend Andrew Paget . Senior Force Chaplain, Avon and Somerset Police. For services to Policing and to the community in Avon and Somerset. (Bristol, Bristol)
Dr Timothy Francis John Shortis . Co-Director, Poetry by Heart. For services to Education. (Bristol, Bristol)
Sally Anne Strachey . Founder and Technical Lead, Sally Strachey Historic Conservation Ltd. For services to the Repair and Conservation of Heritage Buildings. (Wells, Somerset)
Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)
David Irvine Addis . For services to the community in Long Ashton, Somerset. (Bristol, Somerset)
Michael Timothy Alden . Football Coach and Manager, Park Knowle Football Club. For services to Grassroot Football and to the community in Bristol. (Bristol, Bristol)
Douglas Sidney Allen . Police Support Volunteer, Avon and Somerset Police. For services to Policing and to the community in Somerset. (Chard, Somerset)
Angela Elaine Clarke . Chair and Founder, Somewhere House Somerset. For services to Mental Health and to Sufferers of Substance Misuse and Trauma. (Wedmore, Somerset)
Roy Gibson . For services to Space. (Bath, Somerset)
John Barry Hardy . Volunteer, Blind Veterans UK and the Bridgwater Community Hub. For services to the Veteran Community. (Bridgwater, Somerset)
Elizabeth Caroline Ann Toll. Local Ambassador Volunteer, Carers UK. For services to Unpaid Carers. (Frome, Somerset)
King’s Police Medal
Gary Martin Haskins . Detective Superintendent, Avon and Somerset Police. (Somerset)