FOUR Hampshire heroes have collected honours from the Queen at Windsor Castle.

Doug Horrill was made an MBE for 40 years of voluntary services to Age Concern New Forest East.

Mr Horrill, 86, of Rosebery Avenue, Hythe, was its chairman for 14 years and is now the honorary president.

Doreen Hosey, 78, from Fawley, was made an MBE for raising £60,000 by selling her home-made jams, pickles, chutneys and pies She still spends three days a week fundraising for Oakhaven Hospice in Lymington.

Receiving an OBE for services to environmental science was Professor Ed Hill, the director of the National Oceanography Centre, which is based at Southampton docks.

He has been at the helm of the world-leading institution, which is part of the University of Southampton, since May 2005 and during his time as director, he has attempted to improve the results of expensive oceanographic research by co-ordinating the work of smaller British institutions.

Professor Chris Skinner, director of the Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute, based at the University of Southampton, became a CBE for producing work that is leading the country on social science statistics and research methodology.

The 56-year-old married father of two, who lives in Highfield, has worked at the university since reading for his PhD there 31 years ago.