Rewarded for their devotion

From tireless volunteer workers to public servants, they can all look forward to a trip to Buckingham Palace to receive their awards.

Hampshire Police's Assistant Chief Constable Graham Wyeth has been awarded the Queen's Police Medal. Mr Wyeth, 51, of Chandler's Ford, was Chief Superintendent of Southampton division, the largest in Hampshire Constabulary, for seven years until his temporary appointment as Assistant Chief Constable (Territorial Operations) last month. He said: "It is an honour to be recognised by this award, but as always, it would not have been achievable without the loyalty and hard work of the members of Hampshire Constabulary.

"I also particularly acknowledge my family and my father, Peter, who I followed into the Force. It is particularly poignant that I receive it now, as it is 51 years since he joined the Force, just prior to the Queen's ascension to the throne."

Primatologist Jane Goodall, whose UK Institute is based in Commercial Road, Southampton, becomes a Dame of the British Empire. She began her landmark study into chimpanzees in Africa in 1960 and was recognised for services to the environment and conservation.

The 68-year-old, who lives in Bournemouth, originally chose Lymington as the home for the UK branch of her organisation in 1989 but relocated it to Southampton in the last couple of years.

Southampton General Hospital consultant nurse Dr Rob Crouch has received an OBE.

Dr Crouch, who works in the accident and emergency department, was awarded the honour for his services to nursing.

The father-of-three, who lives with his wife Gill in Romsey, is also a senior lecturer at the University of Southampton's School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Dr Crouch, of Romsey, said: "I was incredibly shocked because I didn't know I had been nominated, so you know nothing about it until you get the letter from 10 Downing Street."

Keith Arnold has been made a MBE after 43 years of service to mapping agency Ordnance Survey.

He joined as a 16-year-old apprentice directly after leaving Regents Park School and has risen to the position of design and pre-press manager.

A delighted Mr Arnold, 59, of Ashdown Road, Chandler's Ford, said it had been a great shock when he was told that he had been given the award.

He said: "I have seen incredible changes. It has been quite remarkable working there for so many years. The job has taken me to quite a few places."

Mr Arnold has been a football referee for teams playing in Southampton leagues for 23 years. He currently is a referee assessor and acts as a mentor for up-and-coming young referees in Hampshire.

A former Fareham GP who has helped thousands of cardiac patients since retiring has been made a MBE for his tireless work.

Dr Hugh Carling set up the Fareham Cardiac Rehabilitation Support Group ten years ago after seeing how effective a similar club had been for patients in Alton. Dr Carling, 77, of Coach Hill, Titchfield, said: "I absolutely adored working in general practice and I equally adore doing this."

A Hampshire Police administrator who has battled lymphoma cancer for the past 30 months also becomes a MBE in recognition of her services to the police.

Yvonne Saunders, 56, from Shanklin, Isle of Wight, works at the Island's police headquarters in Newport and has spent 16 years with the force.

Her citation tells of how she is recognised as "an exceptional and committed manager who leads by example, working long and flexible hours which would exceed the expectations of any organisation."

Mrs Saunders said: "I am rather surprised. It is not what I was expecting. I feel very humble. It has not sunk in yet."

Judith Sheddon, the co-founder of the Grown Up Congenital Heart Patients Association, becomes a MBE for services to people with heart abnormalities.

Mrs Sheddon jointly set up the organisation in 1993 as a way of helping young people and adults experiencing the disease share information and offer each other support.

Mrs Sheddon, who lives in Winchester, continues to work with the organisation, helping to set up away days for members and organising the Hampshire Branch of GUCH - as the organisation is more commonly called.

A retired company director from Droxford, who has devoted his retirement to encouraging people of all ages to learn more about science and technology, has been awarded the OBE.

Major Norman Hearson, of Brockbridge, was one of the founding members of the Hampshire Technology Trust and helped to create the interactive science attraction - INTECH 2000 - which opened in Winchester last year.

The 80-year-old former magistrate founded the trust in 1985, and spent 18 years as chairman before becoming president last year. Major Hearson was also rewarded for his services to the community for his work as president of the Hampshire Playing Fields Association.

He said: "I could not sit back all day and do nothing. It has all been such fun."

Environment worker and former policeman Alan Smith has been honoured with the OBE for services to water resource management.

The licensing officer for the Winchester-based Environ-ment Agency is responsible for ensuring that all the tens of millions of gallons of water taken daily from rivers and underground sources is legal.

Mr Smith, a Test Valley borough councillor, hit the headlines in 2001 while on holiday in The Gambia when he rescued a child from a burning hut and helped arrest a cattle rustler.

A few months earlier he waded into water to save a boy in the River Wallington near Fareham. A long-serving Citizens Advice Bureau volunteer from Fareham becomes a MBE.

Retired Patricia Hyman has advised the public for more than 23 years and is an inspiration to her colleagues according to her boss Karyle Daividge-Stringer. She said: "I nominated her and can't imagine anyone deserving it more than she does. She embodies everything that's important about the Citizens Advice Bureau. She puts her clients first on all occasions."

Mrs Hyman, who is currently on holiday, works in the Aldershot branch.

Charles Taylor, of Winchester, becomes a MBE for services to the community.

Mr Taylor, 70, was one of the original founders of the Trinity Centre for homeless people on St Paul's Hill in 1986 and has been heavily involved ever since and is currently secretary. It now offers advice on everything from mental health to housing and from drug abuse to support services.

Fellow Winchester man David Pugh has been awarded the OBE in recognition of his services to marine sciences.

Mr Pugh, 59, of Wentworth Grange, has researched climate change and sea level rises for many years at both a national and international level.

He works at the Southampton Oceanography Centre. He said: "I am honoured and pleased to see marine sciences being recognised in this way."

A retired chairman of Sparsholt Parish Council becomes a MBE for his services to local government.

Cyril Stockwell, 74, has been a member of the council since 1975 and was its chairman for 11 years until the late 1990s.

He said: "I was knocked out to find out about this out because I didn't expect it."

Michael Dunning, the head of technical and craft training at the government's Atomic Weapons Establishment in Aldermaston, Berkshire, has been made a MBE for services to the British defence industry.

Mr Dunning, 58, who lives near Andover, is in charge of the team that helps design and maintain the warheads on the British nuclear deterrent.

Eileen Smith, of Southampton, becomes a MBE for services to the Sea Cadet Corps while Robert Sly, of Ringwood, receives the same recognition for his service in the Department of Work and Pensions in Dorset.