The Queen's birthday honours list brought joy and excitement to locally based recipients.

Royal Victorian Medal

The great storm of 1987 caused personal heartache to Allen Shuttlewood when he lost his livelihood.

But it also led to a new life working at Windsor Great Park - and the excitement of being awarded the Royal Victorian Medal in this year's Queen's birthday honours list this week.

Mr Shuttlewood, 67, said he was delighted and surprised.

He still remembers how he came to the Great Park.

He said: "I was working in the Peak District felling trees, making them into stakes or selling them as Christmas trees.

"The storm of 1987 caused so much devastation. I was already married with two children and was made redundant."

Just as all seemed lost he saw an advert for a job at Windsor Great Park. He was interviewed by deputy ranger Roland Wiseman and found a new home and a job for life, hedge laying, mowing and strimming and working on challenging projects.

He and his wife Susan are now grandparents to three and Mr Shuttlewood is enjoying retirement in Old Windsor.

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Stephen Meen, 54, has been working as a horticulturalist in the Great Park for 32 years.

He is based at Savill Gardens in the Great Park and his speciality is roses.

It is a 55 acre area that has to be strenuously kept up through a relentless routine of planting as summer approaches and pruning when winter is due.

He said: "I was delighted to learn about the honour. I was never expecting it."

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MBE

The headteacher of Maidenhead's Oldfield Primary School Richard Jarrett has been made an MBE for his services to education.

He said: "I feel absolutely overwhelmed. I have had hundreds of messages from past parents and children - I had no idea of the depth of feeling, it is very touching. But I really feel there are many people who deserve this just as much.

"I'm part of a family of educators.

"My wife is head of school at Wycombe High School and my sister-in-law is a headteacher in Bucks."

He has two grown-up children and has been head at Oldfield for 15 years.

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BEM

Hilary Evans was awarded the BEM for her services to the community in Burnham.

Mrs Evans, 79, moved to the village with husband Keith in 1967. She served on the Parish Council from 1983 to 2015, maintaining a teaching career that lasted from 1977 to 2000 firstly at St Mary's School, Datchet then at Priory School, Slough.

She has recent chaired the Hitcham Poors' Land Charity for people in need in the parish - helping provide furniture, uniforms and carers' holidays.

As part of her work with Burnham Methodist Church she founded the Well - an inter-denominational organisation that brings people together.

She was also the first woman president of Burnham Rotary Club.

She has made an extraordinary contribution. But Mrs Evans said: "When I came home and saw a smart looking letter I thought it was a parking fine, because that is what was in the last letter that looked like that.

"But if I have achieved anything it is because of the co-operation of so many people in this village."

She and Keith have a son and daughter and five grandchildren.