A globe-trotter in his 90s who has raised thousands of pounds for charity, a long-serving volunteer with life-saving lifeboats and the founder of an arts festival are among the Norfolk and Waveney people recognised in the New Year Honours list.
They joined the likes of ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, actor Idris Elba and comedian Matt Lucas in receiving honours.
These are the Norfolk and Waveney people named on the King's New Year Honours list:
Malcom Metcalf, from Gorleston, is awarded a British Empire Medal for his fundraising for charities.
Mr Metcalf, nicknamed the 'Michael Palin of Gorleston' because of his travels around the globe, has been raising money for hospices for years.
He caught the travelling bug when he was 19 and bed bound with a serious illness, but vowed to travel when he got better - using his journeys to raise money for the East Coast Hospice.
Now 92, one of Mr Metcalf's most recent fundraisers saw him set himself a target to raise £10,000 for the Priscilla Bacon Lodge in Norwich by completing 90 challenges before his 90th birthday.
His challenges included flying a plane, taking a ride in a Formula One car and editing the Eastern Daily Press.
He also travelled the length and breadth of England in one month on his bus pass when he was 82.
Long-serving lifeboatman Victor Dade is made an MBE and revealed he will need to buy a suit for when he collects his gong.
Mr Dade, 64, joined the crew at Hunstanton RNLI in 1979, when the station re-opened with a D-Class inshore lifeboat after being mothballed in the 1930s.
He signed up as a tractor driver at the age of 17, soon after starting work as a farm worker at the nearby Le Strange Estate in Old Hunstanton.
He went on to crew on both the station's fast inshore lifeboats and its hovercraft, which arrived in 2002.
He took part in some of the station's more noteworthy rescues, including flying the hovercraft which saved three young girls who had found themselves cut off by the tide at Brancaster in 2013.
Mr Dade, who still turns out in all weathers for shore crew duties and helps maintain the station's tractor and craft, said: "I just enjoy being part of it, I like the people, I like mingling with the crew.
"I'm hoping to keep going until I've done my 50 years, I'll hopefully have reached the age of 70 by then."
Normally clad in his trademark hi-vis and hat around the lifeboat station, Mr Dade admitted he may have to rethink his wardrobe when he goes to collect his honour.
"That's at the Palace so that'll be a suit job," he said. "So I'm guessing I'd better go buy one."
Peter Barrow, who co-founded The Autumn Festival of Norfolk in 2010, is made an MBE for charitable services to the community.
The annual festival features events showcasing the work of artists, musicians, dancers, and writers from across the county.
Barry and Maureen Leveton, of New Costessey, are each awarded the British Empire Medal for their services to the Jewish community in Norwich.
Mrs Leveton, 85 and Mr Leveton, 90, have been involved with the community and its synagogue in Earlham Road for more than 50 years.
Mrs Leveton said: "We had a letter about it a month ago and we were amazed. We didn't expect anything, but we are very honoured."
Andrew Barnes, the former chairman of governors at City College Norwich is also made an MBE.
Mr Barnes was one of the founding partners of Howes Percival's Norwich office, but has received the honour for his services to further education.
Wilbur Notley, from Stratton Strawless, has been made an MBE for his services to charity and the community.
Mr Notley has been championing Marie Curie Cancer Care for more than 35 years, ever since his father-in-law was given peace and dignity by a Marie Curie nurse.
He has raised tens of thousands of pounds for the charity, from jumping out of planes, standing on Norfolk street corners and appearing on TV shows such as Countdown to promote the cause.
Laura Drysdale, the founder of Cromer-based the Restoration Trust is also made an MBE for her services to heritage and mental health.
Her honour comes after she retired from her role as director of the charity, which uses heritage and creativity to improve people’s mental health, in 2024.
Clive Gritten, chairman of North East Norfolk District Scouts, who was awarded a British Empire Medal in 2013, is made an MBE for his services to children, young people and the community in Norfolk.
Author and publisher Lucy McCarraher, from Bunwell, is made an MBE for services to publishing and diversity. She is the founder of the Business Book Awards.
She said: "When the letter first arrived detailing this honour, I stared at it in complete disbelief. I had to read it a couple of times to make sure it was real.
"And then, when it sank in, I felt a wave of astonishment, gratitude and emotion.
“This honour isn’t just about me. It’s about a movement.
"The importance of championing diverse voices with the support, community, and confidence to step into authorship and share their extraordinary expertise.
"Thank you to everyone who has collaborated with me and amplified this message. Books truly have the power to change the world."
Clive Evans, from Surlingham, is awarded a British Empire Medal for services to charity and to the community.
Mr Evans has served as an ambassador for the Priscilla Bacon Hospice and raised money for Marie Curie Cancer Care, while he also does voluntary work in Surlingham.
Michael Garrod is awarded the British Empire Medal for more than 60 years of service to Garvestone, Reymerston and Thuxton Parish Council.
Brian Hall also gets the British Empire Medal for voluntary service in Lowestoft.
Andy Thorne, chairman of Kestrel Worldwide Shipping, who lives near Shipdham, has been made an OBE.
Mr Thorne's honour is for services to British exports and to British interests in the Caribbean.
He started up the logistics company, which has offices around the world, in 1994.
The company has been awarded three Queen's Award for international trade and the King’s Award for enterprise in international trade.
Mr Thorne said: "To have done the job I love all my life and to have been recognised for doing something I just jump up and do every day is very special.
"Thank you to all those who put me forward for this incredible honour."
Another man made an OBE is Hethersett man Alistair Clack, the practice manager of Toftwood Dental Practice in Dereham.
He received the honour for his previous achievements as a captain in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in support of the Royal Navy.
And former Watton schoolboy Kevin Osbon has been made an MBE for his services to the economy and regeneration in the East Midlands, where he now lives.
The 61-year-old attended Wayland High School and studied building studies at Norwich City College in the 1980s before he founded his business Focus Consultants in Nottingham, where he studied at university.
Mr Osbon said: "I am surprised, humbled and honoured to have received an MBE. The construction industry is massively under-represented in the honours system and I want to use this honour as a platform to help bring the sector to the forefront."
Edward Parsons, the land agent of the King's Sandringham estate, and Aidan Somers, who manages the Royal Studs there, are made lieutenants in the Royal Victorian Order.
Paul Burch, warden of the Sandringham Estate is made a member of the order, while Michael Wheatley, the former verger of St Mary Magdalene Church receives a Silver Royal Victorian Medal.
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