A leading light of Morecambe Brass Band for almost half a century has been recognised in the King's New Year's Honours List.
Bernard Vause, President of the Morecambe Brass Band Association, has been awarded a British Empire Medal for services to music and to the community in Morecambe.
Bernard, 83, will celebrate 50 years with the band in 2024, having joined in 1974.
During that time, he helped set up its Youth Band, and has also been the band librarian, chairman, secretary and fundraiser, as well as playing euphonium which he still does at the band's Christmas performances.
He was also instrumental in the band being the first arts group to be awarded a National Lottery grant in 1995.
Bernard, who lives in Morecambe with Barbara, his wife of almost 60 years, is also organist at Torrisholme Methodist Church and a former teacher at Morecambe Grammar School (now Morecambe Bay Academy) and Central Lancaster High.
He said he was "on Cloud 9" to receive the award.
Also recognised in King Charles' honours list is Lancaster University graduate Travis Frain (pictured below, image from Lancaster University).
Travis, who survived a terrorist attack at Westminster Bridge in London in 2017, was honoured with an OBE for services to counter extremism and to victims of terrorism.
Travis was injured on March 22 2017, during a field trip to the Houses Of Parliament as a politics student at Edge Hill University, when he was struck by a vehicle driven at speed along the pavement by a terrorist, during an attack in which five people died.
Travis sustained serious physical injuries which required months of operations, two years of physiotherapy, and healing of deep psychological scars.
He went on to complete a Master's degree in International and Military History at Lancaster University, become national chair of the UK Counter Terrorism Youth Advisory Group, and now teaches police recruits at Salford University, specialising in counter terrorism.
Other recipients of honours include Judith Anne Godden, who has been awarded an MBE for services to the community in Westmorland and Lonsdale.
Judith is head of casework in the constituency office of Tim Farron, MP for the South Lakes area.
Also awarded an MBE was Rebecca Robson, founder of Women's Community Matters in Barrow-in-Furness, for services to the victims of domestic abuse.
Karen Eileen Shepperson from Ambleside, director of people and operations at Ofsted, has been awarded an MBE for services to education.
Sean Balmer, coach at Cockermouth Swimming Club, has been awarded a British Empire medal for services to swimming in Cumbria.
Peter William Garwood has been awarded a British Empire medal for services to the community in Barrow-in-Furness.
Graham Walter Hundley of Kendal, an emergency response volunteer, has been awarded a British Empire medal for voluntary service to the British Red Cross.
Jane Elizabeth Morris-Eyton, of Millom, has been awarded a British Empire medal for services to the community in Bootle, Cumbria.
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