The Queen's Birthday Honours list for 2022 has been released – but who are the community heroes from Suffolk who have been recognised?

Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)

East Anglian Daily Times: Dr Ruth May speaking during a Downing Street coronavirus daily briefing in 2020Dr Ruth May speaking during a Downing Street coronavirus daily briefing in 2020 (Image: PA Media)

Dr Ruth Rosemarie Beverley (Ruth May), Chief Nursing Officer for England, NHS England and NHS Improvement. For services to nursing, midwifery, and the NHS (Nayland)

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Zoë Ann Billingham, Lately H.M. Inspector, H.M. Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services. For public service (Aldeburgh)

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Charlotte Elizabeth Young, chair and trustee, School for Social Entrepreneurs. For services to social enterprise (Woodbridge)

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Daniel James Hardiman-McCartney, clinical adviser, The College of Optometrists. For services to optometry (Newmarket)

Faith Anne Rutterford, Secretary to the Commander, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron, US Air Force, RAF Mildenhall. For public service (Bury St Edmunds)

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

Anthony Lambert Tyrrell Brown, chair, Suffolk Libraries. For services to public libraries (Beccles)

East Anglian Daily Times: The first film Pat Church showed at Abbeygate Cinema in Bury St Edmunds was Sands of the Kalahari, featuring Stanley BakerThe first film Pat Church showed at Abbeygate Cinema in Bury St Edmunds was Sands of the Kalahari, featuring Stanley Baker (Image: Archant)

Patrick David Henry Church, lately manager, Abbeygate Cinema, Bury St Edmunds. For services to the community in Suffolk (Bury St Edmunds)

Elizabeth Rebecca Gray, nurse, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS (Felixstowe)

East Anglian Daily Times: Jo King has been included in the 2022 Birthday Honours, receiving a BEMJo King has been included in the 2022 Birthday Honours, receiving a BEM (Image: Sarah Lucy Brown)

Jo King, yoga teacher. For services to the community in Suffolk (Monewden)