The New Year Honours list for 2023 has been released - but who are the community heroes from Suffolk who have been recognised?

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

  • Joanna Hilary Todd, founder and chief executive officer, Respect. For services to victims of domestic abuse (Felixstowe)

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

  • Fiona Jane Ellis, chief executive officer, Survivors in Transition.  For services to survivors of childhood sexual abuse (Ipswich)

East Anglian Daily Times: Fiona Ellis (left), chief executive officer of Survivors in TransitionFiona Ellis (left), chief executive officer of Survivors in Transition (Image: Newsquest)

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

  • James Matthew William Alexander, volunteer. For services to the natural environment (Aldeburgh)
  • Dr Catherine Lee, professor of inclusive education and leadership and deputy dean for education, Anglia Ruskin University. For services to equality in education (Acton)
  • Jenifer Jane White, historic landscape adviser, Historic England. For services to heritage and to historic parks and gardens (Saxmundham)

East Anglian Daily Times: Ian Toulson received a BEM for service to the Walsham-le-Willows communityIan Toulson received a BEM for service to the Walsham-le-Willows community (Image: Newsquest)

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

  • Malcolm Ian William Finch, forestry machine operator, Forestry England. For services to forestry (Brandon)
  • Richard Henry Hanley, music teacher, Thomas Mills High School, Framlingham. For services to education (Ipswich)
  • Eric Hopes, police support volunteer, Suffolk Constabulary. For services to policing (Bury St Edmunds)
  • Sylvia Mary Knights, trustee, Suffolk Libraries. For services to public libraries (Bungay)
  • Ian Richard Toulson, for services to the community in Walsham-le-Willows (Bury St Edmunds)