SEVERAL Cumbrians who have gone beyond their call of duty are among those rewarded for their hard work in the Queen's New Years Honour's.

Clive Johnson has been awarded the Queen's Fire Service Medal (QFSM) for his dedication to the Fire and Rescue Service in Cumbria.

Mr Johnson, from Staveley, worked in the Fire Service for 50 years before going into retirement. He joined the force in 1968 when he was 18 years-old and climbed ranks from Firefighter to Watch Manager.

The QFSM is awarded to members of the fire services for distinguished service or gallantry.

Mr Johnson served and protected the local community by responding to a wide range of incidents, from house fires, industrial fires, and water rescues to animal rescues and road traffic collisions.

John Milburn Holmes, from Kendal, has been awarded an MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) for his services to the community in Cumbria.

Mr Holmes, aged 79 years old, has played many voluntary roles including district councillor for Bowness and Levens and churchwarden.

He has served as governor at Crosthwaite Church of England School, where he was instrumental in expanding the establishment, and was also chairman of the Westmorland Damson Association. He is known as the driving force behind the Damson Fair which attracts several thousands of visitors.

Mr Holmes has been a village hall committee member for more than 10 years and is also a trustee and Chair of the Bendrigg Trust, a pioneering residential outdoor education centre, working with disabled and disadvantaged young people.

He also set up a Community First Response Team in the Lyth Valley where he formed a committee, raised funds and recruited team members.

David Taylor, from Holme, has received the British Empire Medal (BEM) award for his dedicated service to The British Red Cross.

He joined the Red Cross in 1993 as an Event First Aid volunteer a role which he continues to this day.

When flooding struck Cumbria in 2005, 2009 and 2015 he was regularly spending 12 hours a day volunteering and supporting flooded individuals.

Through his work Mr Taylor identified a need to facilitate a quick local response and through the support of the Branch and other team members he set up Emergency Response in Cumbria (ERIC).

He used his drive and passion to set up a system of volunteer Team Leaders across Cumbria and has raised the money to be able to buy equipment for the organisation. For example, in one fundraiser Mr Taylor swam one mile in ten different lakes and raised more than £5000. In 2016 he cycled, swam, walked and kayaked over four days from the Top to the Toe of Cumbria and raised an astonishing £6300.