IDENTICAL twins Alan and James Johnstone, of Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire,

who each become an MBE, have worked as dairymen on the same farm for 46

years.

In all that time, they have never had a Christmas or New Year off. The

brothers, who are often mistaken for one another, have a lot in common

apart from their jobs.

They have both represented Wigtownshire at badminton and golf. Both

used to play off a handicap of five and they still tee off regularly at

the Dunskey Club, at Portpatrick.

They also share a passion for wood-carving in their spare time.

They both live in cottages on 500-acre High Three Mark farm, where

they look after a herd of up to 200 Holstein Fresian dairy cows.

* George McPhee, MBE, is the distinguished organist and master of the

choristers at Paisley Abbey.

Since taking over the post in 1963, he has been credited with raising

the standards of music at Paisley Abbey to an unparalleled place in the

Church of Scotland.

Mr McPhee, 57, is also a visiting professor of organ at St Andrews

University and is chairman of the Paisley International Organ Festival.

He has conducted various choral bodies in Scotland and has been both a

soloist and a conductor with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. He

has made numerous recordings and broadcasts, and has been an adjudicator

and examiner for various music schools and colleges.

Mr McPhee has been on the staff of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music

and Drama for 30 years.

* Captain David Polson, MBE, is the harbourmaster of Shetland's

biggest port.

He has worked for Lerwick Harbour Trust for almost 25 years -- the

last 20 of them as harbourmaster.

Prior to that, he worked for shipping company Salvesens for 18 years,

working his way up from cadet to master.

''I was here before the oil really started and have seen the fishing

industry entirely change. Everything is so much bigger now than it used

to be. It has always been interesting -- there's never a dull moment,''

he said.

* Mrs Mary Scott, MBE, is headteacher at St Aloysius Primary School in

Glasgow, and an active member of the teaching union the Educational

Institute of Scotland.

She trained at the Notre Dame College of Education, now the St

Andrew's College in Bearsden, and has taught at a number of city

primaries, but has been at St Aloysius for the past 10 years.

* Mrs Hannah Stirling, MBE, co-founded the Friends of Loch Lomond

Society in 1978 and is now its president, having held virtually all its

offices.

The society now enjoys worldwide recognition for its work at

conserving the Loch Lomond area. It has more than overseas members and

1000 local members and is consulted on plans for development.

The society has also completed a number of improvements in the Loch

Lomond area, including repair work and the construction of new

footpaths.

* Mr Bill Wilkie, MBE, is Perth's Mr Music, and at the age of 72 he is

honoured for services to the All Scotland Accordion and Fiddle Festival.

The annual event attracts hundreds of young musicians to Perth from all

over the country and has been organised by Mr Wilkie for more than 40

years.

A professional musician all his life, he worked with Ralph Reader

during the Second World War. He later formed his own band in Perth and

started his own thriving music business.