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.
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