Five locals on New Year Honours list

An internationally acclaimed concert pianist from Lurgan was one of a number of people honoured in the New Year list.
By The Newsroom
Published 31st Dec 2020, 14:46 BST
Updated 31st Dec 2020, 16:08 BST
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William Barry Douglas is receiving a CBE for services to music and community relations.

Barry Douglas has established a major international career since winning the Gold Medal at the 1986 Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition, Moscow.

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He is the Artistic Director of Camerata Ireland and the Clandeboye Festival.

Pacemaker Press 10-08-2020: Barry Douglas OBE classical pianist and conductor pictured at his home in Lurgan, Northern Ireland. Picture By: Arthur Allison/ Pacemaker Press.Pacemaker Press 10-08-2020: Barry Douglas OBE classical pianist and conductor pictured at his home in Lurgan, Northern Ireland. Picture By: Arthur Allison/ Pacemaker Press.
Pacemaker Press 10-08-2020: Barry Douglas OBE classical pianist and conductor pictured at his home in Lurgan, Northern Ireland. Picture By: Arthur Allison/ Pacemaker Press.

Also included on the honours list is Tandragee woman Marilyn Warren, a lecturer at the Southern Regional College.

She received the MBE for services to education and children

David Capper from Craigavon received an MBE for services to young people in Northern Ireland.

Also on the list was Joycelyn Carson from Lurgan who received a British Empire Medal (BEM) for her services to Reserve Forces and Cadets in Northern Ireland.

And Phyllis Brenda Jeffers also received a BEM for her services to Guiding and young people.

Celebrities who made the New Year Honour’s List- read here

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