more to shout about -- a Queen's honour.

Major Donald Henry Burns is one of six people to receive the Queen's Certificate and Badge of Honour.

Others include Bermuda Diabetic Association founder Mrs. Deborah Jean Jones, ballet dancer and choreographer Mrs. Conchita Consuelo Ming and musician Mr.

Albert Lloyd Matthew.

Also in the Queen's Birthday Honours list are community worker Mrs. Diane Kelly and hotel worker and butler Mr. Irving Wilkinson.

The Royal Gazette revealed earlier this month that retired Salvation Army officer Major Albert Benjamin and artist Mrs. Georgine Hill were made Members of the Order of the British Empire.

Father-of-five Major Burns has been St. George's Town Crier for some 30 years.

In the Guinness Book of Records for having the loudest voice as a Town Crier, he has often represented the Tourism Ministry overseas.

A former officer in the Bermuda Militia Artillery, where he served from 1951 to 1965, he competes each year in the International Town Criers Competition.

He was awarded the Military Cross after serving in Italy in the Second World War.

Mrs. Jones founded the Bermuda Diabetic Association in 1979 with another nurse, Mrs. Joanne Armstrong.

It was set up to meet a need for greater awareness of diabetes by the Island's diabetic community and the public.

Over the last 12 years Mrs. Jones has helped coordinate the association's activities, organising meetings featuring international guest speakers.

She has also been involved in diabetes screening programmes throughout Bermuda.

In 1980 Mrs. Jones received the Bermuda Jaycees Outstanding Person Award.

Mrs. Ming began her dance studies in England, continuing them at the Jackson School of Performing Arts.

She trained at Wagner College and the Lhotka School of Ballet.

In addition, she has studied with the Royal Winnipeg School of Ballet and has danced with the Contemporary Dancers of Winnipeg.

Mrs. Ming has choreographed and danced with the Bermuda Dance Theatre, and was chosen to dance at "Carifesta'' in Jamaica in 1976.

Mrs. Ming is a past chairman of the National Dance Theatre of Bermuda, having created the work, "Cetacean'', especially for the National Dance Theatre of Bermuda.

She is also well-known as head of Government's Child Development Project, with which she has been linked for some 20 years.

Mr. Matthew, a trained teacher, is acclaimed as one of Bermuda's outstanding musicians and organists.

He teaches music at Elliott Primary School and Southampton Primary, where he has helped found hand-bell choirs.

As a conductor, Mr. Matthew has directed two important works by Rossini recently -- the Stabat Mater and the Petite Messe Solonelle.

Mrs. Kelly is recognised for her services to the community, particularly the mentally and physically handicapped.

For several years she was president of the Association for the Mentally Handicapped.

A mother of two physically disabled children, she became one of the founders of Hope Homes.

And despite her many interests, she still finds time to work with the elderly at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Wilkinson has been involved with hotel work and catering for more than 60 years.

He began work as a mason, before joining the former Hamilton Hotel as a bellman.

After a while in the hotel industry, he became a butler with the late Mr.

Wallace Orr, former owner of Perot's Island.

He then struck out on his own, gaining widespread recognition for his catering, butlering and bartending.

When the City Hall was opened, Mr. Wilkinson was asked to oversee the reception.

He has catered every major reception in the Mayor's Parlour in recent years.

Royalty, Premiers, Governors and US Consuls-General have benefited from his expertise.

Major Donald Burns Mrs. Deborah Jones Mrs. Conchita Ming Mr. Albert Matthew Mrs. Diane Kelly Mr. Irving Wilkinson.