Champion golfer Max Faulkner has finally received the recognition his fans have campaigned for and becomes an OBE.

Mr Faulkner, 85, from Pulborough, is the only living British-born winner of the Open who had not been honoured for his achievement.

He won the Open at Royal Portrush in 1951 and was a member of the team which won the Ryder Cup in 1957.

With his son-in-law Brian Barnes, he helped to design West Chiltington golf course where he continues to play.

He said: "I am very patriotic and when I go to Buckingham Palace to receive it, I shall tell the Queen that I hope she reigns for longer than Queen Victoria did."

Dr John Dew, a stalwart of Sussex cricket, becomes an MBE.

Dr Dew became involved with cricket in Horsham in 1952 when he returned to his home town as a GP. As well as captaining the cricket club, he has successfully coached generations of children.

He said: "I have been coaching since I was captain at the end of the Fifties. A band of small boys from a local council estate operated the score box for me on home matches.

"They were so good I offered them a game at the end of the season and they took me up with great gusto and that was the start of it."

In 1996, the Horsham under-15 side won the national championship and the following year made the final again.