Guitarist Dave Gilmour was made a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to music thanks to his work with the legendary Pink Floyd.

The band created one of the biggest-selling albums of all time with Dark Side Of The Moon and have enjoyed decades of commercial and critical acclaim.

He has recently become noted for his philanthropy, donating £3.6 million from the sale of his London mansion to a project providing housing for the homeless.

Mr Gilmour, a 57-year-old father of eight, lives near Billingshurst with his second wife, Polly Samson.

Internationally-acclaimed photographer Steve Pyke missed out on a chance to compose a portrait of the Queen recently but may get a second chance when he is invested with his MBE medal at the Palace.

He admitted: "It could be interesting."

Mr Pyke, 45, has photographed many of the world's most famous people, from the Dalai Lama and Bill Gates to Sir Paul McCartney and footballer Zinedine Zidane.

His work hangs in the National Portrait Gallery and he is regularly commissioned by the likes of The Guardian and The Observer and newspapers in New York.

However, the Queen has so far eluded him, as have two of his heroes, astronaut Neil Armstrong and former boxer Muhammed Ali.

Mr Pyke lives in Hastings with his partner, film maker Nichola Bruce, and sons Jack and Duncan.

They have had links with the town since 1984 and Mr Pyke is now working on two local projects, photographing artists in the South-East and a series of landscapes to hang in the walls of Eastbourne District General Hospital.

Richard Profit will be travelling to Buckingham Palace for the third time now he has been made a CBE.

Mr Profit, 62, is group chairman of safety regulation at the Civil Aviation Authority based in Gatwick.

He was made an OBE in 1980 after completing a tour as a squadron commander in Gutersloh, Germany. He received this honour from the Prince of Wales and on another occasion was presented with the Air Force Cross by the Queen Mother.

Mr Profit joked he could pick up the full set if his CBE is bestowed by the Queen.

Mr Profit has been married to Pam for 38 years and the couple live in Storrington. They have one daughter, who is a teacher.

The award is being made for "services to aviation safety", a duty Mr Profit has performed both in both the military and civilian capacities.

Stephen Hewitt, business design director at the Department for Work and Pensions, is made a Companion of the Order of the Bath.

Meanwhile, Professor Michael Lipton of the University of Sussex is made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.

He was founding director of the Poverty Research Unit in 1995 which conducts research into all aspects of poverty.

Prof Lipton is an economist specialising in agricultural research, nutrition economics, poverty, and economic demography in developing countries, including Bangladesh, Botswana, India, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka and South Africa.

Paul Streets of Robertsbridge, who is chief executive of Diabetes UK, is made an OBE.

Other new OBEs include Glenys Timmons, from Brighton, assistant director of science and technology at the Department of Trade and Industry, and Martin Turrell, from Pulborough, who works in the Lord Chancellor's Department.

Charles Graham, an inspector with the Health and Safety Executive from Burgess Hill, and Joan Patten, from Hastings, who chaired the South-East England Tourist Board, are also OBEs.

Majory Manton, a Women's Royal Voluntary Service co-ordinator in Horsham, is made an MBE.

Despite suffering severe mobility problems herself, Mrs Manton organises a team of about 120 men and women who provide a vital service visiting the elderly in the district.

Mrs Manton, 88, said: "It is nice to be recognised. I'm so pleased because our visitors do it all very quietly and we don't advertise."

"I hope that me getting the award is in recognition of all the work everyone else does."

Peter Ridlington, from Findon, near Worthing, is made an MBE in recognition of his work for the Gurkha Welfare Trust.

The former officer, 70, served in the Queen's Gurkhas Signals for 35 years, the latter five as welfare officer.

After leaving the armed forces, he joined the trust which helps 12,000 former Gurkhas, widows and orphans in Nepal. It provides a pension to those who would not otherwise qualify and also provides a sponsorship scheme.

He said: "It came into operation just after the Second World war and is now a very big organisation. There are 25 welfare centres throughout Nepal staffed by a retired Gurkha, a medical officer and a welfare officer."

He was responsible for the building of many of these centres and visits the country regularly.

Anne Jones, a stalwart of Burgess Hill and representative of Mid Sussex District Council, is also made an MBE.

Others include Sydney Brewin, who now lives in Hampshire, but is being recognised for work with the Citizens' Advice Bureau in East Sussex.

Donald Filliston, chairman of the Sandgate Conservation Society, is made an MBE for services to conservation and his home village of Storrington.

Gordon Fowlie is made MBE for his work for agriculture and the community in Lewes.

John Grimwood is another MBE for his service to the community, in particular with Petworth Town Band.

Andrew Robinson, from Wadhurst, is also an MBE for services to social and community enterprise in his role as head of community banking with NatWest and the Royal Bank of Scotland.