A lollipop lady who diligently helped children cross the road safely for more than 40 years will be awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for her service.

Effie Walker, 80, who first donned her neon jacket in August, 1973, has been added to the list of Scottish recipients in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

The great-grandmother was the much loved lollipop lady at Colgrain Primary School in Helensburgh for 43 years and saw several generations of pupils safely across the road before her retirement last year.

She started her job when the school opened in 1973 and many went on to have children and grandchildren there themselves who she took care of.

Effie has modestly declined to comment on the award. It will be a medal of recognition from one lady of long service to another, as the Queen celebrates 64 years on the throne.

Effie joins the ranks of actress Cate Blanchett and inspirational Scots including Keith Hopkins from Kirriemuir, who founded a charity to raise over £100,000 to help brain damaged children in Scotland.

Mel Young from Edinburgh, co-founder of the Homeless World Cup, will become an MBE.

Another recipient, Cara O'Donnell, 28, from Glasgow is being awarded a BEM for her work with young children with additional support needs.

She says: "I actually thought it was a joke at first, I got a letter from the Cabinet office and I thought oh no, what have I done?

"I don't think I'm really doing anything different from anyone else, it's just so surreal."

"You don't do this thinking you'll get a medal or anything, you're just focusing on the kids," Cara adds.

"Seeing the kids interact with each other, it's brilliant, seeing the look on their faces and how happy they are. It's so rewarding and so worth it."

Here are just some of the inspirational Scots being honoured alongside Effie, Mel and Cara.

Paul James Breen, 52, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen

British Empire Medal for charitable services to the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Therapeutic Roof Garden

Paul has done several charity walks and raised thousands of pounds for the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (ARI).

After suffering a brain aneurysm in 2010, he pledged to do all he could to help those who faced similar experiences in the future.

As the ARI was building a rood garden, this was where he wanted to any money raised to go.

The therapeutic roof garden has now been installed and is open, with some of the most seriously ill adults and child patients benefiting from this new green outside space.

Margaret McCall Driscoll, 80, Eyemouth

British Empire Medal for services to the community in Burnmouth, Berwickshire

Margaret has been contributing to the Eyemouth community for almost 50 years.

She is known as the lady who never says no to anything, someone who will enhance and improve the local and surrounding areas.

She has also continuously fund-raised for the RNLI to maintain the service for local fishermen and seafarers.

Brian Wynn Evans, 79, St Boswells

British Empire Medal for voluntary service in the Scottish Borders

Brian, from the Roxburgh Landward Benevolent Trust, helps people who fall through the cracks of the welfare state.

The group's remit, they say, has widened, with the number of people living in the landward area has shrunk but people in health-related poverty in Roxburghshire are just as likely to live in small towns or villages.

Cara O'Donnell, 28, Glasgow

British Empire Medal for services to charity in Glasgow

Cara is co-founder of the Glasgow-based charity, SAMs.

SAMs works voluntarily with around 40 young children with additional support needs.

Cara organises clubs for children on a monthly basis at St Michael's Parish, Parkhead, which enable young people with special needs to play and interact with other children with assisted support from volunteers.

Without the work that she does, the children that SAMs works with would be excluded from many of the activities that are offered such as day trips to Flamingo Land, cinema trips and organised sports days.

Iris Ann Hume King McNab, 83, Kirkcaldy

British Empire Medal for services to charity in Kirkcaldy, Fife

Iris has dedicated more than 40 years of her life to the Friends of Victoria and Whyteman's Brae Hospitals.

She has been a much loved and respected member of the Friends committee since 1974 and over the years she has overseen the financing of medical equipment and hospital furnishings worth over £300, 000.

This has contributed to crucial projects such as a diabetes centre, the Victoria Hospital Chapel, relatives' rooms, a raised herb garden and a dedicated Stroke Unit.

Effie Walker, 80, Helensburgh

British Empire Medal for services to education and the community in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute

Effie has been the much loved lollipop lady at Colgrain Primary School for 43 years and has seen several generations of Colgrain pupils safely across the road.

Through her role she has got to know many families in the community and been a listening ear to many, especially new naval families transitioning into a new community.

Effie is also fully involved in wider school life and attends all of the school events supporting and encouraging the pupils she knows so well.

Bryan Logan Bain, 71, Nairn

British Empire Medal for services to the community in Nairn

With a history of volunteering for the children's panel and local youth club, when a Citizen's Advice Bureau (CAB) was suggested, Bryan volunteered to help set it up.

He trained as a volunteer generalist adviser in 1995, undertook further training as a Welfare Rights Worker, representing clients at tribunals and trained as a tutor of new volunteers.

Although he retired in 2010, he continues to volunteer for more than 40 hours per week in a variety of roles.

Alexander Douglas Ruthven, 78, Edinburgh

British Empire Medal for voluntary service to the community in Edinburgh and the Lothians

Due to Alexander's awareness of how dogs can help people, the Therapet Service has expanded enormously in Edinburgh and Lothians.

He has been a member of Dogs Trust for the past 15 years and worked as a dog walker and dog socialiser at the West Calder Centre for several years.

He was invited to join CCST in 1998 and since then he and his beloved border collies have been regular visitors to long stay patients and residents in hospitals and care and nursing homes in Edinburgh.

Anne Isabel Masino, 63, Inverary

British Empire Medal for voluntary service to young people through the UK Scout Association

Anne has been volunteering for the Scouts Association for more than 30 years and has dedicated her time and funds to organising community service expeditions to countries such as Botswana, Namibia, Malawi and Mongolia.

Whilst the vast majority of scout expeditions are run at a lo cal level, she recruits participants from across the UK to give young people the opportunity to work with others from a variety of backgrounds.