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Queens Award for Voluntary Service
Six Lancashire Groups Receive the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
Above: Cedar House Preston CIO Above: Church & Oswaldtwistle Rotary Above: Friends of Rhyddings Park, Oswaldtwistle
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Six groups of volunteers based in Lancashire have been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK.
The groups are included in the list of 244 charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups to receive the prestigious award this year. The number of nominations remains high year on year, showing that the voluntary sector is thriving and full of innovative ideas to make life better for those around them.
The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service aims to recognise outstanding work by volunteer groups. Their work, along with others from across the UK, reminds us of all the ways in which fantastic volunteers are contributing to their local communities and working to make life better for those around them. It was created in 2002 to celebrate The Queen’s Golden Jubilee.
Recipients are announced each year on the anniversary of The Queen’s Coronation, 2 June. Award winners this year are wonderfully diverse.They include volunteer groups from across the UK, including: a rural support group for farmers in Shropshire; a community magazine addressing isolation in the Western Isles; a running club engaging all ages in County Tyrone; a film academy and community hub based in South Wales, and a food bank in Greater London feeding vulnerable individuals and providing training opportunities.
Each of the groups received a certificate signed by HM The Queen and an exclusive commemorative crystal, presented on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen by the Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire, Mrs Christine Kirk DL, at an award ceremony which was held on Monday 11 July at County Hall in Preston.
Furthermore, two volunteers from each of the Groups will be invited to attend a garden party at Buckingham Palace in May 2023 (depending on any restrictions at the time), along with other recipients of this year’s Award.
