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LORD LIEUTENANT SIR JOHN PEACE RECOGNISES VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE By Pa Modou Faal
The Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire Sir John Peace on Saturday 25 June, hosted over hundreds of organisations from across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire who have been participating in voluntary services geared towards improving and uplifting the lives and livelihood of the people around the city and county. The summer reception ceremony, which was held at The Manor, Caunton, Newark, brought together his Deputy Lieutenants, Mayors, respectable dignitaries, awardees, volunteers and a cross section of people from the county of Nottinghamshire. According to Lord Lieutenant Sir John Peace, one of the greatest benefits apart from recognition of organisation is “meeting with each other, some coming together and doing things together to make your organisations stronger”. “We also have young people organisations who have done excellent work in the community and will be presented with special award which is added to the awards this year”, said the Lord Lieutenant. Sir John Peace described his deputy lieutenants as “very special people who are doing a great job in Nottinghamshire by identifying organisations and individuals who they think are worthy of Queen’s Awards.” He thanked them for the amazing work they are doing in the community and for their part in the Queen’s Jubilee celebration. The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award with the equivalence of MBE. It was instituted during The Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 2002 with the objective of recognising voluntary service providers that have contributed immensely to the development of their local communities. This year’s Queen’s Award winners: Nottinghamshire Scout Council: provides opportunity for volunteers to be trained and to work with young people including boys
and girls across the county. The Lace Market Theatre, which is an amateur theatre group run by volunteers, this year celebrated its centenary. The theatre contributes to enriching and educating the lives of the community in theatre and creative arts over the period. Since he introduced the Lord-Lieutenant’s Award for Promoting Voluntary Service in Nottinghamshire in 2016, Sir John Peace annually awards deserving organisations. This year’s winners of the Lord-Lieutenant’s Award are: Stop The Violence Media Campaign (Violence Reduction Unit) commissioned a social media campaign in 2019 to address key themes within the scope of serious violence such as weapon enabled violence, criminal exploitation of young people as well as sexual and domestic violence. Bluecoat Beechdale Academy. Spectrum WASP (We Are Special People) was founded in 2009 and they provide various programmes and activities, and life skills for children and young people with special and additional needs and their families so that they might develop more confident and interactive life learning skills. Nottingham Army Cadet Force has been operational for over 70 years with over 600 young people from 12-18 years which is entirely staffed by volunteers many of whom are former cadets, parent cadets or ex-army. University Hospital Youth Service facilitates a young group in Lenton with long term illnesses afternoon dropin sessions in the Queen’s Medical Centre children’s ward and supports sessions for children with similar illnesses. Gedling Youth Council is a body of young school goers with the role of investigating local issues of concern on behalf of their peers and act as a consultative group. They make recommendations for service organisations such as the District Council and the Police to improve their engagements with young people and raising the profile of young people in civil society. Worksop Sea Cadets, Pulp Fiction Movie Guard. Other winners include West Bridgford Squadron Air Cadets, St Johns Ambulance of Calverton, Inspire Youth Arts, Mansfield.
