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The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service: call for nominations
8 September 2010
The Office for Civil Society (OCS) in the Cabinet Office is inviting communities in the North West to nominate outstanding local voluntary groups for next year’s Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the MBE for volunteer groups.
In June this year, twelve outstanding groups in the North West received the 2010 Award from the 341 nominations made from across the UK after being nominated by friends, family, beneficiaries or members of the public.
Nominations for the 2011 Award should be received by 30 September 2010; therefore if you know of the great work of a voluntary group in the North West you can should nominate now. Successful groups will be announced on 2 June 2011.
Further information including criteria and nomination forms are at www.direct.gov.uk/thequeensawardforvoluntaryservice or by calling 020 7781 2397.
Established in celebration of Her Majesty’s Golden Jubilee to recognise outstanding local community voluntary groups, the Award has now recognised more than 850 groups. Groups from many different backgrounds undertaking a range of diverse activities have felt the Award’s benefits which include - attracting more volunteers, increased awareness of the group to potential funders and of course helping to raise morale amongst existing volunteers.
The 12 North West groups who received the award this year were:
Bolton Lads & Girls Club Mentoring Project
Broadbent Luncheon Club
Building Bridges
Fern Gore Residents Committee
Fishwick Rangers Youth Development Scheme
Keswick Cricket Club Junior Coaches
The Lily Centre Breast Cancer Support Group
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The North West Ecological Trust
Skelmersdale Action for Youth Forum (SAY)
The Streetlife Trust
Windmill Hill Community Forum Ltd
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