The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service – Nominations open!

The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award given to volunteer groups across the UK for outstanding work carried out in their local communities.  Since Her Majesty’s Golden Jubilee, the Queen has awarded this prestigious national honour to hundreds of volunteering groups across the UK.  

Any group of 2 or more people undertaking local volunteering can be nominated for this award.  The groups must be running for at least three years.

Sandra Adair, Director of Policy and Capacity, Volunteer Now said,

 “The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service is the MBE for volunteer groups and recognises the commitment and contribution they make to their own communities.    Volunteer Now is working with the Lord Lieutenants Association to promote the Award in Northern Ireland.

“This is an excellent opportunity to recognise voluntary groups who devote their time for the benefit of others - we often hear that organisations couldn’t exist without them, so if you know of an outstanding group or organisation that you feel deserves recognition please nominate them”

For information on how to nominate a group go to https://qavs.direct.gov.uk or call 0207 271 6206