The King’s Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award given to volunteer groups across the UK. The award is equivalent to an MBE and is awarded for life. It’s announced every year on 14 November, the King’s birthday.
We are very grateful to our supporters Val, Graeme and Louise, who nominated the Centre to be considered for the King’s Award due to our large number of amazing volunteers who do so much to keep our Centre running.
Last week, we were visited by two members of the Berkshire Lieutenancy, Sue Roberts and Rohit Tanna. They came to assess the Centre, to talk to Centre staff and volunteers and to gather information so a decision can be made about whether we will receive the Award. Thank you to everyone who took the time to chat to them. Sue and Rohit both stressed how impressive it is to reach even this stage of the Award process.
We will find out in November if the Centre has been successful in receiving the King’s Award. But regardless of whether we receive it or not, we think our volunteers are all wonderful and they definitely deserve the highest honour!
