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Lord-Lieutenant makes last call for 2017 Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service nominations

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***Issued on behalf of the Lord-Lieutenant’s office***

The Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire, The Lord Shuttleworth KG KCVO, has made a final call for people across the county to nominate outstanding volunteer groups in their area for the 2017 Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, before the 16th September deadline.

This prestigious UK National Honour, which has an equivalent status to an MBE, recognises the exceptional contributions made to local communities by groups voluntarily devoting their time for the benefit of others.

In June this year, five outstanding groups in Lancashire received the 2016 Award from nominations made from across the UK. These groups were nominated by friends, family or members of the public.

Nominations can be made at any time during the year by visiting www.gov.uk/queens-award-for-voluntary-service, but for those wishing to be considered for the 2017 Award, forms must be received by Friday 16 September.

Mrs Jo Darbyshire, Deputy Lieutenant and Chairman of the Lancashire Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service Advisory Panel said, “Volunteering groups in Lancashire make a huge contribution to people’s lives. Many unsung heroes spend years quietly working to improve lives of people in their community. They deserve our praise and thanks for the incredible job they do.

“A prestigious National Honour such as The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service not only thanks and recognises volunteers, but can prove invaluable in so many ways to the ongoing success of the organisation.

“I know that volunteers enjoy what they do, but they often tackle challenging problems or circumstances, which require extra time and effort way beyond the original need. Many successful groups have started by one or two people seeing a need and getting together to do something about it.

“So if you benefit from the activities of a group or you know of a group of exceptional volunteers, please take a little bit of time to nominate them for this very special honour.”

In the fourteen years since it was created by Her Majesty to mark the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002 over a 1000 groups across the UK have received The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. This includes 43 from Lancashire.

For details of how to nominate and to download a nomination form in pdf or word format, visit www.gov.uk/queens-award-for-voluntary-service.

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