24 Feb 2025 King’s Award for Voluntary Service presentations to Shropshire groups
In 2025 eight voluntary organisations from the County were awarded the King’s Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS).
This award celebrates and promotes the tireless work of those who help others in their communities. This is the highest-level accolade for volunteer groups and is the equivalent of an MBE.
The award honours work that is recognised as bringing clear benefits to the community across a range of areas, such as culture, heritage, wellbeing, and social support.
Organisations presented with the award receive a certificate and trophy to proudly display.
In previous years, the Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire has been delighted to see so many organisations from Shropshire being rewarded for their selfless dedication and is pleased to see that 2025 was no different.
Mrs. Turner said: “Thank you for all you do. Volunteers truly are the back-bone of our communities in Shropshire. Many congratulations to you all for being recognised with this top-level award.”
KAVS Presentations across the County
West Shropshire Talking Newspaper – Presentation 19th February
Every single week since 1976 the group have produced a circa 90 minute audio compilation of stories and items taken principally from local newspapers and magazines (Shropshire Star, Shropshire Magazine, My Shrewsbury, Stretton Focus and others), but including contributions from local area reporters, bespoke interviews of local interest and articles from national sources relevant to those with visual impairment – These stories are researched and chosen by volunteers, then the Editor selects those most likely to have the widest appeal and they are rewritten for audio, then recorded by readers and technical team (originally onto cassettes, then onto memory sticks and now also digital versions), the memory sticks are then packed and distributed by post.
