28 Apr The King’s Award for Voluntary Service – Shropshire Briefing Workshops 2025
This award celebrates the outstanding work of volunteer groups across the UK. Groups do not have to be a registered charity and any volunteer-led organisation with three or more volunteers can be nominated.
The Lord-Lieutenant has been delighted to see so many voluntary groups in the county being awarded the highly prestigious King’s Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS). The award is the equivalent of an MBE and the highest award given to local voluntary groups in the UK, giving Royal recognition to the work done by volunteers. It not only helps raise the profile of the winning groups and acknowledges their work, but also can help achieve funding, and she would like to support even more organisations across Shropshire win this award.
The county has a great track-record for receiving these awards and last year 8 Shropshire organisations were recognised:
Cruckton & District Ploughing Society
Oswestry Borderland Tourism Ltd
Shrewsbury & Oswestry Crucial Crew
Shrewsbury Up & Comers
Shropshire Beekeepers Association
Sustainable Newport
Albrighton Trust
Telford and Wrekin Interfaith Council
The Shropshire Lieutenancy will be holding three briefing sessions which will explain the award and the nomination process:
Tuesday 15 July 2025 – 2.00pm – 3.30 pm
The Silvester Horne Institute, 60 High Street Church Stretton SY6 6BY
Wednesday 3 September 2025 – 10.30am – 12.00 pm
The Council Chamber, Shropshire Council , The Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ
Tuesday 16 September 2025 – 7 – 8pm by zoom
We recommend attendance in person at one of the workshops in Church Stretton or Shrewsbury as this gives the opportunity for members of the Shropshire KAVS panel to look in more detail at the individual group’s eligibility. We have also added an evening zoom session.
For further information and/or to book a place please email Shelley Davies – lieutenancy@shropshire.gov.uk.
Information can also be found on the KAVS website:
