The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service was established in 2002
to celebrate The Queen’s Golden Jubilee. Awards are given to
deserving groups of individuals who regularly devote their time,
voluntarily, to helping others. The Award is the highest honour
that can be given to voluntary groups and its status is equivalent
to the MBE.
The Awards are announced on 2 June each year. Winning groups
receive a certificate and a Laser Crystal at local ceremonies at
which the Lord Lieutenant is normally present.
How to Make a Nomination
There are no deadlines for receipt of nominations and
nominations remain “active” for three years. Anybody may nominate a
group of volunteers, but groups must not self-nominate.
A group (consisting of two people or more) can be nominated
if:
- it is based in the UK
- it has been in existence for at least three years
- over half its members are volunteers.
Further information and nomination forms are available on
The
Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service website.
The Queen’s Awards for
Enterprise
The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise were established in their
current form in 2000 and are the UK’s most prestigious awards for
business performance.
There are four categories of Award:
- International Trade
- Innovation
- Sustainable Development
- Individual Award
The first three are awarded to businesses who are able to
demonstrate outstanding success in that particular field. The
Individual Award (The Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion) is
awarded to people who have played an outstanding role in the
promotion of enterprise in others.
The closing date for nominations is 31 October and the
recipients for each year are announced on the following 21
April.
Winners receive a range of benefits including worldwide
recognition and extensive press coverage. The Award itself is
presented locally, usually by the Lord Lieutenant.
Further information is available from The Queen’s Award for
Enterprise website.
