Awardees
On 2nd June we announced 241 voluntary groups selected to receive the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service in 2021.
164 of these groups also received a special designation for providing impactful support during the pandemic.
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Home-Start in Suffolk
Year awarded: 2021Type of group: Family SupportCeremonial county: SuffolkProviding support and friendship to vulnerable families in Suffolk via 1:1 volunteering and groups.Read article about awardee -
The Cotswold Canals Trust
Year awarded: 2021Type of group: EnvironmentCeremonial county: GloucestershireRegenerating a 36-mile canal corridor, engaging communities and reviving heritage and wildlife.Read article about awardee -
1279 (Melton Mowbray) Squadron, Royal Air Force Air Cadets
Year awarded: 2021Type of group: Children and Young PeopleCeremonial county: LeicestershireProviding life-skills training and challenging activities for young people. -
3D Drumchapel
Year awarded: 2021Type of group: Family SupportCeremonial county: The City of GlasgowJourneying with families in North West Glasgow and supporting to develop strong family relationships. -
4Sight Vision Support
Year awarded: 2021Type of group: DisabilityCeremonial county: West SussexMaking a positive difference for people living with sight loss in West Sussex. -
72 (Omagh) Squadron, RAF Air Cadets
Year awarded: 2021Type of group: Children and Young PeopleCeremonial county: County TyronePlaying a significant role in healing community divisions. -
A Safe Space to be Me
Year awarded: 2021Type of group: Mental Health and WellbeingCeremonial county: County AntrimEncouraging community cohesion through counselling, life coaching, work-shops and family support -
Abberton Rural Training
Year awarded: 2021Type of group: Education and EmploymentCeremonial county: EssexProviding accessible land-based skills projects for vulnerable and isolated individuals and families. -
Aberchirder and District Men’s Shed
Year awarded: 2021Type of group: Loneliness and BefriendingCeremonial county: BanffshireProviding a welcome community for people to meet, acquire shared skills and combat loneliness. -
Aberdeen Cyrenians
Year awarded: 2021Type of group: HomelessnessCeremonial county: The City of AberdeenTackling homelessness and helping those in crisis through poverty, abuse, addiction and mental illness. -
Active and In Touch
Year awarded: 2021Type of group: Loneliness and BefriendingCeremonial county: SomersetProviding a much valued, inclusive befriending service to combat isolation and loneliness. -
Acts of Kindness Community, Solent
Year awarded: 2021Type of group: Loneliness and BefriendingCeremonial county: HampshireProviding support to vulnerable people through the provision of essentials and a befriending network. -
Ageless Thanet
Year awarded: 2021Type of group: Loneliness and BefriendingCeremonial county: KentPromoting wellbeing and reducing loneliness and isolation in Thanet communities. -
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust Volunteers
Year awarded: 2021Type of group: Health and CareCeremonial county: MerseysideProviding services to improve experience and outcomes for children/young people, families and carers. -
Allens Cross Community Garden
Year awarded: 2021Type of group: EnvironmentCeremonial county: The West MidlandsTransforming lives, through cultivating an unused space to become a beautiful Community Garden. -
Amerton Railway
Year awarded: 2021Type of group: Sport and Outdoor ActivitiesCeremonial county: StaffordshirePromoting narrow gauge railways, with emphasis on Staffordshire, by operating a Narrow Gauge railway. -
Andy’s Man Club, Halifax
Year awarded: 2021Type of group: Mental Health and WellbeingCeremonial county: West YorkshireProviding peer to peer talking groups for men. -
Ards Peninsula First Responder Scheme
Year awarded: 2021Type of group: Emergency ResponseCeremonial county: County DownProviding immediate medical assistance, pending the arrival of emergency response teams. -
Arts 2 Heal
Year awarded: 2021Type of group: Arts and MediaCeremonial county: LancashireTransforming lives, providing mental health support and skill-building through an art-based approach. -
Asylum Link Merseyside
Year awarded: 2021Type of group: Asylum Seekers and RefugeesCeremonial county: MerseysideProviding friendship and support for asylum seekers and refugees, specialising in destitution. -
Atlas Women’s Centre
Year awarded: 2021Type of group: Mental Health and WellbeingCeremonial county: County AntrimProviding opportunities and vital support to improve wellbeing, increase skills and reduce isolation. -
Bann Rowing Club
Year awarded: 2021Type of group: Sport and Outdoor ActivitiesCeremonial county: County LondonderryProviding an inclusive, successful, well-equipped centre promoting and developing rowing. -
Barmouth Community First Responders
Year awarded: 2021Type of group: Emergency ResponseCeremonial county: GwyneddSaving and enhancing lives in Gwynedd as medical first responders ahead of the emergency services. -
Barnes Children’s Literature Festival
Year awarded: 2021Type of group: Children and Young PeopleCeremonial county: Greater LondonImproving the lives of children and families through the promotion of literacy and literature. -
BATIAS Independent Advocacy Service
Supporting people with learning disabilities to be heard, inspiring positive change to their lives.