Posts Tagged ‘Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service’

Friends of Sandall Park win Queen’s Award

Posted on 2nd June 2011 by
Sandall Park
Members of Sandall Park with former Government Minister Rosie Winterton

The Friends of Sandall Park have recieved the highest honour by being awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service this week.

The group are a fantastic asset to their local community and were awarded a small grant from Community Spaces to create an outdoor gym in the park a couple of years ago.

It’s great to see the Friend’s going from strength to strength. Full story from the Friends can be found on their blog see: http://www.sandallpark.org.uk/2011/06/friends-receive-queens-award

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Fern Gore Resident’s prepare for Buckingham Palace garden party!

Posted on 11th June 2010 by

Fern Gore Resident’s Committee, based in Accrington, Lancashire, have succesfully been awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Services. 

The group were awarded just under £50k to create a wildlife area last year through the Community Spaces programme.

To find out more follow this link to the story on the website.

Congratulations to all the members of the Fern Gore Resident’s Committee - good luck for the presentation and we hope you enjoy the garden party at Buckingham Palace!

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