Congratulations to 22 NI Volunteer Groups!

Congratulations to 22 volunteer groups in Northern Ireland that have been awarded The King’s Award for Voluntary Service 2024!

The King’s Award for Voluntary Service is the highest civil Award given to local volunteer groups across the UK to recognise outstanding work done in their own communities. 281 Awardees from across the UK have been recognised, reminding us of all the ways in which fantastic volunteers work to make life better for those around them.

We are very pleased that volunteers are getting recognition and we send our congratulations to:

• All About Us – ASD Teens
• Allegri
• Ashes to Gold
• Bovalley Community Association
• Bready Cricket Club
• Cathedral Youth & Community Hub
• Fermanagh BrightStarz
• Foyle Down Syndrome Trust
• Life After
• Monkstown Village Initiatives
• Parent Action
• Queenspark Women’s Group
• Randalstown Ulster Scots Cultural Society
• St. Augustine’s Church Volunteering Group
• Stewartstown & District Environmental Outreach
• SWELL (Supported We Live Life)
• Tamnamore  Community Development Association
• The Breakaways
• Tullyally Women’s Group
• Ulster Project Derry/Londonderry
• Ulster Tower Street Community Development Association
• Youth Sport Omagh

More information on the recipients and the Award can be found at https://kavs.dcms.gov.uk/

Full details on how to nominate are available at https://kavs.dcms.gov.uk/  Nominations for the 2026 awards will open on the 1 September 2025.

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