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  • Nick Hurd responds to Sir Stephen Bubb's letter on the Big Society

    Nick Hurd has written an open letter to Sir Stephen Bubb of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The New Year Honours Lists 2013

    The New Year’s Honours Lists 2013 are published today in recognition of the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the UK.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Downing Street 2013 charity partners

    Magic Breakfast and Friends of the Elderly are to be Downing Street's charity partners for 2013.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Social Action Fund-backed project helps raise profile of philanthropy among young people

    Pupils at Lampton School in Hounslow today celebrated the one millionth pound donated to charity through Youth and Philanthropy Initiative.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Sixty awards for sixty years: The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Award celebrates a Great British year of volunteering

    Sixty organisations have been recognised with The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Volunteering Awards 2012.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Vodafone JustTextGiving wins Prime Minister’s Big Society Award

    JustTextGiving by Vodafone is the latest winner of the Prime Minister's Big Society Award for the way it has revolutionised charity giving through text donations

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Fylde Food Co-operative in Lancashire wins Prime Minister’s Big Society Award

    The pioneering food co-operative Fylde FoodCo from Lancashire, is the latest winner of the Prime Minister's Big Society Award in recognition of its initiative to provide free locally grown produce to those in greatest ne…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Scotland's first Prime Minister's Big Society Award winner: West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative

    West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative (WWHC) from South Lanarkshire, Glasgow, has become the first Scottish recipient of the Prime Minister's Big Society Award.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Lightbox in Woking wins Prime Minister’s Big Society Award

    A charity museum and gallery set up and run by a group of volunteers in Woking, Surrey, has won the Prime Minister's Big Society Award.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Games Makers win Big Society award

    Prime Minister presents 50th Big Society Award to London 2012 volunteers.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Livity wins Big Society Award

    Brixton based youth engagement agency improves lives of young people, creating opportunities for their voices to be heard.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Challenge Prize semi-finalists reveal novel and engaging ways to tackle pressing social concerns

    Fifty semi-finalists are now in the running for two £50,000 Challenge Prizes, which back innovative new ways to bring communities together.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £65 million for free advice services to help the vulnerable

    Vital frontline advice services in England will receive a multi-million pound support package from the Big Lottery Fund and Cabinet Office.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Chloe Smith joins Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson to launch Energy Club

    Energy Club, a Cabinet Office-backed physical activity scheme for children aged between 4-11 years old, has been launched.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Sixteen more projects receive support through the Innovation in Giving Fund

    Sixteen cutting edge projects are to receive financial support from the Cabinet Office's Innovation in Giving Fund.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Big Lottery Fund Board Members appointed

    Astrid Bonfield and Tony Burton have been appointed to the Board of the Big Lottery Fund.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • CALLplus patient charity wins Prime Minister's Big Society Award

    Manchester-based charity working to improve the lives of people living with cancer and other illnesses is the latest winner of the Big Society Awards.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Hangleton and Knoll Project wins Prime Minister's Big Society Award

    Hangleton and Knoll Project, a Brighton and Hove charity working to support local people, is the latest winner of the Big Society Awards.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Queen's Diamond Jubilee Volunteering Award 2012

    Voluntary organisations are being encouraged to submit nominations for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Volunteering Award 2012.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Hope UK receives the Prime Minister’s Big Society Award

    Hope UK, has been awarded the Big Society Award for the work it has done training volunteers to become drug educators in communities across the UK. External site: [Big Society Awards](http://www.bigsocietyawards.org) E…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government