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Nominate a group of volunteers for The King's Award for Voluntary Service including eligibility and supporting a nomination.
The King’s Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award given to…
You can nominate a group for The King’s Award for Voluntary Service…
Find volunteering opportunities, and volunteer rights, pay, expenses, age limits, criminal record checks.
You can find volunteering opportunities on the: National Association for…
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Age limits There’s no upper age limit on volunteering. Some organisations’…
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Communities across the United Kingdom will benefit as 231 volunteer-led groups receive The King's Award for Voluntary Service - the highest accolade a voluntary group can receive in the UK, equivalent to an MBE.
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111 outstanding UK volunteering groups have been honoured as recipients of The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2014.
Nearly 200 outstanding UK volunteering groups have been honoured as recipients of The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2015.
Guidance on the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Volunteering Award.
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