The King's Award for Voluntary Service
The King’s Award for Voluntary Service
Every day, millions of people across the UK are making a difference by volunteering. Each year, outstanding examples of this work are celebrated through the King’s Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS).
Created in 2002 to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee and previously known as The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS), the Award has been shining a light on the fantastic work of voluntary groups from all across the UK for many years.
Equivalent to an MBE, KAVS is the highest Award given to local voluntary groups in the UK, and it is awarded for life.
The nomination window for the 2024 round will open on 1 June 2023 and close on 15 September 2023. Further details can be found at www.kavs.dcms.gov.uk
The KAVS Winners for 2023
Mid-Cheshire Foodbank
The QAVS Winners for 2022
Alsager Community Support
South Cheshire Amateur Boxing Club
The QAVS Winners for 2020
AIR (Activity in Retirement), Macclesfield
Overwater Wheelyboat Services, Audlem
OPAL Services, (Rural West Cheshire)
Vale Royal Talking Newspaper
The QAVS Winners for 2019
Earlams Styal Village Community Store, Café and Gallery
ELLA Together
Frodsham Community Association
Knutsford Hosts
Merseyside & Cheshire Bloodbikes
Recent winners in Cheshire include:
2018
Cheshire Asbestos Victims Support Group of Runcorn
Cheshire Search & Rescue (CSAR) based in Winsford
Knutsford Heritage Centre
Reach Out and Recover (ROAR) of Macclesfield
Space4Autism of Macclesfield
2017
Just Drop-In Youth Info & Advice, Macclesfield
Seahorse Swimming Club, Crewe
The Neuromuscular Centre, Winsford
Onside Warrington Youth Club
2016
East Cheshire Hospice Christmas Tree Collection and Recycling Scheme
Nantwich Agricultural Society
2015
Chelford Tenants & Residents’ Association
CRE8 (Macclesfield)
Northern Lights Children’s Charity (Neston)
2014
The winners of the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2014 have been announced and include two Groups from Cheshire.
Fairfield & Howley Neighbourhood Project (Warrington)
The Wednesday Disco Team (Widnes).
2013
The Welcome Cafe in Knutsford
DIAL House in Chester
Volunteers at the Anson Engineering Museum in Poynton
2012
Mersey Weaver District Scout Council
Dee Sign Choir of Chester and
Chester Adult PHAB Social Club
2011
Live! (Chester)
Windmill Hill Community Association (Runcorn)
Cheshire County Show Volunteers
Bridgend Centre (Bollington)
St. Luke’s Hospice Volunteers (Winsford)
St John Ambulance Cheshire Young Carers Volunteers (Ellesmere Port)
