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Awardees

On the 14th November we announced the 231 voluntary groups selected to receive The King’s Award for Voluntary Service in 2025.

The King’s Award for Voluntary Service 2025 Awardees List – PDF

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  • Sandy Lane Gardening Group

    Year awarded: 2014
    Type of group: Environment
    Ceremonial county: Lancashire
    Creating opportunities for Creative Support service users with mental health needs to participate in and contribute to their local community, working in partnership with other third sector organisations.
  • SKEM MEN-ACES

    Year awarded: 2016
    Type of group: Sport and Outdoor Activities
    Ceremonial county: Lancashire
    We provide Football for Adults with Learning Disabilities, Where we focus on Friendship and Fun. Making People Count.
  • Skemersdale Action for Youth Forum (SAY)

    Year awarded: 2010
    Type of group: Education and Employment
    Ceremonial county: Lancashire
    Providing activities for young people with training courses and education on social behaviour including the dangers of alcohol and drugs
  • St. George’s Mill Hill Scout Group

    Year awarded: 2024
    Type of group: Armed Forces
    Ceremonial county: Lancashire
    Helping young people enjoy new adventures, experience the outdoors and reach their full potential.
  • Stacksteads Countryside Park Group

    Year awarded: 2024
    Type of group: Environment
    Ceremonial county: Lancashire
    Improving the environment and the wellbeing of residents and volunteers.
  • Stubbylee Community Greenhouses / The Greenhouse Project

    Year awarded: 2024
    Type of group: Mental Health and Wellbeing
    Ceremonial county: Lancashire
    Creating a holistic environment for individuals which encourages rebuilding of self-confidence and wellbeing.
  • The Abaseen Foundation UK

    Year awarded: 2017
    Type of group: Community Hubs and Services
    Ceremonial county: Lancashire
    Provides healthcare, education, research and humanitarian relief for poor people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  • The Blackburn Breast care Support Group

    Year awarded: 2003
    Type of group: Health and Care
    Ceremonial county: Lancashire
    Befriending elderly and housebound people and those living alone, and arranging outings to places of interest.
  • The Fairfield Association

    Year awarded: 2017
    Type of group: Environment
    Ceremonial county: Lancashire
    Enhancing and maintaining local green and recreational spaces for the benefit of people and the protection of nature.
  • The Friends of Towneley Park

    Year awarded: 2019
    Type of group: Environment
    Ceremonial county: Lancashire
    Maintaining and improving Towneley Park and providing community events since 2003
  • The Haven

    Year awarded: 2009
    Type of group: Health and Care
    Ceremonial county: Lancashire
    OVering support to patients and their families in Lanarkshire affected by serious and life-changing conditions
  • The Magdalene Project

    Year awarded: 2019
    Type of group: Mental Health and Wellbeing
    Ceremonial county: Lancashire
    Providing specialised therapy for all people, ages, ethnicity and faiths dealing with trauma crossing all boundaries.
  • The Mid Lancs Colts Junior Football League

    Year awarded: 2021
    Type of group: Sport and Outdoor Activities
    Ceremonial county: Lancashire
    Providing grassroots football to children and promoting anti-racism in football.
  • The Morecambe Winter Gardens Preservation Trust Limited

    Year awarded: 2023
    Type of group: Heritage
    Ceremonial county: Lancashire
    Restoring a Grade II* Victorian theatre as a music and performance venue.
  • The North West Ecological Trust

    Year awarded: 2010
    Type of group: Community Hubs and Services
    Ceremonial county: Lancashire
    Successfully produced a beautiful nature reserve from open barren farmland in Maghill, offering animals and people a respite area
  • The Olive Branch

    Year awarded: 2021
    Type of group: Mental Health and Wellbeing
    Ceremonial county: Lancashire
    Serving at-risk people in Lancaster: relieving hunger & helping them to resolve their difficulties.
  • The PIP Project

    Year awarded: 2004
    Type of group: Children and Young People
    Ceremonial county: Lancashire
    Working for the social inclusion of children and young people with special needs living in Blackpool and surrounding areas.
  • The Standish Friendly Visiting group

    Year awarded: 2003
    Type of group: Older People
    Ceremonial county: Lancashire
    Supporting people affected by drug use, directly or indirectly, by providing counselling and a telephone helpline.
  • The Streetlife Trust

    Year awarded: 2010
    Type of group: Children and Young People
    Ceremonial county: Lancashire
    Providing young homeless people in Blackpool with counselling, support and an emergency night shelter for those with immediate need
  • The Swallows Head & Neck Cancer Support Group

    Year awarded: 2017
    Type of group: Health and Care
    Ceremonial county: Lancashire
    Supporting Head and Neck Cancer patients, their carers and families on their cancer journey.
  • The Volunteers of Drugline- Lancashire

    Year awarded: 2003
    Type of group: Mental Health and Wellbeing
    Ceremonial county: Lancashire
    Providing information and practical and emotional support to people affected by cancer.
  • Thomas Street Bowling Club

    Year awarded: 2011
    Type of group: Health and Care
    Ceremonial county: Lancashire
    Working with community groups to highlight the health benefits of active participating in bowling
  • Twinkle House

    Year awarded: 2011
    Type of group: Disability
    Ceremonial county: Lancashire
    Providing sensory support services to Children, Young People and Adults with Disabilities, Learning Difficulties and Additional Needs in West Lancashire
  • United Youth Alliance

    Year awarded: 2023
    Type of group: Children and Young People
    Ceremonial county: Lancashire
    Facilitating spaces for communities to lead collective change and increase social mobility.
  • Volunteers of St Johns Hospice Lancaster

    Year awarded: 2004
    Type of group: Health and Care
    Ceremonial county: Lancashire
    Maintaining the quality of life for those facing life threatening illnesses, through a wide range of voluntary activities