Nominations have opened for next year’s King’s Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS).
The KAVS aims to recognise local volunteering groups across the UK and is the country’s highest volunteering award.
Eligible groups must be made up of three or more people and it must have been operating for at least three years.
The group must be volunteer-led and not paid-staff-led. It should also provide a specific benefit to the local community.
Those successful will receive a crystal trophy and a signed certificate from His Majesty the King. They will also be invited to a garden party and have the right to use the King’s Award emblem on promotional material and websites.
Previous winners of this royal recognition in Dumfries and Galloway include the Veteran’s Garden, Dumfries and Galloway Befriending Project, Annan Riding of the Marches, Dumfries and Galloway LGBT Plus, the Port William Association, and Kirkcudbright Summer Festivals.
The closing date for nominations is Sunday 1st December. Nominate now at: kavs.dcms.gov.uk.