Lifespace recieves Queen's Award for Voluntary Service

Lifespace Trust has been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. 

 

The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award given to local volunteer groups across the UK to recognise outstanding work in their communities.

The awards were created in 2002 to celebrate the Queen’s Golden Jubilee and winners are announced each year on 2^nd June – the anniversary of the Queen’s Coronation. Only three awards have been achieved in the whole of Warwickshire this year.

 

Lifespace received their award from Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire, Tim Cox, at their Annual General Meeting on Monday, in Stratford Town Hall. Presenting the award to Lifespace Trust, Mr. Cox said "I have been sent here by the Queen to present Lifespace Trust with this award... I am delighted you have been successful in receiving this Award which is given for an outstanding contribution to voluntary services.  It is richly deserved as you are supported by so many excellent volunteers". 

 

Our specially designed cake, created by
Emma Mitchell. Someone was keen with
the knife before we took the photo!

Director, Chris Spriggs, said: “This award recognises the astonishing contribution of our volunteer mentors and trustees over the last eleven years. I have an incredible team who demonstrate an unswerving dedication and skilled compassion for young people. The Queen’s Award is fitting recognition of our work, past and present. We are thrilled.”

Representatives from Warwickshire County Council, Stratford District Council, Stratford Town Trust, Vice Lord Lieutenant Hamish Gray-Cheape and Deputy Lieutenants Bridget Winstanley and Sue Saudners, VASA, WCVYS, Stratford Mayor Tessa Bates and High Sheriff of Warwickshire, Janet Bell-Smith, were all in attendance for the presentation.

 

The QAVS crystal

The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service Committee Chair, former broadcast journalist Martyn Lewis CBE said: “I warmly congratulate all of the inspirational voluntary groups who have been rewarded for their community work with a Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. The judging panel for this year’s awards were struck by the quality and breadth of all the successful groups. The thousands of volunteers who give up spare time to help others in their community and to help solve problems demonstrate the best of democracy in action.”