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Longridge Road Tenants and Residents Association
Longridge Road Tenants and Residents Association (LRTRA) from Preston has been announced as one of 95 volunteering groups from across the UK winning this year’s Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, recognising the outstanding contributions made to local communities by groups voluntarily devoting their time for the benefit of others.
The prestigious National Honour, which is equivalent to the MBE, sets the national benchmark for excellence in volunteering, and the activities of those awarded have been judged of the highest standard.
Longridge Road Tenants and Residents Association has received the
Award for its work in providing activities for children, teenagers
and elderly residents of an estate situated within the top 4% of
the most deprived wards in England.
The group organise an annual carnival day, charity football matches, Saturday clubs, bingo evenings and annual Christmas lunch for senior citizens plus Christmas party for children and their parents.
Winners of this year’s Award were selected from 406 groups nominated by members of the public who have been helped personally or witnessed the benefits of a group’s work in their community.
Longridge Road Tenants and Residents Association will receive a certificate signed by the Queen and an exclusive commemorative crystal. These will be presented by Her Majesty's representative in Lancashire, The Lord Shuttleworth JP of Leck Hall at a special ceremony arranged by the Lieutenancy office. Group representatives have also received an invitation to a Royal Garden Party event at Buckingham Palace in the summer.
Speaking of their success, Nicky Jackson from Longridge Road Tenants and Residents Association said: “This is a fantastic honour for our group to receive this award for all of the work we do in the community ”
The Award is overseen by the Office of the Third Sector, in the
Cabinet Office. Kevin Brennan, Minister for the Third Sector,
said,
“Volunteering binds communities together and builds a stronger and kinder society. Often these unsung heroes go about their work without much recognition, that’s why I’m particularly pleased to see their efforts recognised and rewarded by the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.”
More than 700 groups around the UK have now won the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, over the seven years since it was created by Her Majesty to mark the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002.
For details of all this year’s Queen’s Award for
Voluntary Service winners and information on how to nominate a
group that really makes a difference, visit www.queensawardvoluntary.gov.uk,
where a nomination form can be downloaded
