Queen's Golden Jubilee Awards (Hansard, 4 June 2003)

§ Lord Filkin:

I am pleased to report that the first of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Awards for voluntary service by groups in the community were announced on Monday 2 June.

This prestigious new annual award for groups of volunteers has been given this year to 200 groups whose outstanding voluntary activity has enhanced and improved the quality of life and opportunity for others in the community. The Government actively support the work of the voluntary and community 161WA sector and are encouraging more people to participate in community activity. This award will give some of those people the recognition they richly deserve. The details of the winning groups are as follows:

Winners of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Award for voluntary service by groups in the community 2003
	Voluntary Group	Activity Description
	East Midlands
1	Age Concern Spalding District	helping the elderly of Spalding and Pinchbeck and giving respite to their carers.
2	The Ashfield Environmental Project	providing free services to the elderly, infirm or disabled, including gardening and horticultural training opportunities.
3	Bakewell & Eyam Community Transport	providing transport for those who have no car, or cannot use public transport.
4	The Buxton Mountain Rescue Team	preventing loss of life or injury by undertaking mountain rescue operations.
5	Coping with Cancer in Leicestershire & Rutland	providing information and practical and emotional support to people affected by cancer.
6	Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group	supporting Gypsies and promoting understanding of their culture.
7	The Lincoln MS Therapy Centre	providing support, therapy, advice and friendship to MS sufferers, their family and friends.
8	The Muslim Khatri Association	providing social and recreational activities, advancing education and relieving poverty in Leicester.
9	The Nottinghamshire Bereavement Trust	comforting and helping the bereaved and assisting to develop Children's Gardens in major local cemeteries.
10	The Green Health Partnership Volunteers	providing practical conservation activities involving people with mental ill-health to benefit both them and the environment in Derbyshire.
11	The Pet Shop Girls Charitable Trust	undertaking fund-raising and other events for the local community of Ollerton and District.
12	Wellingborough Prison Visitors' Centre Volunteers	providing practical and emotional support for visitors to Wellingborough Prison.
	East of England
13	1220 (March) Squadron—Air Training Corps	promoting interest in aviation, training and development and community service for young people.
14	The Aylsham and District Care Trust	strengthening the community through the development and coordination of voluntary care services and social activity.
15	Connect Club Welwyn and Hatfield (WOT-NOTS Project)	preserving, protecting and promoting the mental health of local residents.
16	Dunstable and District Disabled Sports	providing sports and other activities for disabled people.
17	The Garboldisham Village Hall Management Committee	providing and maintaining the village hall for recreational, cultural, educational and sporting activities.
18	The Gunton Woodland Community Project	providing, maintaining and regenerating a safe, accessible and pleasant woodland environment for the public.
19	Harlow Well Women Centre	providing an accessible centre for women with professional counselling, advice, support and information.
20	Hospice at Home Volunteers	befriending and supporting those suffering from life-threatening illness, their families and carers.

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Winners of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Award for voluntary service by groups in the community 2003
	Voluntary Group	Activity Description
21	Jimmy's Night Shelter	providing accommodation for rough sleepers in Cambridge, helping them move into suitable accommodation and raising awareness.
22	Senior Stop	providing a meeting place and advice for older people in Peterborough
23	SNAP Special Needs and Parents	supporting parents and carers of children with any special need or disability in Essex.
24	The Magdalene Group	running a drop-in centre, giving support and providing activities for people working in prostitution in Norwich.
25	The Mount Bovingdon Visitors' Centre Association	providing a safe, comfortable environment and support for visitors to the prison.
26	The Redbourn Care Group	recruiting and organising volunteers to provide caring services to those who need assistance.
27	The Woolverstone Project	providing sailing opportunities for those with physical or mental disabilities in East Anglia
28	Watford Mosque and Welfare Association	catering for the religious, social welfare and cultural requirements of the Muslim Community.
	Guernsey
29	Guernsey Welfare Service Limited	providing food, clothing and fuel vouchers to people on low incomes in the community.
30	WRVS Alderney	meeting the needs of the elderly and those less able to help themselves.
	Isle of Man
31	The Volunteers of Hospice Care, Isle of Man	supporting and enabling hospice services for the people.
	Jersey
32	Honorary Police of Jersey	providing community policing and contributing to the administration of the justice system.
	London
33	Aldgate Advice Centre Volunteers	assisting and befriending rough sleepers and homeless people.
34	The Barnet Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme	harnessing the expertise and skills of volunteers over 50.
35	Body and Soul	supporting those living with and affected by HIV and AIDS, across London.
36	Harlesden Environmental Action Residents and Traders	creating a cleaner, safer and healthier environment for the community.
37	Homeless Action in Barnet	meeting the needs of homeless people and asylum seekers.
38	Kith and Kids	empowering and socially including families in North London where one or more members has a disability.
39	The Lambeth Summer Projects Trust	providing educational and recreational holiday activities to reduce the potential for young people to commit crime.
40	MERU	providing free specialist equipment for disabled children in South London and the surrounding area.
41	Nubian Life	reasserting the dignity of African and African Caribbean Elders by providing for their health, psychological and cultural needs.
42	Redbridge Night Shelter	alleviating the effects of poverty by providing cold weather shelter to homeless adults.
43	Alzheimer's Society (Enfield Branch)	supporting carers of people with dementia.

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Winners of the Queen's Go Jubilee Award for voluntary service by Jubilee Award for voluntary in the community 2003
	Voluntary Group	Activity Description
44	The Arab Group in Hounslow and Suburbs	supporting the Arab community with an advice service and social activities.
45	The Centre for Filipinos	responding to the needs of Filipinos in the UK and enabling them to participate fully in society.
46	The Greenwich Chinese Community School	advancing education within the Chinese community, understanding Chinese culture and encouraging mutual aid.
47	The Muslim Women's Welfare Association	providing help and advice to Asian women in Waltham Forest.
48	The Neutral Ground Child Contact Centre	running a support centre in Abbey Wood, where children of separated families can meet estranged parents.
49	The Nightshelter Volunteers	providing shelter for homeless people in Newham throughout the winter.
50	The Sikh Community Care Project	developing and facilitating community initiatives in Waltham Forest, particularly for the Sikh community.
51	The XL Project	working with and supporting schools, families and communities in South London.
52	Wandsworth Community Transport	enabling and helping individuals with mobility problems to access facilites in Wandsworth town centre through its shop mobility project.
	North East
53	Ferryhill Town Youth	bringing together young people through sporting and other activities.
54	Grange Road Methodist Church Resource Centre	providing recreational, leisure and educational activities for people of Hartlepool.
55	Quaking Houses Village Hall Association	providing facilities and activities for the community of Stanley.
56	Stepney Bank Stables	educating and motivating young people from inner-city areas and adults with learning difficulties.
57	The Gateshead Visible Ethnic Minorities Support Group	supporting ethnic minority communities and promoting multicultural events.
58	The Northumberland Family Camping Group	providing low-cost family holidays.
59	The Scotswood Family Drug Support Group	providing support and advice to families of drug misusers in Scotswood.
60	West Harton Churches Action Station Limited	providing advice and education facilities to South Tyneside residents.
	North West
61	Acorn Venture Urban Farm	enabling disabled people in Kirkby to become involved in farming and giving young people opportunities to work with animals.
62	Advocacy in Wirral	providing support and advocacy to people experiencing mental health problems.
63	CancerCare (North Lancashire and South Lakeland)	providing support, therapy, counselling and practical help for cancer patients and their families.
64	Chorlton Good Neighbours	offering support, practical help and friendship to those in need in Chorlton.
65	Delamere Toy and Tape Library	providing toys and equipment for children up to 8 years and for individuals with special needs.
66	East Cheshire Hospice Volunteers	transporting patients, helping in Day Care and helping bereavement counsellors and receptionists.
67	Friends for Leisure	enabling young people with learning, sensory and physical disabilities in Macclesfield to participate in mainstream leisure activities.

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Winners of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Award for voluntary service by groups in the community 2003
	Voluntary Group	Activity Description
68	Halton Child Contact Centre	helping children in Runcorn and Widnes in family breakdown to continue or re-establish contact with their non-resident parent or other family members.
69	Keswick (Calvert Trust) RDA Helpers' Group	providing disabled people opportunities to ride and carriage drive to benefit their health and well being.
70	Knutsford and District Good Neighbours	providing transport for patients and providing practical assistance to elderly, disabled and housebound people.
71	MOSAC	providing support, education and advice to parents of abused children in Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde.
72	One Voice/Team 2000	improving lives of local residents through urban regeneration, crime prevention and educating young people in community citizenship.
73	Rochdale Childer	providing help and assistance for any Rochdale child in need.
74	South Lakeland Voluntary Society for the Blind	providing practical support, information, advice and social activities to local people with sight problems.
75	St Rocco's Hospice Volunteers	providing practical help and emotional support, transporting patients and helping with hospice events and fundraising.
76	The Blackbrook Group and Residents	promoting community fire safety through young people in Warrington working with the Fire Service.
77	The Blackburn Breast Care Support Group	providing support for women who have suffered from or have concerns about breast cancer.
78	The Friday Club	providing holidays and social activities for adults with learning disabilities in Warrington and giving respite to their carers.
79	The Littleborough Coach House Trust	maintaining a historic listed building for use by local groups and societies.
80	The Open Door	providing facilities and resources to improve the quality of life for residents of Benchill and to regenerate the area.
81	The Salford Link Project	providing links between ethnic communities and statutory and voluntary organisations, including promotion of advice and education programmes.
82	The Standish Friendly Visiting Group	befriending elderly and housebound people and those living alone and arranging outings to places of interest.
83	The Volunteers of Drugline—Lancashire	supporting people affected by drug use, directly or indirectly, by providing counselling and a telephone helpline.
84	Wirral and Chester Riding for the Disabled	providing practical facilities for people with physical or learning difficulties to enjoy horse riding.
	Northern Ireland
85	Broughshane and District Community Association	enhancing the sense of community ownership and responsibility.
86	Lynn Social Club	providing meals on wheels and organising social and recreational activities for the community of Larne.
87	Newtownstewart Development Association	promoting economic development through tourism and employment regeneration and providing social and recreational facilities.

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Winners of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Award for voluntary service by groups in the community 2003
	Voluntary Group	Activity Description
88	St John Ambulance HQ Transport Division	providing a volunteer first aid and ambulance service for the community of Northern Ireland.
89	The Lack Women's Group	providing recreational classes and training for local women in Lack.
90	Samiritans—Belfast Branch	providing a 24 hour confidential emotional support service for people experiencing distress or despair.
91	The Walkway Women's Group & EBCEC	providing educational, arts and environment opportunities for local women in Belfast
92	Voluntary Service Bureau Scotland	providing advice and practical fitting of security devices to older and vulnerable people.
	Scotland
93	Arran Lifeline	providing and servicing a telephone activated push button service in elderly and disabled peoples' homes.
94	Canine Concern Scotland Trust—Therapet Scheme— Aberdeen	providing 'Therapy Dogs' for people in hospitals, hospices and residential and nursing homes to help those devoid of animal contact.
95	Central Gurdware Singh Sabha, Glasgow	managing a Sikh community place of worship and providing activities to promote Sikh culture.
96	Churches Action for the Homeless	running a day centre, accommodation and training centre for the homeless or those at risk of homelessness in Perth and district.
97	Drug Initiative Group— Forfar	running a cafe facility for young people and offering an alternative to drug use and misuse.
98	Eighteen and Under	providing information and support to young people in Dundee who have been abused and researching ways of preventing abuse.
99	Fife Christian Counselling Centre	providing support and counselling to members of the community.
100	Focus Youth Project Management Committee	overseeing the running of the Youth Project in Viewpark.
101	Glasgow Association of Family Support Groups	promoting the development of groups to support and advise parents of drug abusers.
102	Home Basics	collecting and refurbishing donated furniture and household goods for disadvantaged people in Tweeddale.
103	Inverclyde Peace Initiative	promoting conflict resolution within the community to make it cohesive and sustainable.
104	Islay Disabled Endeavours and Actions	providing care, advocacy, craft working, training and health supervision for individuals with special needs.
105	Lanarkshire Cancer Care Trust (The Volunteer Driver Service)	providing a personal hospital transport service for cancer sufferers.
106	McSence Limited	creating sustainable community owned and run businesses, employing and training unemployed people of Dalkeith.
107	Portlethen & District Community Ambulance Association	providing transport for those unable to attend church, social or health facilities.
108	Red Star Athletics Club	providing sporting, recreational and social opportunities for people with disabilities in Glasgow.
109	Roseberry Centre	providing support, advisory and counselling services to people with dementia and their families in and around Livingston.
110	The Drop In	providing social activities, meals and advice for pensioners in Irvine.

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Winners of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Award for voluntary service by groups in the community 2003
	Voluntary Group	Activity Description
111	The Hit Squad	improving the environement in Dawson by enabling elderly and infirm residents to undertake low maintenance gardening and run a community allotment.
112	The Moorpark Community Association	providing social and educational opportunities and raising funds to improve the local environment.
	South East
113	777 Conservation Group	conserving the environment of Buckinghamshire for the benefit of the public.
114	A New Start For Netherfield Partnership Board	attracting and administering funds to transform Netherfield.
115	Berinsfield Information and Volunteer Centre	providing advisory services for local people.
116	CHAIN	providing practical help and information for the people of Hungerford.
117	Epsom & Ewell Phab	integrating young people with and without physical disabilities.
118	Fleet Pond Society	promoting the preservation and maintenance of the Fleet Pond Nature Reserve.
119	Florence Nightingale House Volunteers	enhancing the quality of hospice patients' care.
120	Folkestone Rainbow Centre	supporting the community's needs physically, spiritually and emotionally.
121	Gatehouse	a café for homeless people in Oxford.
122	Hampshire Association for the Care of the Blind	supporting Hampshire people who have lost their sight.
123	Havant Area Bereavement Care Group	providing help and comfort to bereaved people.
124	Katharine House Hospice	enhancing the lives of hospice patients and their families.
125	Maidenhead Multiple Sclerosis Society	providing a social venue and outings for MS patients.
126	Mytchett Community Association	providing a community centre and playing fields to improve the quality of people's lives.
127	Oxford Samaritans	offering year round confidential and emotional support for suicidal or desparate people.
128	Penrose Club for Adults with Special Needs	providing leisure activities in Surrey and encouraging the independence of its members.
129	Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Volunteers	providing specialist activities and practical support for hospice patients.
130	SEBEV Search and Rescue	assisting the authorities in the Thames Valley area, following reports of lost or missing persons.
131	Tandem	providing a transport service and a weekly club for elderly and disabled people in Midhurst and Petworth.
132	The Leatherhead Swans Club	helping to provide recreation and leisure facilities for disabled people.
133	The V Team	enabling people in Maidstone who are ill or have support needs to be succesful volunteers.
134	The Wire	providing programmes to enhance the lives of the people of Wick
135	Working Hospice Volunteer Team	helping to provide care for patients and their families
136	Wokingham and West Berkshire Mind	providing support for mental health service users and carers.

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Winners of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Award for voluntary service by groups in the community 2003
	Voluntary Group	Activity Description
	South West
137	Blackdown Support Group	supplementing health and social services in the Blackdown Hills by providing care and support services.
138	Burnham & Highbridge Stroke Club	a social club providing companionship and activities for people who have suffered strokes.
139	Cheltenham and District Sports Association for the Disabled	providing swimming instruction and sailing opportunities for disabled people.
140	Downderry and District Community Bus Association	providing accessible and inexpensive transport for all local residents and holiday-makers.
141	Gloucestershire Chinese Women's Guild	providing services for socially excluded and isolated Chinese women and their families.
142	North Devon Display Gymnastics Club	providing gymnastics and coaching opportunities for the people of North Devon.
143	Plymouth Musical Activities Club	providing opportunities for young people to learn and perform music to support charitable organisations.
144	St Keverne Youth Band	providing young people with the opportunity to play musical instruments and perform.
145	Swindon Children's Scrapstore	promoting recycling by collecting useable waste and donating it to community organisations.
146	Talaton Village Community Shop & Post Office	providing service to the community and a focal point for village needs.
147	The Beacon Community Regeneration Partnership	regenerating areas of Falmouth, alleviating disadvantage and social exclusion, and providing support services.
148	The Sheltered Work Opportunities Project	providing horticultural work opportunities for people suffering from mental health problems in Bournemouth.
149	The Southmead Project Limited	providing education, training, and counselling for individuals and families affected by drug misuse and historic abuse.
150	The St James Priory Project	supporting homeless people in Bristol with addiction problems and facilitating their reintegration into society.
151	Trussell Trust	providing food for people in crisis in Wiltshire and augmenting the work of other statutory and voluntary organisations.
152	Thorncombe First Responders	pioneers of community life support between a '999' emergency call and the arrival of ambulance.
	Wales
153	Aberfan and Merthyr Vale Youth and Community Project	providing activities for young and unemployed people.
154	Bush and Park Tenants and Residents' Association	improving the lives of estate residents.
155	Grangetown Community Concern	acting as an umbrella group for other voluntary organisations.
156	Gwynedd Hospice at Home	enabling patients to use day Hospice facilities and supporting Hospice Nurses.
157	North Wales Superkids	providing family holidays and gifts for needy children and young people.
158	Ogmore Centre Trust	providing residential courses for young people and a community lifelong learning facility for rural residents.
159	Perthcelyn Tenants and Residents Association	organising social activities and learning opportunities for residents of the Perthcelyn estate.

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Winners of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Award for voluntary service by groups in the community 2003
	Voluntary Group	Activity Description
160	Swansea Old People's Welfare	operating four day centres for elderly and housebound people.
161	The Clwyd Special Riding Trust	enabling people with special needs to ride or carriage drive.
162	The Muslim Welfare Association of Vale of Glamorgan	promoting education, art and culture among the ethnic minority community
163	Treasure Trove	providing a residential project for young people aged 16 to 25 years both with and without physical disabilities.
164	Tyddyn Bach Trust	caring for and supporting those affected by HIV and Aids, and their families and carers in the UK.
	West Midlands
165	Harborne Carnival Association	promoting and organising an annual carnival to improve community spirit and support local charities.
166	OSCA	providing volunteers to support and represent people with learning difficulties throughout Shropshire.
167	Perry Hall Community Association	providing entertainment, holidays and exercise for residents of Perry Barr, Birmingham.
168	Pershore Pathfinders	providing social activities for blind and partially sighted people.
169	Rock Community Bus	providing educational, leisure and play activities to socially and economically disadvantaged communities in Birmingham.
170	S.H.A.R.P. Peer Education	informing young people in Sandwell and Dudley of the dangers of leaving home unplanned and how to access support.
171	The Shifnal Millennium Sensory Garden Committee	creating and maintaining a sensory garden for the community, especially elderly and disabled people.
172	St Michael's Hospice	providing specialist palliative care for people from Herefordshire and surrounding counties and support for family and friends.
173	Stepping Stones Support Limited	providing support, advice and information to women experiencing domestic violence in Walsall.
174	Age Concern Stourbridge	providing services for the elderly including day care facilities and transport.
175	T.S. Sutton Coldfield	guiding young people towards responsible and confident adulthood by encouraging personal attributes and conduct.
176	The Asian Blind Association	providing advice and counselling for blind and partially sighted people, and their carers, in Coventry.
177	The Rose Staner Friendship Club	offering friendship and support to elderly visually impaired people living alone in Coventry.
178	The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital League of Friends Volunteers	providing support to patients, hospital management and staff.
179	The Stonehouse Gang	providing activities for pre-school and school children, youths and senior citizens in Selly Oak.
180	Watch Limited	a community-led organisation, working to improve the quality of life for people in Hillfields.
181	Wetton and Alstonefield Community First Responders	providing emergency medical aid in response to '999' calls from remote areas.
182	The Wolverhampton Asian Women and Diabetes Group	providing support and information about diabetes to Asian women.

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Winners of the Queens Golden Jubilee Award for voluntary service by groups in the community 2003
	Voluntary Group	Activity Description
183	Wolverhampton Support for Deafened People	providing a battery and repair service for hearing aid users.
184	The Wolverhampton Urdu Centre	providing information, advice and linguistic services in Asian languages.
	Yorkshire and the Humber
185	The Crosby Community Association	running a drop-in centre, neighbourhood watches, children's groups and an outreach service.
186	FLAG	providing support and respite care to families of children with disabilities.
187	Friend to Friend	providing activities for the elderly people of Holme Valley.
188	Hornsea Inshore Rescue	rescuing those in difficulties at sea and promoting water safety.
189	Manor Young People's Health Project	educating and advising the young in Sheffield on health issues.
190	Sheffield Cathedral Breakfast & Archer Projects	supporting the homeless by providing education, breakfasts, shower and laundry facilities.
191	The Community Care Association-Stokesley	promoting voluntary action and developing projects with service users and carers.
192	The British Fishermen's Association	achieved compensation for distant water trawler men in Hull.
193	The Friends of Paces	supporting the local community of Sheffield and children with cerebral palsy by generating funds.
194	The Goodwill Motorists' Friendship Group	organising year-round, fun-filled gatherings for housebound (infirm, blind and/or bereaved) people, sponsored and entertained by groups in North East Lincolnshire.
195	The Junction	providing support, education and advice to people in Harrogate with a wide range of special needs.
196	The Longhill Link Up Trust	providing services and activities for those living on the Longhill Housing Estate.
197	The Manor Farm, Monkswood, Thorogate Community Centre	maintaining the community centre and providing activities for the local people.
198	The Safe Anchor Trust	giving special needs groups free access to waterways, and maintaining the canal environment in West Yorkshire.
199	Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association	providing a rescue service for people and animals above and below ground in the Yorkshire Dales.
200	York Students in Schools	introducing students from the University of York to classrooms in York to help teachers and children.