Nominate a Coronation Champion

To mark the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Consort, The Coronation Champions Awards, will celebrate and recognise inspiring volunteers who have made an exceptional difference in their communities.

King Charles is a passionate and long-standing advocate of volunteering and the Royal Voluntary Service is organising the awards to acknowledge the contributions of volunteers across the UK. They will commend outstanding volunteers from all communities and also aim to inspire others to explore what volunteering has to offer.

There will be eight categories of awards and volunteer nominations who are over 14 years of age who may have overcome adversity or discovered creative ways to support their local communities within the last 5 years in one of the following categories;

Supporting Older people                             Supporting young people and children

Crisis and Welfare                                         Community

Sports, Culture and Heritage                      Health and Care

Sustainability and the Environment          Animal Welfare

Nominations for the awards will close on 2nd April and 500 Coronation Champions will be announced before the Coronation weekend at the beginning of May. Judges will also be on the lookout to celebrate rising stars as ‘Young Coronation Champions’ (aged 14-18.

The Royal Voluntary Service website explains the aims and process for nominations so visit www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/coronation-champions-awards to nominate a volunteer or to find out more.

Western Isles Lord-Lieutenant Iain Macaulay said ”  The coronation celebrations are a perfect time for us to highlight the tremendous contribution volunteers make throughout our communities. It is therefore important that nominations from the islands are put forward for this exciting award programme. Please make sure you nominate your local heroes so that the well established role of volunteering in the Western Isles is recognised at a local and national level”