Nominations open for The King's Award for Voluntary Service

Eligible groups must be made up of three or more people and they must have been operating for at least three years. The group must be volunteer-led and not paid staff-led. It should provide a specific benefit to the local community. 

Those who are 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, the Dumfries and Galloway Befriending Project, and Annan Riding of the Marches. 

Dumfries and Galloway LGBT Plus, the Port William Association, and Kirkcudbright Summer Festivals are also past recipients. The closing date for nominations is 1 December.