Volunteers across the county were honoured at a special Awards Afternoon on Sunday 13 September. The celebratory tea party was held by Girlguiding Nottinghamshire at Portland College in Mansfield and County Commissioner Kate Royse presented awards marking the exceptional achievements of some 60 members and supporters.
In addition to presenting long-service awards to 19 women who have devoted a combined total of almost 700 years to Guiding, Kate Royse gave Oak Leaf awards to 13 Leaders, and the Nottinghamshire Star to six non-uniformed volunteers, in recognition of their outstanding commitment to local Guiding. Five Queen’s Guide Awards were given special mention, whilst seven County brooches and six ‘Thanks’ badges were presented by Kate as a personal gesture of appreciation. The first five recipients of the county’s new ‘Peer Education’ award were also announced.
‘All our volunteers are amazing people and I continue to marvel at their enthusiasm, energy and commitment,’ said Kate Royse after the event. ‘But those celebrated this afternoon have given what I can only describe as exceptional service and it was a privilege to present them with these tokens of our esteem. I believe it’s vital to maintain girl-only spaces in which our young women can develop their potential, and yet it’s only through the support of volunteers like these that we can offer such opportunities to so many girls here in Nottinghamshire.’
Take a look at our gallery of this year’s awards recipients.
