Charity’s delight at King’s Award
A Selsey charity has been presented with a King's Award for voluntary service – the highest award given to local volunteer groups across the UK to recognise outstanding work done in their communities.
Selsey Community Forum was presented with the award at Beacon Church, Selsey, on Monday, April 29. The venue was packed out with volunteers, staff, partners and representatives from the community of those the Selsey Community Forum supports. Jo Hughes, manager of the Care Shop, received the award on the forum’s behalf.
During the ceremony, a presentation was also made to Sue White, who is retiring after 19 years of work supporting carers and those being cared for in the Selsey community. Another presentation was made to Shelby Pavlou, who joined the staff in September 2021 as a ‘Kickstart’ placement.
Mike Nichols, chair of the Selsey Community Forum, said: “The hall was packed with people, we were very grateful that so many people came. The award is very much for the people of Selsey because the Community Forum works in partnership with so many different people in the town, it was lovely to celebrate together.
"We’re delighted, this was the first occasion they had handed out a King’s Award in West Sussex, so we felt very privileged to be in that position.
"We're always immensely grateful for these sorts of occasions when the work of volunteers can be acknowledged because it can be very routine at times, doing same thing week in and week out very faithfully, with great compassion and skill. It’s really an affirmation of what they do and the sort of culture that they have. We're very delighted that this happened. It's been really encouraging for us.”