Kendal and Klass among judges to choose our finest volunteers
FELICITY KENDAL and Myleene Klass are among the personalities announced as judges for the Royal Voluntary Service’s new Platinum Champions Awards.
The national volunteering charity has launched a new official jubilee project to invite people across the UK to nominate extraordinary volunteers.
With the charity’s president the Duchess of Cornwall residing over the star-studded judging panel, 70 outstanding volunteers will be selected from 490 finalists who will be recognised as the Platinum Champions.
The celebrity judges include Ade Adepitan, Alex Jones, Elaine Paige, Gethin Jones, Gyles Brandreth and Tom Read Wilson, who will all help to decide the Platinum Champions from a selection of the 490 finalists. The celebrity judges will work alongside volunteering specialists, charity leaders and academics to select the champions across seven categories.
The deadline for the Platinum Champions Awards has been extended to April 18.
People are being encouraged to take advantage of the new deadline and nominate volunteers among their friends and family.
Singer and presenter Klass, 44, will be the judge of the young people and children category.
She said: “As a proud member of the Platinum Champions Awards judging panel, I would love to hear about the volunteers that are going the extra mile to support children and young people.
“I’ve no doubt this will be a tricky category to judge, as I know that there are so many superhero volunteers out there making a difference to the lives, happiness and health of children, which is something I’m incredibly passionate about.”
BBC’s The One Show and Morning Live are the official broadcast partners of the awards, with hosts Alex and Gethin also featuring on the judging panel.
The 70 most outstanding volunteers will be invited to celebrate at an official jubilee event, a special edition of The Big Jubilee Lunch at a London location on June 5.
To nominate a volunteer for the Platinum Champions Awards, visit the website: royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/ platinum-champions-awards.