The Guernsey Conservation Volunteers have received their King’s Award for Voluntary Service.
The award is comparable to an MBE, but for voluntary groups.
The award was received by Operations Director Angela Salmon, on behalf of the GCV, earlier this week.
She was presented it by the Lieutenant-Governor, Lieutenant General Sir Richard Cripwell, at a special Government House reception, which doubled as a celebration to mark the charity’s 30th anniversary.
His Excellency commented: “This is a very significant award and I’m delighted to be able to present it to GCV at this milestone event.”
Since its formation in 1996, the group has focused on protecting local biodiversity through practical volunteer work, with its core mission remaining the removal of invasive species and the maintenance of ecologically sensitive sites across the Bailiwick.
Ms Salmon attributed the achievement to the dedicated volunteers who have sustained the group’s practical conservation efforts for three decades.
“Thirty years is an incredible achievement and over these decades GCV’s core values of undertaking practical conservation activities, through volunteers, for the benefit of nature and the community remains true to this day.
“Thank you to all the volunteers over this time who have made this possible.”
The Guernsey Conservation Volunteers is the first charity from the Bailiwick to win the King’s Award for Voluntary Service.
Previously known as the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the accolade has also been awarded to recipients including the St Peter Port lifeboat station crew, Channel Islands Air Search, Les Bourgs Hospice, Headway Guernsey, and the Bailiwick of Guernsey Scout Association.