Manx Wildlife Trust has been bestowed the King’s Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS).
The KAVS is the MBE-equivalent award for voluntary groups in the UK and the Crown Dependencies.
Manx Wildlife Trust is one of 281 volunteer-led groups from across the United Kingdom to receive the award this year.
The charity will receive its award from Sir John Lorimer at an event at Government House early in the New Year.
Sir John said: “I am very impressed with the breadth and scale of the work undertaken by Manx Wildlife Trust.
“The dedication of their volunteers on the Island is critical in maintaining the island’s environment on land and sea, and in preserving our special and unique status as a whole-nation UNESCO biosphere. This award is exceptionally well deserved.”
Volunteers
Leigh Morris, CEO, Manx Wildlife Trust, added: ‘Manx Wildlife Trust was formed over 51 years ago by a group of passionate volunteers (some of whom still volunteer with us today), and for almost half our existence Manx Wildlife Trust was run entirely by volunteers.
“There is now a small paid staff team, but the c.500 volunteers who contribute regularly in a huge range of different ways, remain the backbone of how our charity delivers our nature conservation and restoration work.
“Our volunteers are all wonderful people, who give their valuable time to help nature in the Isle of Man, and it is absolutely wonderful that every single one of them over our 51+ years is being honoured in this way by our King.”
The charity has also been congratulated by DEFA Minister Clare Barber who said it is “testament to Manx Wildlife Trust’s outstanding contribution to the protection of the Isle of Man’s unique natural environment”.
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