R&M Association Receives Major Award

We are delighted to announce that the Radyr & Morganstown Association is a recipient this year of the ‘Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service’. This unique UK national honour was created over a decade ago by Her Majesty The Queen to mark the Golden Jubilee in 2002 and to recognise the outstanding contributions that groups of volunteers make to local communities. It has an equivalent status for voluntary groups as the MBE has for individuals. It is an exceedingly prestigious award; in 2014, there were only 111 recipients in the whole of the UK – and only one in Wales. So it is fantastic that the Association has been recognised this way.

The citation for the award reads “Providing a social framework for a growing Community, making Radyr & Morganstown a great place to live and work, and fund raising for an annual Charity.” Of course, the award comes just after the end of a very successful 2015 Festival when a cheque for £10,000 was presented to the NSPCC – an ample demonstration of all the work the Association does. David Silver, Chairman of the RMA, said, “We are flattered and honoured to receive this award which recognises the work of the RMA since its foundation in 1987. We are a hard working group of volunteers who care deeply for the whole Radyr & Morganstown Community and its future. The nomination for the award was made by the Radyr & Morganstown Community Council and we thank them for seeking this recognition for us.”

Executive Committee 2015