Honours are awarded by the King. Most are given on recommendations made by the Prime Minister or other senior Government Ministers. Recommendations come from nominations, made by organisations or members of the public, who are familiar with the work of the candidate. The lists of who’s received honours are published at New Year and on the King’s official birthday in June.
Since 2022, Wigan Council has submitted five nominations.
The King’s Award for Voluntary Service
The King’s Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award given to volunteer groups across the UK. To be nominated, a group must:
- be made up of at least 3 people
- be led by volunteers, not paid staff
- have been running for at least 3 years
- be based in the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man
- provide a specific and direct benefit to their local communities.
The majority of the group must be volunteers, and more than half the volunteers must have the right to live in the UK.
2022
- Lancashire Mining Museum
- The Pelican Centre
- Think Ahead Stroke.
2021
2019
- Embrace wigan and leigh
- Leigh cricket and tennis club
- My life legacy
- Wigan Little Theatre.
King’s Award for Enterprise
The King's Awards for Enterprise (external link) are for outstanding achievement by UK businesses in the categories of:
- innovation
- international trade
- sustainable development
- promoting opportunity through social mobility.
2022
- Mr Medi Mohtasham - Safety Switches Ltd of Wigan is a medium-sized firm with 77 employees that started trading in 2003. It is a product manufacturer and for this Award presented its novel anti-tamper safety switch system with guard locking which prevents access to moving machinery.