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.
2024
- Butts Park Community Bowling Club
- Empathy Northwest CIC
- Happy Smiles CIC
- Leigh Miners Rangers Rugby League Academy
- Shevington & District Community Association.
2023
- Kildare Grange Residents
- One House Aspull
- Place 2 Place Football
- The Bridgers
- Wigan Boys and Girls Club.
2022
- Lancashire Mining Museum
- Talking About My Generation (project of Yellow Jigsaw CIC)
- The Pelican Centre
- Think Ahead Stroke.
2021
- The Brick
- Leigh Caring Kitchen.
2020
- Breastfeeding Together
- True Colours Inclusive CIC
- Garswood Hall Bowling and Community Club.
2019
- Embrace
- Leigh Cricket, Bowling and Tennis Club
- My Life Legacy
- Wigan Little Theatre.
2018
- Fur Clemt
- Higher Folds Community Centre
- Leigh Film Society CIC
- Wrightington and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust Volunteers.
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.
2024
- Idem Safety Switches - for innovation
- Anacarda - for International trade.
2022
- IDEM Safety Switches - for international trade.
2019
- Bitrez - for innovation
- Foilco - for international trade.
2018
- Simpsons Premium Ltd - for international trade.