2 June 2019
The Mathew Trust and Move Makers of Southmead Hospital, two groups of volunteers based in Bristol have been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK.
The Mathew Trust, a replica of the vessel that sailed to Newfoundland over 400 years ago by John Cabot, is run by 30 volunteers, the longest one serving for over 20 years.
Move Makers of Southmead Hospital were inspired by the London 2012 Games Makers and are the friendly faces welcoming people to the hospital, showing them around the site, helping out with wheelchairs and driving the buggy through the atrium for people with mobility problems.
Representatives of The Mathew Trust and Move Makers at Southmead Hospital will receive the award from Mrs Peaches Golding OBE, H M Lord-Lieutenant of Bristol later this summer.