Leeds Headlines 14 November 2023.
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00:00 262 organisations across the UK have been awarded the first ever 'King's Award' for
00:06 voluntary service, the equivalent of an MBE, and the highest award given to local volunteer
00:12 groups in recognition of their outstanding community service.
00:16 The Friends of Rounday Park Group is one of the Leeds recipients, with their volunteers
00:20 undertaking litter picking, fundraising, forest schools and garden management all year round.
00:26 They met to celebrate the achievement in the Rounday Fox.
00:30 Elsewhere in Leeds, Tina and Aki Suryavansi, who run Homeless Hampers, have also received
00:35 the King's Award for voluntary service.
00:38 Their team works tirelessly to feed the homeless in Leeds, and they're completely overwhelmed
00:43 to receive the award.
00:45 Other Leeds winners include Give A Gift, Leeds Caring Hands in Moortown, Flourishing Families
00:50 Leeds and Garforth Net.
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