Mankind has been awarded The King’s Award!

We are honoured and thrilled to announce that Mankind has been awarded The King’s Award for Voluntary Service for 2024.

This is the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK and is equivalent to an MBE!

Mankind is one of just 281 charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups to receive the prestigious award this year.

Co-founders Ian Pickard and Paul Roskilly of Mankind will receive the award crystal and certificate from Andrew Blackman the HM Lord-Lieutenant of East Sussex and in addition will attend a garden party at Buckingham Palace in the summer of 2025, along with other recipients of this year’s Award.

Ian Pickard said: “What a great honour it is to receive this award recognising our work over the last five years. This award will really help raise our profile in East Sussex which, in turn, will help us grow the group and support we are able to offer men who are struggling.”

Paul Roskilly added: “We are so proud of the men who have had the courage to walk through our door and trust us. We started as a small group which has become a community of men who are a great support for each other. It is those men who have enabled us to be recognised with this wonderful award.”

The King’s Award for Voluntary Service aims to recognise outstanding work by local volunteer groups to support their communities. It was created in 2002 to celebrate Her Majesty The late Queen’s Golden Jubilee and, was continued following the accession of His Majesty The King.

Recipients are announced annually on 14th November, The King’s Birthday.

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