Cumbria YFC awarded the King's Award for Voluntary Service

The Award is the equivalent of the MBE and is the highest accolade that a voluntary group can receive in the UK

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Alex Sibbald, Joanne Mills, William Longmire
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Alex Sibbald, Joanne Mills, William Longmire

The Cumbria Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs (Cumbria YFC) have been included in the first cohort of voluntary organisations to receive the King's Award for Voluntary Service 2023 for the outstanding...

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