Any group doing volunteer work that provides a social, economic or environmental service to the local community can be nominated for the award. Each group is assessed on the benefit it brings to the local community and its standing within that community.
The 11 noteworthy local charities will be presented with their award between June and October 2018:
Art Couture Painswick
Brain Tumour Support
Gloucestershire Youth Mini Bike Project
Home Start Cotswolds
Jigsaw Thornbury
Patchway Festival
South Gloucestershire Breastfeeding Peer Support Service
Tewkesbury Sea Cadets
The Cotswold Voluntary Wardens
The Friends of Bathurst Pool
The Holst Birthplace Trust