BARNSLEY Youth Choir has received the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service - informally known as the MBE for volunteer groups.
Four of the choir’s volunteers have already been rewarded with a visit to the Queen’s garden party at Buckingham Palace last month after learning of the award several weeks ago, but they were sworn to secrecy about the award until it was officially announced by Buckingham Palace last Friday.
Musical director Mat Wright said he was ‘absolutely delighted’.
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