Black Country Radio has been awarded the prestigious Queenâs Award for Voluntary Service for its services to the community BLACK Country Radio has been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service for its services to the community - particularly throughout the Covid pandemic. The station, which operates from studios at The Waterfront, Brierley Hill, is one of 12 organisations across the West Midlands to receive the QAVS - which is the equivalent of an MBE and the highest accolade that can be given to local voluntary groups in the UK. Station director Dave Brownhill said: I’m continually in awe of what we achieve as a team. To be recognised in this way, when so many of our people give up their time to give a voice to individuals, companies and charities is nothing short of inspirational.
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Black Country Radio celebrates Santa Appeal success
Black Country Radio has helped bring in over 39,000 donations for the Operation Santa Appeal with Dudley Borough.
The amount is tripe the donations received last year, with over 6,200 children receiving gifts.
Food donations were passed to local foodbanks, books were passed on to schools for Covid support activities and in support of free school meals, pre-loved donations were passed on to groups who work with children with disabilities, toiletries passed on to community organisations who deal with families in crisis and children’s clothing was passed on to children’s clothes community projects.