Twenty-two Greater Manchester voluntary groups have been honoured with a Queen s Award for Voluntary Service.
Commonly known as the MBE for volunteer groups, it is the highest award a group can receive in the UK, and four Oldham-based collectives are celebrating this morning (Wednesday).
They are Networking in East Oldham Neighbourhoods (NEON), the Oldham Boxing and Personal Development Centre, Oldham Street Angels, and the Saddleworth and Oldham Area Whit Friday Brass Band Contests.
They are part of a group of 241 charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups to receive this prestigious award this year across the UK.
The number of nominations remains high year on year, showing that the voluntary sector is thriving.