Young horticulturist, 21, who brightened up his village by planting dozens of sunflowers during lockdown has been nominated for Queen Consort’s Coronation Champions Award
Young horticulturist Danny Poland brightened up his village and put a smile on his neighbors’ faces during the lockdown by planting dozens of sunflowers.
Now Mr Poland, 21, has been nominated for a Queen Consort’s Coronation Champions Award, organized by the Royal Voluntary Service and supported by the Daily Mail.
Mr Poland mobilized residents to form a Village in Bloom group, with Irthington in Cumbria winning a Silver Gilt at last year’s Britain in Bloom competition, while Mr Poland received a Young Persons Champion Award.
And during last summer’s drought, he supplied between 150 and 200 liters of rainwater a day to the flowers he planted around the village on a trailer attached to his bicycle.
He said it was ‘fantastic’ to be nominated for the Coronation Champions award.
Danny Poland (pictured), 21, has been nominated for a Queen Consort’s Coronation Champions Award, organized by the Royal Voluntary Service and supported by the Daily Mail
Five hundred champions will receive a pin, a certificate from Camilla (pictured) and an invitation to one of the coronation events
Mr Poland, who works at Larch Cottage Nurseries while caring for his disabled mother, was nominated by neighbor and mail reader Gill Burns, 65.
She said, “The village has really benefited from his inspiration and involvement.”
Five hundred champions will receive a pin, a certificate from Camilla and an invitation to one of the Coronation events.
To nominate a volunteer, see our panel or visit www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/coronation-champions-awards
Nominate someone for a Coronation Champions Award
1. Identify a volunteer
If you know of an outstanding volunteer aged 14 and over, you can nominate them for the Queen Consort’s Coronation Champions Awards.
2. Ask for permission
Before nominating someone, it is important to check that they agree. For nominees aged 16 or under, you must have parental/guardian consent.
3. Go online to nominate
Go to www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/coronation-champions-awards to find the online nomination form. There’s also a video from one of the award judges, Dr. Eddy Hogg, sharing tips on how to make your nomination stand out.
The form walks you through the information required for a nomination, including details about your nominee’s involvement in volunteering over the past five years and how they’ve made a difference.
