KING’S AWARD FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE (KAVS) CALLIGRAPHY CERTIFICATES
Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Awarded contract
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DCMS is responsible for administering The King’s Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS).
This prestigious annual award celebrates the work of outstanding groups of volunteers around the UK and is the equivalent to an MBE.
We require the annual production and dispatch of approximately 250 hand-written calligraphy certificates for recipients of the award.
The certificates will be presented to recipients by the Lord-Lieutenant for their county.
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