The Rivertime Boat Trust has won The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2012, which recognises volunteering work that is a social, economic or environmental service to the local community.
Rivertime, is a 12-seater day boat based in Henley for use by disabled and disadvantaged children and adults, for the summer season. The boat was launched in 2008 for the Rivertime Boat Trust to operate on the Middle Thames between Windsor and Oxford.
From March to October 2011 Rivertime undertook 200 bookings. Since it was launched the boat has completed over 500 trips and taken out more than 6,000 people with disabilities.
Celebrating the award at Dorney Lake, trustee and founder of the charity Simon Davis said: “We are thrilled to receive this award. It is recognition for the large number of volunteer skippers, crew and others who give so generously of their time and also help to raise much needed funds.”
For more information about the Rivertime Boat Trust see website www.rivertimeboattrust.org.uk.
Trustees, from the left, Simon Davis, Arthur Edmunds, Pat Davis, Johnnie Hobbs and Skipper Lucy Herbert
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