Photo credit:  Andy Newbold.  Photo shows volunteers from Renewed Hope.

A charity working with the homeless and vulnerable in the East Surrey area has been selected for The King’s Award for Voluntary Service. 

Renewed Hope in Redhill is one of nine voluntary groups in the county to receive the Award which is seen as the equivalent of an MBE. 

Renewed Hope has three main projects; its drop-in support service, a winter night shelter which runs in church halls from December to March, and also Hope House – a 4-bed house offering supported accommodation to homeless people needing help to prepare for permanent accommodation. 

The winners will be presented with their award in the coming months; two representatives from each group will be invited to a garden party reception at Buckingham Palace next summer.