A CHARITY based in Redruth that provides mental health support for young women in Cornwall has been presented with the highest accolade a local voluntary group can receive in the UK.

Georgia’s Voice has been honoured with The King’s Award for Voluntary Service 2026, which recognises outstanding volunteer-led work that makes a significant difference to local communities.

Representatives from Georgia’s Voice, which provides help to woman aged between 18 and 25, will receive the award crystal and certificate from Colonel Edward Bolitho OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall, in the coming months. Two volunteers will also attend a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in 2027, alongside other King’s Award recipients.

The King’s Award for Voluntary Service was established in 2002 to celebrate Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee and continues under His Majesty The King.

Sophie Alway founded Georgia’s Voice as a suicide prevention and mental health charity in memory of 19-year-old Georgia Lee Gallaway, who tragically died by suicide in July 2020 after struggling with her mental health. The organisation aims to create a vital safety net and prevent other families from experiencing the same loss.

Sophie said: “Receiving The King’s Award for Voluntary Service is an extraordinary honour, and one we accept with humility and gratitude. "This honour belongs to our wonderful volunteers, whose compassion, time and commitment make Georgia’s Voice possible, and to the young women across Cornwall whose courage and voices are at the heart of everything we do.

"We are also so grateful to our many supporters, who have believed in us and helped us provide safe, welcoming support so that no young woman has to face mental health challenges alone. "In Georgia’s memory, this award strengthens our determination to provide easily accessible, free support for every young woman in Cornwall who needs us.”

Gillian Burke, Georgia's Voice ambassador and television presenter, added: "I am delighted to hear that Georgia’s Voice is the recipient of this year’s King’s Award for Voluntary Service. Having worked with numerous charities, large and small, I know this category would have been full of exceptional organisations and individuals making a difference right across the country.

"I have also seen the incredible dedication of the team at Georgia’s Voice, a very small-but-mighty Cornish charity that was born out of the tragic loss of the beautiful Georgia Lee Gallaway to suicide.

"Georgia’s mother Sophie pours all the love she has for her daughter into this charity, which, together with her brilliant team, offers vital crisis support for young women across Cornwall. The award is very well-deserved recognition of a truly exceptional charity."A charity based in Redruth that provides mental health support for young women in Cornwall has been honoured with the highest accolade a local voluntary group can receive in the UK.”