Coronation Award Joy for Worthing Town Football Club Volunteer from Worthing

May 2nd, 2023

Coronation Award Joy for Worthing Town Football Club Volunteer from Worthing

Pauline Fox is one of only 500 outstanding volunteers to be chosen as the nation’s
Coronation Champions.

An outstanding volunteer from Worthing Town Football Club, has been recognised by Their

Majesties The King and The Queen Consort as part of the official Coronation celebrations in

conjunction with Royal Voluntary Service.

Pauline Fox, Worthing Town FC volunteer CEO and safeguarding lead, has been recognised for

her contribution as a volunteer across Sussex and crowned a Coronation Champion. This

follows a call out to the nation to nominate their volunteer heroes. Almost 5000 entries were

received.

Pauline impressed judges with her work both with Worthing Town Football Club (WTFC) and as

recent former chair of Sussex FA Inclusion Advisory Group, delivering accessible football for all;

removing barriers to enable everyone to grow in the sport, including a now thriving women and

girls teams and Inclusive Teams reaching young people traditionally excluded through disability.

Pauline as the only female trustee of WTFC, in a male dominated sport of which she knew very

little, influencing and inspiring so many to take up a new sport by creating opportunities for

others has been challenging. Her tenacity and determination to drive change led to a significant

growth from one ladies team to over 130 registered female players (a third of total membership).

In supporting and developing young adults to volunteer especially with the girls and Inclusive

teams and encouraging overall volunteering the club has become a highly successful grassroots

club and Worthing’s only FA Charter Standard Community Club.

Her Majesty The Queen Consort, a passionate advocate of volunteering and President of Royal

Voluntary Service, launched the Coronation Champions Awards to recognise exceptional

volunteers from across the country at this momentous point in history. Across the UK, 500

Champions dazzled the judging panel with the impact of their work, their inspirational stories

and unwavering commitment to volunteering.

As a Coronation Champion, Pauline has been invited to attend the official Coronation concert at

Windsor Castle and has received a specially designed, official Coronation Champions pin badge

and a certificate signed by Their Majesties.

Commenting on becoming a Coronation Champion, Pauline said “To be chosen from so many

for this award really is an honour. Volunteering becomes a way of life when something is

important to you. Being able to contribute to the support that so many deserve yet have difficulty

achieving has always been a passion of mine.”

Simon Wadey WTFC Chairman said “All of us at Worthing Town are immensely proud of

Pauline and her recognition. As a stalwart of the local community and knowing nothing about

football she joined our club to advise on safeguarding. This led to a deeper understanding of

football and a real passion for youth football at our club and in Sussex. Pauline I hope you enjoy

the day and wholeheartedly a big thank you from the club and all those involved over the past

few years. This is thoroughly deserved.”

Catherine Johnstone CBE, Chief Executive of Royal Voluntary Service said: “We were

completely blown away by the response to the Community Champions Awards and the huge

volume of amazing nominees put forward. Our judges had a tough job selecting just 500

Champions from an array of thousands of inspirational individuals, who all deserve to be

recognised and commended. Each of our Coronation Champions displayed a commitment and

contribution that far exceeds any expectation and we’re overjoyed to honour and thank them

during this exciting point in history.”

Royal Voluntary Service is immensely grateful for the generous support of brand partners

Simplyhealth, for supporting the Health and Care category, Sky through its Sky Cares

programme, for supporting the Community category and Petplan, for supporting the Animal

Welfare category.

Royal Voluntary Service is one of Britain’s largest volunteering charities with volunteers

supporting the NHS and thousands of vulnerable people in the community. The charity delivers

the NHS Volunteer Responders programme for NHS England, enabled by the GoodSAM app,

with volunteers responding to over 2.5 million requests for help to support approximately

220,000 people, and completing over 363,000 shifts at vaccination sites. The charity also works

in local communities running home libraries, companionship support, home from hospital

services and patient transport. Its Virtual Village Hall provides online activities and classes to

promote wellbeing and keep people active.

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