Stories of volunteers supporting the health service since 1949
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Namrata 'Nami' Walia originally began her career as an accountant for the NHS.In this interview, Nami shares how the pivot to volunteering and working within a charity has given her great satisfaction and new knowledge about different health cond...
Rachael Talbot has been volunteering with Acorn Lodge, working with students and encouraging them to volunteer for the last 10 years.In this interview, she shares how she supports students and some examples of the wonderful things students have been ...
Samira Abu started off volunteering with Friends of Attend as an activities coordinator. She eventually moved on to volunteering with Friends of Aspen Court , where she enjoys engaging with the residents and providing them with social care an...
For most of her life, Riki has been involved either with schools or with care homes. She also studied psychology for 3 years, knowing that she would end up working in the care sector. While she is now volunteering as a school reader in liter...
For Arthur, becoming the Deacon in the local chapel in Carmarthen meant he had to take on the role of Treasurer in the League of Friends of Glangwili Hospital. Even though, after years of service in the Fire Brigade, he thought that after retirement ...
Patrick has been involved in sport since he was a boy so inevitably his early volunteering was around sports coaching for younger groups. He went on to train as a primary school teacher, and also continued his sporting volunteering as a rugby coach. ...
Bridget Foley, AttendBridget started volunteering very early on when she accompanied her Mum to Church, where they arranged flowers, handed out hymn books and mended curtains. As she got older she took on these and other tasks within the church and continued throughout h...
Steve is a Christian minister in the City of York, and his wife, Pauline, is a secondary school teacher. Steve is the Chairman of the Friends of Amarna House, and the cancer charity Candlelighters, and they have both been involved in the community fo...
Catherine Rogerson, a dedicated member of the Amman Valley Hospital League of Friends, shares her journey of returning to her home town after a career in research in Palaeobotany and teaching. Inspired by a local newspaper ad, she joined the League...
Jenny Davies, The League of Friends of the Shrewsbury and Telford HospitalLiving locally and receiving superb treatment at the Hospital, Jenny felt that volunteering with the League was a good way of saying thank you for the care she received. She serves drinks and snacks to customers in the café, 3 days a week, a role...
Richard Miller, Friends of Horse FairBorn in South Wales, Richard moved to the south of England at a young age and then spent 20 years in and around the south, firstly in Sidcup and then in Lewes, East Sussex. He met his wife in 1984 while she was doing her nurse training, and after acc...
Richard Steventon, The League of Friends of the Shrewsbury and Telford HospitalRichard was born in The Potteries and spent the early part of his career working in various parts of the country before finding himself at the Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital in the late 1970’s. He spent 10 years working with the Urology Team,...
Glenys Jones shares her journey with the Prince Philip Hospital’s League of Friends in Llanelli. Inspired by her late friend Jean Evans, she began volunteering around 2002-2003, after retiring from teaching. Glenys started participating in committe...
Retired nurses, Yvonne Frost and Carol Watson, reflect on their years at St. Oswald’s Hospital, sharing memories of their care, community, and the close relationships they built with their patients. After retiring, they continue their involvement t...
Peter and Mary Jones, Friends of Avery PlacePeter and Mary Jones reflect on their lifelong commitment to volunteering, both through their church and in their wider community. Mary, a trained pediatrician and retired general practitioner, and Peter, a minister in the Church of England, have spe...
After a difficult childhood in East London, Pauline has been working and then volunteering with disabled children, and disabled adults all of her life, as a social worker but also in multiple charities, before ending up in BOPH, where she has been fo...
Simon Jenkins, League of Friends of Glangwili HospitalWhen Simon's mother passed away, he decided he would carry on with her involvement with the League of Friends by becoming a volunteer himself. After a long career as a firefighter, he already had knowledge of community services, and involvement, whic...
Robert Fox (Kath Fox), The League of Friends of Deeside Community HospitalFollowing her death, Robert Fox talks about the life of his Mum, Kath. Robert tells of her early life as the daughter of a miner, and gives insights into both the challenges of that life, as well as Kath and her families determination to take adva...
Nevil Williams, Radio BGMNevil is the epitome of a local lad. Born and having always lived locally, he supports the local community with all his heart. Helping wherever he can, he has followed in the footsteps of his stepfather, a local lay preacher, and joined the hospit...
Kevin Madge, Amman Valley Hospital League of FriendsKevin has been an active part of the community since he was 18 years old. He talks about his involvement with the Amman Valley Hospital League of Friends as well as his career full of public service.He is currently the Chair of Carmarthenshire County...