Friends Voices

Stories of volunteers supporting the health service since 1949

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Sheila Ashley and Ivor Ashley, The League of Friends, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital

In the mid 1990’s it was the simple request of a friend that got Ivor and Sheila involved in volunteering for their local hospital. Some 30 years later, their sense of pride in the hospital and the community it serves shines through. Alongside c...

Story: Ivor Ashley, Sheila Ashley - Oswestry, Shropshire

Elaine Tinsley, The League of Friends, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital

An early career in the hospital meant Elaine always felt an affinity to it. On retirement she began volunteering, which turned in to a new career in the finance office. Elaine describes the League of Friends as feeling like a 'family', with the hu...

Story: Elaine Tinsley - Oswestry, Shropshire