Friends Voices

Stories of volunteers supporting the health service since 1949

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Bridget Foley, Attend

Bridget 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...

Story: Bridget Foley - London

This story is about:

  1. Chair
  2. Committee
  3. Trustee
  4. Volunteering

Richard Steventon, The League of Friends of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Richard 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,...

Story: Richard Steventon - Shrewsbury

Sally Davies, The League of Friends of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Sally started volunteering at the League of Friends around 25 years ago, after 10 years of volunteering with adults who wanted to improve their literacy skills. When she started, she was mainly volunteering with the fundraising committee of the hospi...

Story: Sally Davies - Shrewsbury, Shropshire