Friends Voices

Stories of volunteers supporting the health service since 1949

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Iris Williams, Glan Clwyd Hospital League of Friends

Volunteering for Iris has been a new beginning. She describes it as a way of getting out, meeting people, and building her confidence.The Friends couldn't have been more encouraging, helpful and, supportive....

Story: Iris Williams - Glan Clwyd Denbighshire

Colin Griffith, Glan Clwyd Hospital League of Friends

Colin has always chatted to people in the local community, be it in his role in retail, or being a parent governor at his children's school. Now he volunteers on the welcome desk (previously run by the RVS) and the League of Friends Coffee Shop. H...

Story: Colin Griffith - Glan Clwyd Denbighshire

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

Jayne Vaughan, The League of Friends, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital 

Following twelve months in hospital, and a significant rehabilitation programme, Jayne moved from Bolton to be near her sister.  Her warmth and enthusiasm for the difference the volunteering has made to her life tumbles out of her. She can't ...

Story: Jayne Vaughan - Oswestry, Shropshire