Stories of volunteers supporting the health service since 1949
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FundraisingDiscover the hard-working volunteers behind efforts to raise funds to support local organisations.
Launching Friends VoicesNearly twenty years ago now, I found myself sitting on the platform of the Annual General Meeting of the League of Friends. I was the only one in the leadership without a national honour and at I felt a sense of being out of my comfort zone of my k...
Mary McNulty, Friends of Barnes HospitalMary is the longest standing member of the League of Friends for Barnes Hospital, after being the Secretary for more than 20 years. She joined after retiring early from teaching social policy and was looking for something to fit her skills, within a ...
Friends of Barnes HospitalThe Friends of Barnes Hospital first came into existence when local churches and other organisations in the area decided to provide presents for patients in 1948. For over 70 years volunteers with the Friends group have fundraised to add extra comfor...