Stories of volunteers supporting the health service since 1949
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Riki Bill, Friends of Milliner HouseFor 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...
Brentwood Community Hospital League of FriendsBrentwood Community Hospital was founded in 1934 by the collective efforts of Brentwood residents. Brentwood community leaders hosted sporting contests, plays, social events, and raffles to raise funds for building the hospital. The Friends now ru...
Radio BGMRadio BGM, formerly known as L.H.B.S (Llanelli Hospital Broadcasting Service), traces its origins back to 1974, when they operated out of the old geriatric hospital at Bryntirion Hospital. From its inception, their core mission has remained steadf...
Arthur Phillips, League of Friends of Glangwili HospitalArthur Phillips became a member of the League of Friends of Glangwili Hospital in Wales almost by accident, when he found his Treasurer role with the group came as part of his new role as deacon in the local chapel in Carmarthen.Volunteering hadn’t...
Volunteer spotlight – A Lifetime of Service: A Tribute to Ann WickhamEarly Career and Foundations of Service Ann’s early life laid the groundwork for her lifelong commitment to care and public service. Educated in Wales and Ireland, she began her nursing career at the Lister Hospital before completing midwifery tra...
Patrick Tasker, Friends of Amarna HousePatrick 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...
Aphasia Re-ConnectAphasia Re-Connect is a national charity with the primary aim of connecting people who suffered a stroke and now experience aphasia, via a variety of support groups. The group was founded in 2017 by Sally McVicker, a qualified speech and language ...
Stephen and Pauline Redman, Friends of Amarna HouseSteve 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...
The Burton Hospitals League of FriendsThe Burton Hospitals League of Friends is an organisation which helps support Queen's Hospital with extras and essentials. The Friends provide items through its shop, located at the hospitals main entrance, and by fundraising for items such as fres...
Friends of Birchwood GrangeThe Friends of Birchwood Grange Care Home support the work of the home situated in Harrow. Birchwood Grange is a friendly care home that offers residential care, residential dementia care and respite care. The Friends aim to improve the quality ...
Volunteer Spotlight – Beryl Carr, Ealing Hospital LoFWe had the pleasure of interviewing Beryl at the Friends of Ealing Hospital three years ago for the Friends Voices Project and now at At 103 years old, it's great to see that she is still going strong. Meet the world's oldest female volunteer ac...
The League of Friends of the Llandovery HospitalThe League of Friends of the Llandovery Hospital is a charitable organisation composed of a hardworking group of volunteers. A resource body for the Llandovery Cottage Hospital, the dedicated volunteers host fundraising activities and collect donatio...
Friends of Amarna HouseThe Friends of Amarna House support the work of the home. Situated in the heart of a residential community in the historic city of York. Amarna House is an 80 bedded care home offering a range of care including Dementia, Nursing and Residential car...
Catherine Rogerson, Amman Valley Hospital League of FriendsCatherine 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...
Friends of Avery PlaceThe Friends of Avery Place support the work of the Acer Court and Alder House Care home situated in Nottingham. Avery Place is a purpose-built care home offering Dementia, Nursing, Residential, Respite and End of Life care. Avery Place Care Home also...
Friends of Horse FairThe Friends of Horse Fair support the work of the home situated within Rugeley, Staffordshire. Horse Fair is a purpose built care home offering Dementia, Nursing, Residential, Respite and End of Life care. Horse Fair Care Home also provides specialis...
The Llanelli and District League of Hospital FriendsThe Llanelli and District League of Hospital Friends is a charitable organisation that purchases equipment and gifts for the Prince Philip Hospital and local clinics for the benefit of the patients. Founded in 1971, the charity relies on its dependab...
Idwal Davies, The Llanelli & District League of Hospital Friends98 year old Idwal Davies shares his remarkable life story. After leaving school, he trained to be a butcher, but later joined the Air Training Corps during World War II. Idwal was originally an Infantryman in the military but was eventually selected ...
Basildon Hospital and Community League of FriendsBasildon Hospital and Community League of Friends was formed over 50 years ago and, through their tea-bar at Basildon Hospital, which is run entirely by their dedicated volunteers, has raised an impressive £1.6 million. The Money they make from sale...