Frank Judd was a brilliant administrator and an inspiring speaker. Photograph: ITN/Rex/Shutterstock
AnthonyBradley,BridgetPattersonandJohnBurnell
Mon 3 May 2021 12.13 EDT
Last modified on Sun 23 May 2021 20.37 EDT
When Frank Judd became secretary general of International Voluntary Service in 1959 it was running 12 projects. In 1966, when he left following his election as an MP, there were 120 of them, and opportunities for long-term volunteering had been opened up at home and abroad.
During these years, IVS changed from “pick and shovel” action to responding to the changing needs of social communities across the world. Frank was a brilliant administrator and an inspiring speaker, and his achievements in these years set the scene for his future work with VSO and Oxfam.