A NORTH Yorkshire hospice is giving thanks to its volunteers - as part of a national campaign to highlight the work of those who give up their time. Saint Catherine s Hospice, which has more than 500 volunteers across the organisation, has support in many different ways such as with its charity shops, reception, fundraising support groups and bereavement support. As part of Volunteers Week from June 1, the hospice wishes to thank these volunteers for all of their hard work. Mike Wilkerson, chief executive at Saint Catherine’s, said: We would like to say a huge thank you to each and every one of our volunteers for the amazing contribution that they make to the charity.
By Keighley & Ilkley MP Robbie Moore TUESDAY (June 1) marks the start of Volunteers’ Week, a week where the nation gets together to celebrate the wonder of volunteering which so many people up and down the UK do day in day out – out of the goodness of their hearts. This year’s celebrations will be more compelling than ever after we have seen a nation get together and volunteering numbers explode during the Covid pandemic. Since being elected as your MP I have had the pleasure of meeting many fantastic volunteer groups up and down the Keighley and Ilkley constituency, from the Aire Valley Against Incineration campaign group to Keighley Dementia Friendly which were both among my first official meetings as your MP.
AHEAD of Volunteers’ Week 2021 and as we emerge from the pandemic, City of York Council has given a huge thank you to thousands of Covid volunteers in the city, who will now all be managed by York Centre for Voluntary Service (CVS). With the Government’s roadmap progressing and as we move out of lockdown, new arrangements for covid volunteering will be in place from the start of Volunteers’ Weeks on June 1. As part of this change, all volunteering for roles related to the pandemic will be managed by York CVS. Anyone who signed up for Covid volunteering through the council can now opt in to sign up with the CVS.