Wokingham's valuable volunteers
A big thank you went out last week to local Wokingham volunteers for their good work throughout the last year. On Tuesday February 26, Wokingham Borough Council’s Mayor Cllr Annette Drake hosted a reception for 100 people from over 50 voluntary organisations that work within the borough.
Guest speaker Lady Elizabeth Godsal talked about her experiences of voluntary work, and guests were entertained by the St James’s Finchampstead Handbell Ringers, led by Meg Hostler. The handbell ringers recently won a Heritage Lottery Grant for their work with older people and those less able.
Groups represented at the event were wide ranging, covering all kinds of community organisation from the African Caribbean Society to the Berkshire County Blind Society and from the Older People’s Forum to the Wokingham Job Support Centre.
Wokingham Mayor Cllr Annette Drake said: “Volunteers do so much good work in our community. I would like to thank them all for the time and effort they put in. Their contributions are vital and it is very important that we value and recognise them.”
Lady Elizabeth Godsal said: “I am so pleased to see so many voluntary groups represented here. Wokingham Borough is a wonderful place to live and we have a lot to be grateful for. Volunteers make such a difference to the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves and deserve this recognition.”
Guest speaker Lady Elizabeth Godsal talked about her experiences of voluntary work, and guests were entertained by the St James’s Finchampstead Handbell Ringers, led by Meg Hostler. The handbell ringers recently won a Heritage Lottery Grant for their work with older people and those less able.
Groups represented at the event were wide ranging, covering all kinds of community organisation from the African Caribbean Society to the Berkshire County Blind Society and from the Older People’s Forum to the Wokingham Job Support Centre.
Wokingham Mayor Cllr Annette Drake said: “Volunteers do so much good work in our community. I would like to thank them all for the time and effort they put in. Their contributions are vital and it is very important that we value and recognise them.”
Lady Elizabeth Godsal said: “I am so pleased to see so many voluntary groups represented here. Wokingham Borough is a wonderful place to live and we have a lot to be grateful for. Volunteers make such a difference to the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves and deserve this recognition.”
Wokingham Borough Council
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