Volunteer of the Year Awards

To be invited to the Bishops Palace Gardens behind the Cathedral is quite an honour and on a lovely warm June summer evening, we went along with many other Civic heads and representatives from business and voluntary organisations to the first Awards event held by the Devon Community Foundation. The Bishop of Exeter graciously presented the Awards to individuals who give their time freely to help others less fortunate in our communities. There were four Categories involved: helping people with special needs: helping young people: helping older people and a Young Volunteer Award. As the Bishop so rightly said, it should never be thought that because volunteering is free, that does not mean "cheap". These Volunteers are unsung heroes and without them local groups helping local people simply would not exist.