Durham Community Action welcomed around 200 volunteers, nominees and VIP guests to their Volunteering Celebration event at Beamish Museum. The event recognised and showcased the volunteering achievements of individuals and groups; volunteers and their guests visited the 1900’s towns and exhibits, enjoyed refreshments in the tearooms and all nominated volunteers received certificates at a formal ceremony. Jo Laverick, Executive Director of DCA said: “Thanks to Beamish, Durham Community Action were able to give volunteers in County Durham a proper thank you. We all felt like VIP’s.
It was a wonderful evening to celebrate all the contributions made by volunteers to community life in County Durham.” There are 150,000 volunteers in the north-east region. In 2008 the ‘replacement value’ for the volunteering effort was £124 million; now it has increased to £131 million.” Durham Community Action would like to thank all the sponsors of the event: Durham County Council, Banks Group, County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service, Lloyds Bank, Office of Durham Police, Crime and Victims Commissioner and Beamish.
Among the awardees from Aycliffe: Phillip Clark, Dorothy Bowman, Alwyn White, PCP Cycle Marshals David Cockburn, Margaret Buckley, Alice Luke from DISC, Richard Agar from Greenfield Cree, Linzi Nichols from Beyond Limits. “The volunteers loved the event and are so proud of their nominations so thank you for the opportunity!” said Sophie, Greenfield School For more information on Durham Community Action’s support for volunteering service please visit http://www.durhamcommunityaction. org.uk/supportingvolunteering.html or contact Abby Thompson, Manager on 01388 742055 or email abby.thompson@durhamcommunityaction.org.uk
