South Shropshire volunteers were this week praised by local Member of Parliament Philip Dunne as the UK marks the 30th anniversary of Volunteer’s Week.
Residents from across the region are being urged to show their love for a Shropshire and Mid Wales charity this Valentine’s Day by signing up to become a volunteer.
Shropshire already has a strong ethos of volunteering but a new, more flexible way to share valuable skills in bite sized or as a one-off effort is now available.
Telford & Wrekin Council is getting out into the borough to recognise the work carried out by volunteers as part of National Volunteers’ Week running until 7 June.
Nine volunteers from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service set off on Monday for a 1,800 mile aid trip to transport more much needed fire engines to Romania.
Volunteers from all over Shropshire gathered for lunch on a blustery May day – despite the fact that heavy showers had been forecast and there was a yellow weather warning.
More than 1,000 volunteers across Telford give up at least four hours of their time every week to help others and now a week-long campaign has been launched to say “thank you”.