VAS are delighted to announce the recipients of our annual Volunteering Awards.
76 adults and one group received the ‘Willin Haands Award’ for outstanding volunteering in their communities and 24 children aged 11 or under received a ‘Peerie Trows Award’ for their volunteering efforts. The awards complement the national Saltire Awards scheme, which we deliver annually to recognise young people aged 12 to 25.
The awards are nomination-based and with well over 100 nominations received, the awards have proven to be popular for a second year in a row. We have been sharing the stories and photos of recipients on our social media pages, in particular on ourFacebook page Voluntary Action Shetland Volunteering so for more on each of the recipients have a look there.
Feedback and comments on the posts have been overwhelmingly positive towards the amazing voluntary services the recipients provide for Shetland.
The awards recognise both formal and informal volunteering and aim to highlight the importance of community-led volunteering in Shetland. Themes varied widely from lifetime commitments, the running and support of various groups, trustees, fundraising, sports, all the way to keeping Shetland beautiful through Redd-ups, grass-cutting and building maintenance.
In addition to the variety of nominations, VAS was also delighted to receive nominations from the length and breadth of Shetland – nominations came from Unst, Yell, Whalsay, Bressay, and North-, West, Central- and South Mainland.
Lavinia Schmidt, Youth Volunteer Development Worker at VAS was invited to visit some of the recipients: “I was just delighted to visit some of the fantastic volunteers ‘in action’. One of my first visits was to the Cunningsburgh Nursery, where we surprised Diane, a grandparent of a former pupil, who continues to provide singing, music and movement sessions to the kids every week which was just heart-warming to see. Amongst others, I also spent a morning at Bressay Parkrun and Speldiburn Cafe, followed by a coffee afternoon at the Clickimin pool to visit the Shetland ACSC/ Hurricanes and their youngest volunteer ‘tank-helpers’.
VAS would like to say a big thank you to all who nominated and a huge congratulations to all award recipients.
The recipients are:
WILLIN HAANDS AWARD (26+)
Charlotte | Allam | La Leche League Shetland – Breastfeeding support |
Julie | Anderson | Community Volunteer – Community Shop |
Katie | Boyes | Open Door Drama |
Archie | Fulton | Voluntary Action Shetland / Market House Handyman |
Diane | Garrick | Cunningsburgh Nursery |
Annette | Gear | Community Volunteer - Badminton |
Rebecca | Grant | Community Volunteer - various |
Barry | Henry | Community Volunteer – Outdoor Upkeep |
Rosalind (Rosie) | Jamieson | Royal Voluntary Service - Lunchclub |
Stephen | Jennings | Archaelogy Shetland – Community Volunteer |
Fabien | Kuntz | Community Volunteer / Wild Skies Shetland |
Jane | Logan | Shetland Museum and Archives |
Kate | Lonsdale | Community Volunteer - Yell |
Ruby | Moir | Community Volunteer - Hymhus |
Alison | Morrison | Community Volunteer – Community Shop |
David | Nodroum | Shetland Bike Project and Shetland Community Connections |
Dawna | Phillips | Community Volunteer – Defibrillator Fundraising |
Barry | Smith | Community Volunteer - various |
Malcolm | Smith | Community Volunteer – supporting others |
Elinor | Thompson | Shetland ACSC |
Jill | Thomson | Community Volunteer - Yell |
Hannah | Unwin | Aith Girlguiding |
ShetlandPeerieMakkers | Volunteers | ShetlandPeerieMakkers |
David | Womersley | Ability Shetland Helper – Van Help |
Ability Shetland: | ||
Kaylee-Ann | Best | Ability Shetland – Boccia helper |
Davie | Gardner | Ability Shetland - Trustee |
Joyce | Henderson | Ability Shetland – Former Trustee / helper |
John | Keppie | Ability Shetland - Trustee |
Dougie | Leask | Ability Shetland - Trustee |
May | Macdonald | Ability Shetland - Trustee |
Jack | McEvoy | Ability Shetland - Trustee |
Karen | McKenzie | Ability Shetland – Fundraiser/Helper |
Sophie | Moar | Ability Shetland - Trustee |
Anita | Sinclair | Ability Shetland - Trustee |
Avril | Starmore | Ability Shetland – Boccia leader |
Bressay Parkrun: | ||
Wendy | Borrill | Bressay Parkrun – Co-Director |
Kathy | Kelly | Bressay Parkrun – Speldiburn Cafe |
Noel | Kelly | Bressay Parkrun - Speldiburn Cafe |
Mairi | Thomson | Bressay Parkrun - Co-Director |
Ann | Thomson | Bressay Parkrun, Shetland Link Up and Open Door Drama |
COPE Ltd.: | ||
Louis | Keogh | COPE Ltd. |
George | Leask | COPE Ltd. |
Fiona | Nicolson | COPE Ltd. |
Tom | Nicolson | COPE Ltd. |
Peter | Van Mill | COPE Ltd. |
RNID: | ||
Angela | Abrew | RNID |
Gino | Abrew | RNID |
Joan | Bailey | RNID |
Mike | Breimann | RNID |
Holly | Leask | RNID |
Shetland Heart Screening: | ||
Fern | Johnson | Shetland Heart Screening |
Andrea | Laurenson | Shetland Heart Screening |
Shetland Befriending Scheme: | ||
Karl | Bolt | Shetland Befriending Scheme |
Pauline | Gilfillan | Shetland Befriending Scheme |
Cheryl | Graham | Shetland Befriending Scheme |
Karen | Hay | Shetland Befriending Scheme |
Alan | Lindsay | Shetland Befriending Scheme |
Danielle | McPhee | Shetland Befriending Scheme |
Joanne | Middleton | Shetland Befriending Scheme |
Alan | Murdoch | Shetland Befriending Scheme |
Niall | O'Rourke | Shetland Befriending Scheme |
Zuzanna | O'Rourke | Shetland Befriending Scheme |
Jimmy | Ridland | Shetland Befriending Scheme |
Bethene | Smith | Shetland Befriending Scheme |
Ashlea | Tulloch | Shetland Befriending Scheme |
Isobel | Watt | Shetland Befriending Scheme |
Nala | Williamson | Shetland Befriending Scheme |
Shetland Library: | ||
Janice | Armstrong | Shetland Library Talking Newspaper Volunteers |
Jennie | Atkinson | Shetland Library Talking Newspaper Volunteers |
Maureen | Bell | Shetland Library Talking Newspaper Volunteers |
Mary | Blance | Shetland Library Talking Newspaper Volunteers |
Christine | Carter | Shetland Library Talking Newspaper Volunteers |
Karen | Eunson | Shetland Library Talking Newspaper Volunteers |
Jenny | Leask | Shetland Library Talking Newspaper Volunteers |
Marion | Ockendon | Shetland Library Talking Newspaper Volunteers |
Hazel | Tindall | Shetland Library Talking Newspaper Volunteers |
PEERIE TROWS AWARD (11 and under) | ||
Torsten | Anderson | Cullivoe School |
Scarlett | Eynon | Cullivoe School |
Marcus | Ferguson | Cullivoe School |
Robert | Ferguson | Cullivoe School |
Elsie | Keith | Cullivoe School |
Gloria | Potter | Cullivoe School |
Lisa | Manson | Livister Youth Centre |
Ryan | Polson | Livister Youth Centre |
Josie | Sandison | Livister Youth Centre |
Astrid | Anderson | Shetland ACSC |
Sophia | Cheatle | Shetland ACSC |
Zara | Crossan | Shetland ACSC |
Liliana | Ficzere | Shetland ACSC |
Ella Mae | Gair | Shetland ACSC |
Emme | Halvorsen | Shetland ACSC |
Elsah | Johnston | Shetland ACSC |
Erik | Kizel | Shetland ACSC |
Holly | Miller | Shetland ACSC and Ability Shetland |
Eve | Moncrieff | Shetland ACSC |
Nathan | Anderson | Walter & Joan Gray |
Calla | Brown | School Redd Up & Fundraising |
Eilidh | Chittick | Local Hall Volunteer |
Cora | Grant | School Redd Up & Fundraising |
Lucy-May | Johnson | School Redd Up & Fundraising |
